Get the most from your VNA storage

摘要

Efficient use of space has always been important in distribution centers. But with the cost of industrial real estate going nowhere but up, facility managers are trying to get the most out of their existing footprints, or new facilities. That's why very narrow aisle, or VNA, storage is topping many people's lists. Not only can you shrink the traditional 10-foot width of a reach truck aisle, says Christopher Grote, marketing product manager for Class Ⅱ products at Crown, but you can extend the rack height to 56 feet-much higher than conventional reach trucks-to take better advantage of the cube. New VNA turret truck technologies, capabilities and applications mean that VNA storage is not only more efficient, but the operations are more productive, Grote adds. "When we think about VNA, you not only want to better use your space, you want to increase throughput," he says. "You look at travel speeds, lifting speeds, traverse speeds, lowering speeds and pivoting speeds. Those five together are going to heavily impact your overall productivity."