Pallet Storage Transforming the Storage Industry
How the Pallet Has Transformed the Storage Industry As the demand for manufactured and processed items has increased, the need for improved packaging, additional space to store the packaged goods and more efficient ways to handle and distribute them has grown more acute. Before the invention of pallet storage, wooden crates, boxes, and kegs were…
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The Technology and Benefits of ASRS Systems Given the burgeoning demand for consumer goods, many warehouses and distribution centres have found it necessary to update their existing manual operating procedures. In place of their outmoded storage facilities, they have installed ASRS systems. The 4-letter acronym stands for automated storage and retrieval systems and represents a…
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The Various Automated Storage Systems and How They Work Just as automation has led to marked changes within the manufacturing industry, it has also been responsible for transforming how many warehouses and distribution centres now manage their stored goods. Rather than relying on workers to pick and pack items by hand or on forklift…
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Pallet Storage – Choosing the Best System for your Business The majority of warehouses today rely on some form of pallet storage for, at least, a portion of their inventory. When chosen with care, these systems can significantly increase both the productivity and profitability of a business. While installing a single system may be sufficient in…
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The Evolution of Pallet Storage Systems Before the 1920s, goods were packed into kegs, barrels, boxes, and wooden crates or onto simple skids for transport purposes. With the invention of the forklift truck, the skid was modified to produce the more sophisticated units that would become the mainstay of modern pallet storage systems. Ideal…
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It’s Time to Automate your Pallet Storage System Warehouses, distribution centres and manufacturing plants share a common need. They all need to store items in bulk. Recently, many businesses in these categories have suffered severe setbacks as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns. Interestingly, those warehouses that had installed automated…
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The Benefits of an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) In recent decades, warehouses and other bulk storage facilities have grown to become key components of a retail and wholesale supply chain that serves to expedite the distribution of goods both at home and abroad. Until the 1960s, when the earliest automated storage and…
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