Case Studies

1) Calodar - Ham, Belgium

For over 60 years, the name Calodar stands for high-quality sanitary facilities. Calodar decided as far back as 2010 to pool all its activities in a central distribution center in Ham. ...

2) Facing risks due to labor shortages

Operating 24 hours a day, five days a week, Obeta’s main warehouse receives tens of thousands of regularly changing products from manufacturers and fulfills hundreds of thousands of ...

3) Modification to Labeler & TwinPrint® Print/Apply Streamlines E-Commerce Shipping Line

An on-line maintenance, repair, and operations products distributor needed to add automated sequentially numbered 9 digit Code 128 “license plate” labeling to their shipping lines along ...

4) RFID Tag Print/Encode/Apply to Metal Cylindrical Parts

An agricultural equipment manufacturer wanted to print, encode, and apply an RFID tag to a part, then place another label over the tag to act as a mask during the paint process. Factory ...

5) AS/RS for an automated cold storage facility Case Study

NewCold is a leader in developing and operating highly automated cold stores. The Project: New construction of an automated cold storage facility with approx. 90,000 pallet positions ...

6) Software Step-in Solves Palletizing Dilema

A large container manufacturer contacted FOX IV regarding a palletizing project installation using existing non-FOX IV equipment. FOX IV provided a custom software solution to work ...

7) Using Automated Storage to Optimize Costs and Improve Quality

Trinchero Family Estates is a worldwide leader in the wine industry. In 2013, Trinchero Family Estates made the decision to centralize its bottling and distribution with its production ...

8) Automating to Improve Inventory Management and Customer Service

Stemilt Growers is a family-owned and operated business that grows and distributes a variety of fresh fruits. Stemilt had rigorous requirements for an automation system. Pallets of ...

9) Reducing Pick Times and Enabling Growth with Autostore

Radwell International sells new and surplus industrial automation, MRO, pneumatic, motion, electronic, hydraulic, HVAC and electrical control equipment. The company identified the need ...

10) Specialty Labels for Frozen Food Producer

A small frozen food producer contacted FOX IV looking for labels to adhere to their frozen soup bags and containers. The end-user wanted labels to manually apply labels to their frozen ...

11) Weigh Labeling with Custom Database/Report Software

A large meat products producer contacted a FOX IV Distributor to deliver a customized weigh-labeling system that includes a product database, reporting function, and label format creation. ...

12) SpeedCell adds thousands of SKU locations within existing footprint

Water sports retailer Overton’s adds thousands of SKU locations to its existing facility with SpeedCell from UNEX. The retailer improved efficiency by 20-30% as a result of adding SpeedCell. ...

13) SpanTrack helps consolidate distribution facilities and increase throughput rates

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits’ CA and KY facilities use SpanTrack flow rack systems to keep the product rolling. The CA facility consolidated five regional warehouses into one 620,000 ...

14) UNEX SpanTrack® Bed Delivers 45% Increase in Pick Efficiency for Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher set out to dramatically improve pick efficiencies in two areas of their Maryland manufacturing and distribution center: the 13,000-square-foot cold box space and the 9,000-square-foot ...

15) Bottoms UP! Labeling Automotive Frames from Underneath

FOX IV’s reputation in the automotive industry, the ease of integration of their 6954 print and apply, along with the proven industrial design made FOX IV equipment the best choice ...