Planning and Design
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Estanterías Record relies on an expert team of professional technicians who perform a thorough evaluation of all the project-relevant factors to find the most appropriate solution in each case. Specifically, the following questions are particularly relevant:
- Surface area available. The entire handling and storage plan is based around this essential element. The design must correctly take into account the area required by both the components of the storage system, as well as the space necessary for load handling equipment to circulate. The most efficient way of using the available surface area is a vertical storage system that comes with a full guarantee of safety.
- Load-bearing capacity. Each project is calculated according to the required load-bearing specifications. The installation’s load-bearing capacity, appropriate operating ranges and weight limitations are fundamental parameters that have to be accurately determined to obtain maximum performance from the equipment.
- Integration with load handling equipment. One of the basic principles of any well-managed warehouse is a reduction in the number and distance of load handling movements. To this end, it is important to achieve a high degree of integration between the load-bearing structures and the components used to perform goods handling manoeuvres. Existing lifting and transport equipment must work in harmony with the operational concept of the warehouse in question. Similarly, the types of pallets in use must fit in with the general working methodology and systems employed; in other words, the materials from which the pallets are made, their dimensions and physical constraints must also be appropriate for the type of load they will hold.
- Circulation and handling. A particularly important parameter is a detailed study of the systematic and circumstantial factors that determine the movements of inbound and outbound goods, which will in turn dictate the level of performance attained. The number of movements required, their frequency, areas of intense circulation, underused areas, the level of rotation and circulation of each item, ease of access to each product, the speed of operations, etc., must all be taken into account when optimising the storage system.
- Operational access and service conditions. The design must constitute an efficient system for the provision of stored materials, whether for direct service, stock regulation, immediate preparation of orders, etc.; the management and monitoring systems employed for these activities must ensure optimum use of the available resources.
- Inventory control. The system must allow users to locate items quickly to facilitate streamlined stocktaking and inspection tasks. In this regard, regulated access to each storage unit will expedite sample collection and/or overall inventory control operations.
- Size of investment. Each project must correspond with the overall dimensions of the business. It would be counterproductive to select a set of designs that are financially disproportionate or which cannot be harmoniously integrated into a well-organised and orchestrated system. The ideal solution, besides being technically and functionally appropriate, must be cost-effective.
- Flexibility of use. Customers must rest assured that their investment will never become outdated and, once Estanterías Record have completed the appropriate studies, it can be reconfigured, expanded or refurbished as and when new circumstances or expansion or relocation requirements arise.
- Normalisation. The proposed solution must comply with the provisions of applicable standards and current legislation; therefore, customers will have the peace of mind that their systems are covered by the relevant guarantees, not just in terms of their own private coverage, but also in the event that they have to answer to third parties (insurers, financial entities, public bodies that oversee health and safety legislation, etc.). Estanterías Record is a certified member of the Spanish Material Handling Association (AEM), an organism that plays a key role in terms of coordinating new trends in the storage sector. This implies close and immediate contact with the general situation and growth of these markets and activities, while also guaranteeing strict adherence to the standards and norms that oversee project design, development and safety.
When asked to design a warehouse storage system, Estanterías Record develops a project considering the factors explained above, amongst others, which are subsequently applied in accordance with our own working methodology. This results in individual solutions that are tailored to each specific case.
