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CUSTOMER
“Company wide,
I figure we
had about a
48 percent
increase in our
capacity due to
the racking
installation.”
RESULTS
MENASHA
Increase Warehouse
Capacity and
Productivity
With the Right Racking
and Forklift Solution
MICHAEL
SANTUCCI
Operations
Engineering
APPLICATION
SOLUTION
Menasha is a provider of primary and secondary
packaging services for large consumer product
goods (CPG) companies. Over the course of
11 years the company has grown from 40,000
square feet to four locations totaling 1.5 million
square feet. At the Minooka, IL site the main
focus is Point-of-Purchase (POP) displays and
end load cartons.
Menasha’s management consulted with Crown
on a warehouse racking design that would
optimize both the vertical and horizontal space in
their warehouse. Crown’s Warehouse Solutions
personnel also analyzed stock movement
within the warehouse and suggested racking
that allowed for more efficient movement of
that material. Once the racking design was
complete, Crown also provided guidance on
the best lift trucks to be deployed for each
application, ensuring that the company’s standup counterbalance trucks provided lift height
to support putting heavy, loaded pallets into its
newfound storage place. The racking and lift
truck solution resulted in a 48 percent increase
in storage capacity, ensuring that Menasha is not
only prepared to more efficiently handle today’s
business but to accommodate growth that is still
to come.
CHALLENGE
Menasha is a fast growing business facing
increased storage requirements from its
customers. Originally, the company floor loaded
all of their inventory and, when more space was
needed, they simply acquired more floor space.
The increased space resulted in higher costs, but
also created inefficiencies when inventory was
located in deep, hard to get to locations. The
company knew it was time to utilize the height of
its warehouse to its fullest potential.
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