Upward expansion promotes productivity and safety

摘要

Royal Basket Trucks, based in Darien, Wisc., is a manufacturer of basket trucks and specialty laundry carts. Company president Thomas Carney sought to increase the company's production rates to better meet growing customer demand. Having considered adding a new wing that could take six months to complete, the company instead installed a new work platform and vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC; Wildeck, wildeck.com) in just a few weeks. "We converted 6,000 square feet of totally unused space into a productive work area," Carney says. "Once we considered the alternative, a 12,000-square-foot building addition for about $500,000, the decision was easy-go for the work platform."