Medex, Inc.
Problem: Find a way to better organize the tool room.
Solution: Fully customized storage based on facility specifications.
Benefits: Increased productivity, space savings, safety and inventory control.
Product Used: Rapistak PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System.
Medex, Inc. manufactures and markets critical care medical products, which include intravenous pressure monitoring, fluid regulating and blood sampling products.
With over 200 injection molds they needed a better and safer way to handle and store their tooling. Rapistak was able to develop a system that would allow Medex to store more molds in less space. The system consisted of a single aisle rack system, 10'-0" high, using 20" wide x 30" deep steel pallets adjustable every 4" vertically. With 125 steel pallets they were able to store 200 injection molds in a 11'-10" wide x 37'-10" long space or 448 square feet of space. By using Rapistak's PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System Medex was able to save 42% more space over a conventional pallet rack storage system.
By installing a PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System Medex was able to reduce personnel injuries, increase access times, reduce storage space and increase productivity.
TransAlta Corporation
Problem: To improve warehouse storage capacity.
Solution: Fully customized storage based on facility specifications.
Benefits: Increased productivity, space savings, and improved inventory control.
Product Used: Rapistak PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System.
TransAlta Corporation is an electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is a privately owned corporation and its shares are traded publicly. It operates over 70 power plants in Canada, the United States and Australia.
To improve TransAlta's warehouse storage capacity Rapistak's solution was to use a PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System. Rapistak was able to develop a system that would allow TransAlta to store more parts in less space. The System consisted of a double aisle rack system, 14'-4" high, using 48" wide x 48" deep steel pallets adjustable every 4" vertically. With 320 steel pallets they were able to store inventory and maintenance parts in a 32'-6" wide x 64'-7" long space or 2,099 square feet of space. By using Rapistak's PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System TansAlta was able to save 31% more space over using a conventional rack storage system. They were also able to save vertical storage space by placing more product in each section of rack.
With Rapistak's PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System, TransAlta was able to create a safer storage facility, increase storage in less space, increase efficiency of inventory, and improve organization.
J.W. Speaker
Problem: To better organize and safely store injection molds weighing up to 8,000 pounds.
Solution: Fully customized storage based on facility specifications.
Benefits: Increased productivity, space savings, and improved inventory control.
Product Used: Rapistak PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System.
J.W. Speaker Corporation specializes in research and development, design, prototype and manufacturing capabilities of vehicular lighting solutions for the world's original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
J.W. Speaker was building a new production facility in Germantown, Wisconsin. In order to fit production equipment into their new facility, they needed a solution that would allow them to store their injection molds using overhead space. Using the PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System, Rapistak was able to develop a system that would allow J.W. Speaker to store their 8,000 pound molds on the floor, while storing the remaining molds on 4,000 and 6,000 pound pallets. The system consisted of a double aisle rack system, 20'-0" high, using 36" wide x 36" deep steel pallets adjustable every 4" vertically. They were able to store over 400 injection molds in a 28'-0" wide x 54'-0" long space or 1,548 square feet of space. By using Rapistak's PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System J.W. Speaker was able to save 33% more space over using a conventional pallet rack storage system.
With Rapistak's PROSTAK Stacker Storage Management System, J.W. Speaker was able to create a safer storage facility, increase storage in less space, increase efficiency of inventory, and improve organization.