The Lean-Lift high-tech storeroom from Hänel

Graphics: storage and management in Hänel Lean lifts

	More than 8,000 electronic components are stored and retrieved in 13 Hänel Lean-Lifts according to the FIFO principle!
	The Hänel control software handles all inventory management tasks!
	Faster storage and retrieval times afford considerable time savings!
	Height-optimized storage increases capacity by more than 60%!

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The Lehesten-based company of VOGT ELECTRONIC has installed a new storage facility for electronic components which includes a goods receiving section, incoming goods inspection and storeroom, covering an area of more than 900 m².

The goals of the new building were clearly defined:

	Expansion of existing storage capacity
	Utilization of the maximum available height
	Clear, logical procedures and optimized distances
	ESD-protection throughout

A comparison of different storage systems favored the vertical lift system

The determining factors for this decision were:

	Varied choice of different storage compartment (module) sizes within the container size chosen
	High packing density due to height-optimized storage
	Maximum dust protection owing to closed design
	Parallel lift operation allowing multiple users to pick and stock simultaneously
	Control of annexed rack storage system for Euro pallets in the same system
	Ease of expansion
	Favorable cost-benefit ratio due to low investment costs as compared with other automatic storage systems (e.g. MLS)

VOGT ELECTRONIC decided in favor of the Lean-Lift system from Hänel

The decision in favor of the Lean-Lift system from Hänel was based on three criteria:

	Competent advice during system selection and implementation
	Operator-friendly solution, particularly with the use of terminals at the lifts
	Good price-performance ratio

Today the 13 lifts installed at VOGT ELECTRONIC house some 8,000 articles, all stored and retrieved according to the FIFO principle. All the compartment sizes were categorized into 10 different modules.

First the allocation of modules to lift containers was defined. This roughly divides the storage articles according to the later technological processing stages. The assignment of actual storage locations, however, is automatic. This ensures that retrieval runs smoothly and continuously, and frequent changing between lifts is avoided.

Hänel's control software handles all the inventory management

All material handling operations are based on identification of all the articles with a VOGT part number and the storage date both in plain writing and as a bar-code.

Scanners at all workstations eliminate the need for time-consuming entry of numbers and prevents input errors.

Stocking procedures and picking jobs for production materials are drawn up at the host computer by the requirements planner and transferred online to the inventory management system.

The right decision

All the Hänel Lean-Lifts are working with the utmost reliability. Experience gained during day-to-day work has confirmed that VOGT made an excellent choice both in its storage technology and the decision to purchase the Lean-Lift system.

Scanners at all workstations prevent input errors.

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