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Example<br />
case<br />
study<br />
Pallets, flow racks & structures<br />
Optimal combination for storing transport equipment<br />
Customer:<br />
Fetra is one of the leading manufacturers<br />
of transport carriages<br />
and trucks made of steel, aluminium<br />
and stainless steel and<br />
produces transport equipment of<br />
the highest quality which is distinguished<br />
by exceptional functionality,<br />
maximum comfort and clear<br />
design. From office trolleys to<br />
carriages with a load capacity of<br />
24 tons: the Fetra range consists<br />
of more than 1000 items.<br />
Mission statement:<br />
Intelligent warehouse logistics was required to match the modernisation<br />
of production processes at Fetra.<br />
The increased demand for carriages, trolleys and lift trucks needed to be<br />
handled even more quickly.<br />
Solution:<br />
For storing packages, <strong>META</strong> installed a <strong>META</strong> MULTIPAL ® S pallet rack<br />
with 120 storage places. To this were added gratings on which Fetra<br />
could also store bulky and non-standard packages with no problems.<br />
Metal grating = high load capacity and transparency.<br />
If necessary, the capacity of the package storeroom can be increased to<br />
240 storage spaces by means of additional roller tracks.<br />
<strong>META</strong> also installed a MULTILINE ® S flow rack with 250 storage spaces for<br />
storing hand pallet trucks. The First-in-First-out (FiFo) principle is applied<br />
for storage. This is important, as the first trucks to be produced are also<br />
the first to be sold.<br />
Advantages of <strong>META</strong> MULTILINE ® S: saving on costs through shorter travel<br />
and working times and increased handling rate.<br />
The <strong>META</strong> MULTIPAL ® and <strong>META</strong> MULTILINE ® systems are set on steel<br />
platforms. These are supported by a total of 33 structural steel sections,<br />
which are sunk half a metre into the warehouse floor. The reason for this<br />
expensive form of construction is the conveyor belt under the platforms, on<br />
which Fetra transports its MultiVario transporters directly from production<br />
to the warehouse exit.<br />
Pallet Racking<br />
In collaboration with <strong>META</strong>, Jochen Fechtel<br />
(Fetra marketing director, left) and his<br />
brother Hinrich Fechtel (Fetra production<br />
manager, right) developed an innovative<br />
warehousing concept.<br />
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