80% Less Space Required with Dynamic Racking

The Novatech Group has been a Quebec manufacturer of doors and windows for over 30 years. It has 13 plants across Canada, the United States and Europe and its products are distributed internationally. The company is a GOLD 2020 category winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

The volume of doors manufactured at the Sainte-Julie plant has increased considerably, mainly due to exports to the European market. In order to meet demand, the Quebec manufacturer had to increase its production and, consequently, its storage space. Since the various sectors of the company do not all have the same criteria in terms of storage, and since a square foot is worth its weight in gold, the choice of racking types was crucial. To meet their storage needs, the plant engineer contacted MSK Canada’s team of warehouse design and layout specialists, knowing that they would provide him with a turnkey project.

MSK Canada completed the installation of shelving systems in three distinct areas:

First area:

A quadruple-depth dynamic pallet flow racking system (FIFO) was installed, creating 240 pallet positions in 1,730 sq. ft. instead of 8,512 sq. ft. with traditional racking.

Second area:

Free of architectural constraints, a five-deep dynamic pallet flow racking system (FIFO) was installed. All bays were set to the same width with rollers positioned to accommodate both pallet sizes used by the company in the same rack. This created 80 pallet positions in 592 sq. ft. instead of 2,480 sq. ft.

Third area:

A conventional single-depth racking system with 152 pallet positions was used to accommodate multiple different SKUs, requiring a larger front access.

Thanks to the installation of dynamic pallet flow racking, the company required almost 80% less floor space compared to the use of conventional racking. In the end, the new storage system can store 472 pallet positions.