eBook - Warehouse Solutions (EM21060) - Book - Page 18
“With the amount of
employees that we have,
they tend to bump into
the racks quite a bit. We
replaced probably a rack
a week. Crown brought us
to a whole new level. We’ve
been in the facility
here a little over a
year and we haven’t
had to replace
one upright yet.”
CUSTOMER
RESULTS
LIPARI
Complete Warehouse
Solution Helps
Eliminate Damaged
Rack Replacement
AL MOY
Director of Warehouse
Operations - Lipari Foods
APPLICATION
Since 1963, Lipari Foods has been a wholesale
distributor of dry, refrigerated and frozen foods,
today serving fourteen states across the Midwest.
Headquartered in Warren, MI, Lipari recently
completed the development of a new 260,000
square foot warehouse to support the company’s
rapid growth.
SOLUTION
CHALLENGE
When taking on a significant project like the
development of a new warehouse, Lipari Foods
wanted to ensure it made smart business decisions
about the warehouse design, racking and material
handling equipment needs for its operation. Lipari
had never adopted an engineered standard for
its racking system, simply adding uprights and
rails on an as needed basis. The company also
experienced frequent damage to its rack, requiring
replacement of at least one rack per week on
an ongoing basis. The new warehouse provided
the opportunity to do things a better way but the
company wanted the advice of a trusted supplier
to help make the right decisions.
Lipari sought help from Crown Equipment to
develop a complete solution for its new warehouse,
from the layout to the racking and the material
handling equipment deployed throughout the
facility. Crown experts became embedded in the
project, working through every new challenge
and design iteration, helping Lipari to adopt an
engineered standard for all of its racking and
select robust structural rack that would meet its
demands.
In an effort to reduce rack damage, Lipari also
wanted to implement process changes to prevent
reach truck operators from traveling while raising
and lowering the forks, but had hesitated because
it would reduce overall productivity. The RM Series
reach trucks’ Xpress Lower feature eliminated
the concern, enabling the company to make
the change while maintaining its high level of
productivity.
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