Würth Modyf (D)
700 roll cages for new central warehouse
Würth Modyf is a subsidiary of the Würth Group, with over 63,000 employees worldwide. Würth's core business around the globe is the sale of assembly and fastening materials.
At the beginning of 2009, Würth Modyf began operating its new central warehouse in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg:
at around 8,000 square metres, the warehouse now offers enough space for a considerable increase in stock turnover. In 2008, Würth Modyf extended its distribution channels – classic mail order and online shop – to include the direct sale of products by more than 2,000 Würth field representatives. The subsidiary Würth ITensis AG, specialist in logistics consultancy and IT outsourcing, was responsible for advising, logistics planning and realisation. The most important premises of the new storage concept were flexibility, cleanliness, transparency, low investment costs, expandability and guarantee of high delivery quality. The focus was on elements such as items that sell especially quickly. A mobile storage concept with roll cages was developed by Wanzl especially for fast-selling items.
The first contact with Wanzl took place in June 2008
"Our ideas were quickly implemented and adapted by Wanzl so that we could gain approval in August and
produce samples in September," remembers Helmut Rau, Head of Warehouse and Logistics at Würth Modyf. In October 2008, Wanzl delivered the first of a total of 700 roll cages specifically tailored to the requirements of Würth Modyf.
After an extensive item inspection, the roll cages are loaded directly where the goods arrive. Once all the processes have been completed here, the loaded roll cages are joined together and towed to the desired location.
To secure the items during transportation, straps are used where necessary. This open design of the roll cages makes the later withdrawal of goods during order picking easier. The roll cages are also used in order picking itself: an employee travels to the storage location with the necessary number of roll cages and picks the individual items for various orders at the same time.
Helmut Rau is satisfied: “High delivery quality and reliability are of utmost importance to us, and Wanzl roll cages make this possible.” Würth Modyf's has come to the conclusion that since using the mobile storage concept, work processes have noticeably improved and at the same time, the error rate has decreased.
Specifications
The roll cages in the modular design introduced at Würth Modyf can be flexibly partitioned and organised using movable shelves or dividers.
This means that several items can be stored per container and that the required storage space can be individually tailored. Specially for Würth Modyf, Wanzl equipped the roll cages with a reinforced rear panel. Additionally, the carriage floor was fitted with a securing fixture for safe product transportation. For transport in convoy, all models have a coupling and swivel castors that can be turned into fixed castors.
