Manufacturing:
from raw materials to finished goods

Manufacturers typically require storage for raw materials used in the production process as well as storage for the finished product prior to distribution. Manufacturers' warehouses face a complex set of challenges that impact efficiency, accuracy, and overall production. By addressing these challenges and embracing new technologies, manufacturers' warehouses can play a vital role in streamlining production processes, reducing costs, and ensuring timely delivery of finished goods.

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Challenges facing manufacturers’ warehouses

Optimising Warehouse Layout

Manufacturers often deal with a wide variety of raw materials, parts, and finished goods in various sizes and shapes. Effectively utilising warehouse space for efficient storage and retrieval of these diverse items can be difficult.

Limited Automation

While automation is becoming more accessible, fully automating warehouses can be expensive and require significant upfront investment.

Compliance with Regulations

Manufacturers need to adhere to various regulations regarding safety, product quality, and environmental impact. Warehouses must be equipped to handle hazardous materials and ensure proper storage practices.

Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing

Many manufacturers operate with a JIT approach, requiring precise inventory management to avoid production line disruptions. Warehouses need efficient systems to ensure a smooth flow of materials.

Solutions from stow for manufacturing

Overcoming these challenges requires a multi-pronged approach. Manufacturers should invest in warehouse design and storage solutions. Optimising layout, implementing vertical storage options, and utilising zoning for different types of materials can improve space utilisation.

Manufacturers should also automate or semi-automate warehouse processes. Robotics, automated storage/retrieval systems (AS/RS), and conveyor belts can significantly improve efficiency and accuracy in picking, packing, and shipping.

stow offers a range of solutions for manufacturers’ warehouses, from flexible, made-to-measure shelving systems to semi-automated racks for all kinds of raw materials and finished goods.

High performance, maximum autonomy

The stow Atlas® pallet shuttle system is a deep lane storage and retrieval system. The heart of the system is a carrier used to move pallets within a specifically designed racking structure. This results in an optimised storage capacity.

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Additional space without losing floor space

The Mezza-stow® system has been developed for the construction of system floors. Unlike conventional steel constructions, it can be easily expanded, moved or modified for future requirements. Combined with a full range of accessories, such as staircases, handrails and safety gates, it lends itself to use in almost any situation: multi-tier flooring systems, shelving and pallet racking systems combined with flooring, etc.

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Efficient and ultra-dense storage

Our pallet live storage system provides efficient and ultra-dense storage of palletised goods with fewer aisles. This increases your storage capacity considerably. It can also be used to avoid unnecessary internal transport, bringing pallets from one point to another.

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