At the company HQ in Essen, Germany, a Combilift Combi-WR4 multidirectional pedestrian reach stacker is now used in the warehouse to ensure more efficient and faster handling of packs of 6m long tubes and pipes. The previous combination of a reach truck and manual labour was considered to be less than ideal and this manoeuvrable pedestrian option was chosen following a re-evaluation of internal transport and storage procedures.
The reach truck was able to offload deliveries, but once inside the warehouse, it could not easily move the long loads around the confined areas between racking, resulting in a makeshift procedure involving manual labour and trolleys. The WR4 has greatly improved operations thanks to its ability to access the whole of the storage area and relieve the workforce of any manual strain.
