Since the reform and opening up, China's economic and social development has been rapid, with high-rise buildings springing up like mushrooms after rain. The demand for lightning protection has continuously increased, becoming one of the important tasks in the process of urbanization, and the industry has gained unprecedented development opportunities. The rapid growth of market demand places higher demands on the production and operation of lightning protection companies, and efficient and convenient warehouse management is a crucial guarantee for their production and operation. It can not only help companies optimize production plans, reduce inventory costs, and improve sales support capabilities, but also optimize supply chain management and improve the overall operational efficiency and profitability of the company.
In this era of rapid technological advancement, facing new market opportunities and challenges, the lightning protection industry has an even stronger need for intelligent upgrading and transformation of its warehousing systems.
Zhongguang Lightning Protection Automated Vertical Warehouse Project Case Study
01 Project Background
As a well-known listed company in the lightning protection industry, Sichuan Zhongguang Lightning Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhongguang Lightning Protection) specializes in the research and development, production, and sales of lightning protection products, as well as the design and installation of lightning protection projects. It provides high-quality, high-performance lightning protection products, lightning protection system solutions, and integrated solutions for lightning protection engineering design and construction to domestic and international markets. Its products have a wide range of applications, and its main customers are well-known multinational companies and listed companies; covering communications, power, petrochemicals, new energy, aerospace and defense, new building lighting, energy saving and environmental protection, security monitoring, and other fields and basic industries.
The rapid development of the company has placed higher demands on internal warehouse management. Therefore, Zhongguang Lightning Protection began to launch the construction of an automated stereoscopic warehouse project.
02 Customer Pain Points
High Manual Labor Intensity
The warehouse is mainly used for storing electronic components. The variety of goods is numerous, and classification is complicated. Manual handling is not only labor-intensive but also prone to errors.
Difficult Cross-Floor Transportation
Different production lines are located on different floors. Transportation between floors is inefficient, resulting in high cargo handling costs and difficulty in meeting the needs of automated production, severely restricting the improvement of the company's production capacity.
03 Project Solution
Based on the customer's pain points and warehousing upgrade requirements, Guandi Intelligent designed a scientific intelligent warehousing system for the internal logistics process of the warehouse. It utilizes high-rise shelving to expand storage capacity and is equipped with stacker cranes, conveyor lines, and a WMS system to achieve automated circulation, storage, and transfer of goods between production lines. This replaces manual handling with machines, improving the level of automated production and warehouse operation efficiency, and achieving automation and informatization of warehouse management.
04 Project Highlights
The project's stacker crane adopts a double-extension design, allowing one stacker crane to handle the storage and retrieval of goods on two rows of shelves on both sides of the aisle. This saves one stacker crane and one aisle space compared to conventional solutions, not only saving construction costs but also effectively improving storage and retrieval efficiency and warehouse space utilization.
Using stacker cranes instead of elevators simplifies the vertical handling process. While reducing equipment costs, it enables cross-floor connection of production lines between different floors, promoting automated handling. This saves manpower, reduces labor costs, and reduces labor intensity, improving work efficiency – a win-win situation. Pallet-based storage and retrieval is simpler and more flexible, resulting in smoother processes during warehousing, handling, and transportation, reducing the likelihood of collisions and effectively lowering the rate of cargo damage.
Automated vertical warehouses, as an efficient warehousing management system, are widely used in various industries and fields, including the lightning protection industry. With technological advancements and the emergence of more industry application needs, Guandi Intelligent will adhere to a customer-centric service strategy, providing higher-quality intelligent warehousing solutions to empower more enterprises in their warehousing upgrades and digital transformation, helping them reduce costs, improve efficiency, and achieve higher-quality development.
