Fabory reduces lead times with a vertical conveyor from Qimarox

From its central warehouse in Tilburg, Fabory supplies companies throughout Europe with bolts, nuts, screws, and other fastening materials. To replenish picking stock in its miniload system, system integrator TBWB implemented a system for depalletizing and transporting boxes. Two Qimarox components play a crucial role in this solution: the Prorunner mk5 vertical conveyor and the PD1 Palletdispenser. Thanks to the system, the time required to replenish picking stock has been significantly reduced.

Fabory is a wholesaler of fastening materials. Companies throughout Europe rely on the bolts, nuts, and screws supplied from Tilburg because of their high quality.

“We have our own laboratory where we test the quality of incoming goods. In addition, we advise our customers on applications and materials,” says Maarten Scheffers, Supply Chain Improvement Engineer at Fabory. “Those are crucial services for our customers. They cannot afford a bolt to fail in a roller coaster or wind turbine.”

The product range consists of no fewer than 100,000 different items, all stocked in the 30,000-square-meter central warehouse. A miniload system with nineteen cranes has been operating there since 1998.

“Eighty percent of the volume processed in Tilburg comes from this miniload system,” explains Scheffers. “After nearly thirty years and several modernization projects, this storage system remains a key pillar of our logistics operation.”

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