Case Studies

1) Case Study: A Closer Look at How Low Quality Casters Will Cost Your Organization in Productivity

A Closer Look at How Low Quality Casters Will Cost Your Organization in Productivity

2) Case Study: The original Polymer Guard Rails for VF’s newest DC.

The case study explains how Boplan provided polymer ( plastic ) guard rails, hand rails, traffic barriers and other safety products from the Flex Impact by Boplan product line to protect ...

3) Catwalk Solution Bridges Old and New Mezzanine

A world class dairy producer needed a cost effective way to gain more space without adding on to the existing building. Specifically, the solution would optimize existing space as ...

4) Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Lifting Protects People And Products

Nissan Castings is an Australian castings plant for transmission housings. In this work cell, they were loading and unloading alloy transmission castings into a jig where a quick machining ...

5) Gorbel Work Station Cranes Help Distribution Center Improve Productivity

This customer was a manufacturer who received a multi-year contract from a large national retailer to supply retail products for regional distribution Centers. The manufacturer was ...

6) High Performance Picking System Eliminates Replenishment Labor

A high performance picking system (HPPS), an intelligent combination of mechanics and software, met project requirements for a redesigned central warehouse and distribution center of ...

7) High Speed VRC for Disney Gift Shop

Disney was in the process of updating its inventory storage and retrieval system behind the scenes of its gift shop to better automate the movement of inventory from below-ground storage ...

8) Home Furnishings Retailer Adds AS/RS with Flexibility to Handle Euro and Custom Pallets

With a new automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS), this home furnishings distributor has the capability to store over 81,000 pallets. Sizes include Euro (800 x 1200 mm) and ...

9) Intelligent Lifting Device Helps Pump Manufacturer Improve Safety and Double Productivity

A major pump manufacturer was looking for a safer, more efficient way to load motor adapter castings weighing up to 70 lbs. onto the chucks of their twin spindle-milling machines. Learn ...

10) Internet Retailer Optimizes Fulfillment with Zone Routing Conveyor Network

Newegg's growing business and focus on customer satisfaction required increased capacity and service levels for customers on the East Coast. The company invested in a new distribution ...

11) Mezzanine Pallet Access Gate Ensures OSHA & ANSI Compliance while Accommodating Tall Pallet Loads

Lift-out gates used to secure mezzanine pallet access areas were constantly being left open for a leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. In the ...

12) Mezzanine Provides Unique Solution for IT Clean Room

An industry leading advanced electronic monitoring and security systems manufacturer developed a need to create a clean room in addition to more storage space. The custom solution would ...

13) PICKING AREAS IN A HIGH BAY RACK PICKING MODULE SECURED BY RACK-SUPORTED DUAL-GATE SYSTEMS

A leading national pharmacy/heath service provider was concerned that their employees were exposed to fall hazards while working along the ledges of their multi-level picking modules. ...

14) Robotic Guarding for Automated Packaging Equipment

Since 1981, a growth in technology and specialized equipment has enabled Highlight Industries of Wyoming Michigan to assist their clients to think safety first when using their automated ...

15) ROTATE CONVEYOR CART

A customer wanted a multifaceted tuggable train cart system that required good positioning with a four-roller system, the luxury to rotate and minimize unneeded walking movement, and ...