Vertical Storage for 1,200 Die Sets at Cutting Tool Manufacturer with 45,600+ Cycles
Summary
Craftsman Storage replaced a mobile compactor with a VStore (7,550mm height, 75 trays, 1,200 dieset capacity) for a cutting tool manufacturer, eliminating misplacement issues, reducing pick time, enabling WMS-based tracking, and completing 45,600+ cycles with zero damage.
About the Client
Application : Storage of Diesets
- A Dieset is a suitcase shaped box of size 350mm(D) x 275mm(W) x 100mm(H) & its Avg. weight is 10Kg's.
- Each die set consists of 4 or 5 No. of dies which they will use for the manufacturing of cutting tools based on the cutting tool design.
- A total of 1400 die sets are present in their stock.
- For every shift stores person need to issue Avg. 20 No. of die sets for that shifts production.
The Challenge
- Previously it is stored inside a mobile compactor
- There was no proper tracking of die sets, difficult to trace & chances of misplacing.
- Difficult to handle manually, Chances of falling & damage.
- Issuing of Die sets is a time consuming process.
- No information on either a Dieset has all the dies inside the box or some are missing, need to open & check the boxes.
VStore Specification
- Dimensions : 7550(H), 3040( Tray width), 75-Trays, 210Kg Capacity.
- Installation Month : Jan 2019
- Storage Capacity : 16 Diesets x 75 trays = 1200 Diesets as shown in above picture.
How do Craftsman Storage solutions benefit customers?
- Customer is using this machine for almost 2 years now, it has completed 45600 cycles, they are satisfied with the machine performance & our service support.
- Their major pain point of tracing the Diesets has solved now by using VStore WMS software.WMS software.
- Ergonomic handling has reduced the risk of damage & reduced the physical effort of issuer.
