Order picking efficiency improved

Challenged to install an order picking system at the heart of Spirax Sarco's production facility in a space just 10m wide and 140m long, BITO Storage Solutions provided a solution that has delivered a 20% improvement in picking efficiency as well as accommodating company growth.

The entire storage installation, which is split into four pick zones, comprises two 170m long aisles of BITO's standard, galvanised Pro Racking, six levels high. One of these aisles is a narrow aisle store, served by two wire-guided VNA trucks.

This is the location for Euro pallets with collars or BITO's 800 x 600 XL plastic containers holding bulkier items or large numbers of faster moving small parts. The pallets are stored with their short side at the pick face to allow three pallets to be located between the uprights.