TPT May 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

Steel company installs high-density storage system

which can accommodate five tonnes of material up to 9m long. In total, almost half of the steel on site, subdivided into around 700 different line items, is currently stored in the system. Mr Cosgrove added, “Compared to conventional storage methods, the small footprint of the Unicompact provides very high storage density, which for us means shorter distances to move the material and more space for additional stock or process steps. The goods-to-man storage system has greatly reduced our access times. At the press of a button, material is loaded and unloaded from the store and sent automatically to the picking area. It guarantees productivity and efficiency in our business.” He also explained that working in the warehouse has become easier, and the process more reliable. While the store carries out the laborious loading and

AT its distribution centre in Perth, Western Australia, steel producer and wholesaler OneSteel Metalcentre stocks approximately 8,000 tonnes of different types of material for supply to its branches and customers, including construction companies, shipyards and plant manufacturers. To streamline the handling and management of its extensive range of bar and tube, the company has invested in a Unicompact honeycomb storage system from Kasto. Andrew Cosgrove, national operations manager at OneSteel explained, “We deliver a wide range of types and quantities of material, often just-in-time. The automated warehouse provides rapid access and traceability of our stock, giving us the transparent, efficient storage that is crucial to our operation.” The Unicompact at OneSteel has 2,272 cassette locations, each of

unloading of material virtually by itself, employees have more time for other tasks. KASTOlvr warehouse management software controls the processes and gives OneSteel a detailed overview of orders and stock levels. Each delivery and individual cassette can be identified and tracked, helping to avoid delivery errors and providing customers with consistent service. Nearly half of the stock is held in a Kasto Unicompact honeycomb storage system with 2,272 cassette locations

Kasto Ltd – UK Email: sales@uk.kasto.com Website: www.kasto.com

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