benchmark BRIEFINGSSITEMulti-Shifter, Inc.,Charlotte, NCAPPLICATIONPoint-of-use assembly for manufacturing andservice partsEQUIPMENTTwo Shuttle Vertical LiftModules (VLMs) with A Shuttle VLMControls 2000, FastPic™Inventory Management gave us 87%Softwareexpansion in floorspace and savedSUMMARY$450,000 toIncrease productivity by50% while saving 87% of $500,000 in newwasted floor spaceconstructionUp to 50 percent of walk and search time has been eliminated. The Shuttle VLM delivers the specified tray to a waist-high extraction platform for easy part removal costs.or return.A new approach to assembly and storage and retrieval operations to determine The Shuttle is a standalone, modular,service parts storage and retrieval has helped if improvements could be made. Small enclosed system of vertically arranged A Multi-Shifter, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, assembly parts were being stored in totes on storage trays, a workstation-type extractionadd a new spark to its industrial battery traditional shelving units—500 square feet of platform, and computerized pushbutton handling systems manufacturing operations. floor space in one area, 625 square feet in controls for part retrieval. It stores andMulti-Shifter, Inc. is a fully integrated manu- another. Product assemblers and service retrieves a variety of component containersfacturer of industrial battery handling parts personnel were spending increasingly on specially designed trays and ...
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