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Throughput conveyed and supersized: Quality Pascual and
Mecalux collaborate on new conveyor system in Barcelona
This renowned Spanish food and beverage
company has entrusted Mecalux
in the semi-automation of transport
and delivery processes of Leche
Pascual, one of its leading brands, in
its packaging centre located in Gurb
(Barcelona).
After a thorough study, the technical team
at Mecalux opted for the installation of two
automatic conveyor circuits, one on each
floor of the facility, and a lift which connects
the two levels. Therefore, they get the streamlining
of product throughput and the best
use of available space on the warehouse’s
first floor.
The ground floor conveyor circuits will move
pallets from the end of the production area
to three possible destinations: the drive-in
racks situated on the same floor, the dispatch
area, or the storage-ready area on the
first floor.
On the other hand, the conveyor circuit designed
for this upper floor will be reversible,
so that it can be used for both inputs and
outputs of pallets. The maximisation of this
space will make it possible for the Catalan
Pascual plant to dispense with external warehouses,
with subsequent cost and time savings
in the transport of goods between distant
warehouses.
In addition to the lift which connects the two
levels of the warehouse, they complement
the equipment with a pallet stacker and a pallet
unstacker.
All movements of the equipment will be
monitored by the Mecalux Galileo control
software, which is in communication
with the warehouse management software
currently used by the company in this
installation.
To sum up, the project that Mecalux will
set up in the upcoming months in the Gurb
packaging centre will provide Qualidad
Pascual with greater agility and accuracy in
product throughput and dispatches. This is
all part of the group’s commitment to offering
excellent quality service, and the continuous
improvement of both its products
and processes.
Kronopol goes automated: Mecalux constructs custom
warehouse for timber products
The new automated warehouse, to be
built in the Polish town of Zary can store
more than 20,000 pallets, or 2.9 million
square meters of finished product.
Kronopol, one of the world’s leading producers
in wooden material manufacturing,
has commissioned Mecalux to construct
its new automated warehouse for pallets,
where the floor panels fabricated by the
company will be deposited.
The warehouse,
composed of four aisles
with double depth racks,
measures 30.3 m high,
32.9 m wide and 89.3 m
long. In each aisle a stacker
crane will circulate
that is able to move 840 x
1,410 x 1,200 mm pallets,
with a maximum weight
of 1,075 kg each.
This installation, which
is scheduled for completion
in the third quarter
of 2016, was the Kronopol organisation’s
most substantial investment in 2015. Its
construction, apart from increasing storage
capacity by maximising available space, will
give the company a series of advantages.
Among these are complete automation,
an increase in the loading and unloading
speeds of vehicles, and the preclusion of
damaged goods caused by forklift usage. In
addition, the warehouse is also distinguished
by being environmentally friendly because
the solutions used will work via electricity,
which will eliminate the emission of
gases.
The Polish company Kronopol, present in
more than 50 countries, has been part of
the Swiss Krono Group holding company
since 1994. Throughout this process, the
firm has become a worldwide leader in
their sector, thanks to the quality and variety
of their timber products earmarked for
the manufacture of interior finishings and
furniture.
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