The potential for growth
MACHINING & MACHINERY DELIVERY WITH SYSTEM
KASTO
The potential for growth
Numerous items , small batch sizes – this demands flexible and speedy handling . To offer customers these advantages , the steel distributor Hagelauer Dewald relies on an automated high-bay storage system from KASTO . Equipped with the KASTOcenter varioplus 2 sawing centre , the company can handle processing stages for their customers , opening up the potential for growth in response to the growing trend .
Stepping into the offices of Hagelauer Dewald GmbH in Pleidelsheim , you would never imagine what the buildings next to and behind it hold . Ever since the merger of Hagelauer and
Dewald under the umbrella of the Lotter Group , their warehouses and production halls have been bulging at the seams . Due to the overcrowding , the management board decided to construct a new building to make use of every available metre , both horizontally and vertically , within the limited space . Now a 20-metre-high building towers between the administration facilities and the new production halls , accommodating a high-bay warehouse and sawing centre . “ Although demolition and the construction of the new building took place basically amid ongoing operations , we could maintain production throughout the entire building phase ,” explains Jörg Bayer proudly . As one of two managing directors at Hagelauer Dewald , he helped shape the “ Growth ” project and offered assistance throughout the project .
The newly constructed halls have an impressive appearance due to their extensive extension in all directions , landscaping , and the installation of photovoltaic cells on the roofs . Underneath the concrete foundation for the high-bay storage system lies a sustainable concept : in addition to the ground slab , posts were driven into the ground . Not only do these posts carry heavy loads , but they also harness geothermal energy
The UNICOMPACT 3.5 honeycomb storage system is the core component of the new building at the steel distributor Hagelauer Dewald . It has a total storage capacity of nearly 14,000 tonnes .
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