Vertical Storage Technology

October 01, 2011

Dynamic storage systems from Kardex Remstar can solve warehouse overcrowding for metalworking organizations. Warehouses become overcrowded when organizations experience rapid growth, slow sales cycles or seasonal trends. An overcrowded warehouse makes doing business difficult and can have a serious negative impact on an organization's productivity, ergonomics, accuracy, warehousing costs and inventory control. Using vertical storage technology such as vertical lift modules or vertical carousels provides true floor to ceiling storage, maximizing warehouse space. When replacing standard shelving with vertical storage technologies organizations can recover up to 85 percent of occupied floor space and eliminate warehouse overcrowding. The use of vertical storage technology can also eliminate the need for offsite storage facilities, additional warehouses and parking lot storage containers; reducing overall storage and material handling costs.

Related Glossary Terms

  • metalworking

    metalworking

    Any manufacturing process in which metal is processed or machined such that the workpiece is given a new shape. Broadly defined, the term includes processes such as design and layout, heat-treating, material handling and inspection.