The proposed solution
A single solution stood out from the rest, the
one from Interlake Mecalux (IKML). Three
factors from the Interlake Mecalux storage
proposal made IKML the clear front-runner:
the capability of the AS/RS system, the automated product management, and the price.
They worked side by side with the IKML
team to design an AS/RS that complemented the already existing warehouse
operations.
The ISLD team decided
to improve their storage
capacity for palletized
products by building
upwards instead of
expanding outward,
installing the Interlake
Mecalux automated
pallet racking
The newly installed pallet racking with
stacker cranes supplied high-density storage in an even smaller footprint with room
for many years of growth. The new AR/RS
fully utilizes the 51’ high warehouse addition by adding nearly 2,800 more storage
locations.
In addition, this project not only fulfilled
the expectations of the Idaho State Liquor
Division in regards to pallet racking but also
at a box picking level by optimizing processes related to the preparation of orders.
