Case 1: Minimized Manual Picking Burden
The client is a global machinery manufacturer specializing in high-pressure plunger pumps and hydraulic components, with products sold in over 190 countries and regions. As production capacity increased, there was an urgent need to reduce manual picking workload and improve warehouse turnover efficiency.
Challenges
• Materials were long stored on the floor, leading to low space utilization and distributed inventory.
• Over 3,000 SKUs were picked manually across the warehouse by more than 20 operators, with small, batch orders.
Products
• 4 double-deep pallet stacker cranes
• Integrated conveyor system
• Software suite: WMS / WCS / API / ECS
• Custom racking system for stacker cranes
Benefits
This project adopts four double-deep stacker cranes paired with a conveyor system, enabling storage of 3,000 different types of components-about nine times higher than traditional floor storage. The first-floor production area is connected with the second-floor picking area, where DELIECN pallet stacker cranes can directly lift materials to the second-floor picking station for goods-to-person picking. Staffing was reduced from 20 to 6, overall operational efficiency increased by 40%, and labor intensity was significantly reduced.
