King Spa: pallet racking for stainless steel fastener storage
Industry
METAL FASTENERS – STEINLESS STEEL
Key objectives
King Inox (King S.p.A.) is a leading distributor of stainless steel fastening systems. Active since 1968 and present across Europe, the company offers a range of more than 25,000 SKUs and holds around 7,000 tonnes of stock. Objectives:
- manage a high number of small-format SKUs
- combine pallet storage with picking operations
- ensure fast access to load units
- optimise warehouse organisation
- improve efficiency in picking operations
Technical requirements and constraints
In an environment defined by a wide product mix, highly fragmented load units and the need to handle pallet storage and picking side by side, the logistics system has to deliver accessibility, order and operational continuity.
- handling of products that vary widely in size and type
- the need to combine pallet storage with manual picking
- use of reach trucks and order pickers
- organisation across multiple storage levels
- varying levels of accessibility between operating levels
Our solution
Key features
1. Pallet racking for multi-level storage
Modulblok designed a pallet racking system configured to handle both full pallets and manual picking across multiple levels.
2. Integrating picking and pallet storage
- The configuration provides for manual picking from ground level up to the 4th level, with full pallet storage on the levels above.
- This arrangement keeps the two operating logics separate while maintaining continuity across the flows.
2. Operations with dedicated trucks
- The system is served by reach trucks for pallet storage and order pickers for picking operations.
- This configuration allows operations to be managed separately according to the level and the type of load unit.
Technical specifications
| Voce | Valore | |
|---|---|---|
| Tipologia impianto | Scaffalature portapallet multi-livello | |
| Logica operativa | Picking + stoccaggio pallet | |
| Livelli operativi | Picking fino al 4° livello | |
| Movimentazione | Carrelli retrattili + commissionatori | |
| UDC | Viteria e componenti in acciaio inox | |
| Configurazione | Gestione multi-referenza ad alta variabilità |
Key Benefits
Integration of picking and pallet storage
A multi-level configuration that handles picking operations up to the 4th level and pallet storage on the levels above, maintaining operational continuity throughout..
Efficient management of a very high SKU count
A system designed to support more than 25,000 SKUs, with direct access and organised load units..
Optimised operational flows
Reach trucks and order pickers are used in combination, so that storage and picking operations can be managed separately.
Improved accessibility and warehouse organisation
A structure that separates operating areas and optimises picking activities.
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