Case Study: Aeroquip

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  System Overview
01:47
  Induction
01:09
  Carousels
01:11
  Count & Weigh Workstations
01:12
  Consolidation & Packout
01:31
  Empty Tote Return
00:30
  Reserve Storage
00:57

System Summary

Aeroquip Corporation, a major manufacturer of hose and fittings, recently consolidated thirteen U.S. distribution centers down to only two.  To accommodate the increased order volume, a new highly automated facility was built in Van Wert, Ohio.  This facility serves as a "real time" buffer on the back-end of their manufacturing process.  the buffer is used for: finished goods order picking, general assembly of new S.K.U.'s and the release of fitting of components to the hose assembly area.  The material handling system helped Aeroquip better serve their 2500 OEM's and 850 Distributors by slashing order fulfillment cycle time by 40%.

Aeroquip System Illustration

Key Technology

  • 8 double stacked horizontal carousels, White
  • 4 dual shuttle automatic inserter/extractors, FloStor Engineering
  • 10 ergonomically designed "Count-Weigh" workstations, Simbiote
  • 32 lane high speed sortation conveyor, Hytrol
  • Windows based GUI screens for carousel and conveyor sortation statistics and diagnostics, Controls by Hytrol
  • Warehouse management system, RoboCom
  • Carousel pod maximum throughput: 500 totes retrieved and delivered per hour
  • Design, Sigman/Kaiden Consultants