or the past 25 years, Westfalia’ s warehouse automation solutions have been helping customers realize new operational efficiencies, better utilize space, and position themselves for future growth.
FFrom the start, the company has
provided tailored solutions that meet each project’ s unique needs. Today, Westfalia is a leader in the dynamic and growing automated materials handling industry. This success is a result of earning the trust of employees and customers, providing customers with innovative, long-term solutions and building successful customer relationships.
When Westfalia was founded in 1992, Dan Labell’ s vision was to introduce a European-designed line of automated storage and retrieval systems( AS / RS), featuring a triple-rail support rack structure for pallets to the North and South American markets. He recognized that triple-rail supported pallets would provide warehouses
and distribution centers with safer product handling with fewer problems in breakage and deflection, thus improving their overall operations.
“ Go Green with High Density”
Over the past 25 years, many companies began realizing that implementing environmentally friendly, or“ green,” policies and practices could result in cost savings that directly impact their bottom line. However, being green also has the added benefit of enhancing a business’ brand reputation.
With a high-density AS / RS, customers can store more product into a smaller building footprint. This
means customers can use less land by retrofitting existing facilities or by building smaller ones; thus lessening their environmental footprint while potentially reducing building costs.
Further, automated warehouses typically require less energy due to fewer interior lights and less space to heat and cool. Also, Westfalia’ s storage and retrieval machines( S / RMs) are outfitted with regenerative braking, which transfers surplus energy to the power grid for use by other machines.
Westfalia’ s Savanna. NET ® Warehouse Execution System( WES) controls and optimizes material flow, allowing warehouses with time-sensitive products to employ first-expired, first-out
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