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The global logistics industry has developed an impressive array of hardware designed to automatically sort goods for a customer order or for a specific destination. The problem for Australian companies is that this hardware is almost inevitably...

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Our Clients

We have a long list of very happy clients, both large and small. Here is a short list of some of the larger companies that we’ve done work for:

 

WAREHOUSING

  • ALDI Stores
  • Chrisco
  • Costco 
  • Pacific Brands
  • Rheem 
  • Tupperware 
  • Toyota 

 

LOGISTICS

  • Air Road Distribution
  • Australia Post
  • Fedex
  • TNT
  • Toll Ipec

 

FOOD PROCESSING

  • Baiada Poultry
  • Inghams Enterprises
  • PACE Farms
  • PRIMO Smallgoods
  • Southern Meats

 

FOOD & BEVERAGE

  • Allied Mill
  • Asahi Beverages
  • Kelloggs
  • Ricegrowers
  • Tooheys

 

MANUFACTURING

  • Amatil Coca Cola
  • Amcor
  • Dulux
  • Nissan Casting
  • Visy Industries

 

MINING

  • AngloGold Ashanti
  • Oz Minerals

 more clients

 

Each of these companies presented with a particular challenge, and we delivered customised solutions to meet all of their goals.

Talk to us about your challenges, we’d love the chance to win your business and add your company to this list.


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Overlooking Warehousing and Distribution Costs can be Fatal to your Business

With the need for Australian businesses to compete at a global level, cost control has become paramount to achieving business success. This is prevalent in a manufacturing environment in particular where the need to reduce the cost of manufacture is taken for granted.

Often supply chain costs are overlooked or justified in organisations as the urgency to deliver finished goods to the customer outweighs the costs associated with running the supply chain.

Supply chain costs or warehousing and distribution costs can have a severe negative impact on ongoing business costs and can hamper the business’ capacity to realise growth.

Savvy business leaders are turning to specialists who have a specific level of knowledge, skill, or aptitude in warehouse system design for cost effective solutions that will;

Deliver efficiency gains:

A state of the art automated distribution centre can help to improve output by an average of 33% and at times up to 65% over a manual warehouse. A manual warehouse will always get blockages and a staggered effect in the flow of the product because the work tends to be completed in stages of differing tasks.

With the introduction of an automated conveyor system into a warehouse, the flow of product is at an even pace and on any given day the warehouse can be run without the associated additional labour costs or excessive movements which are considered waste or non-value adding.

The automated conveyor system allows for constant even flow of product which allows more control on labour costs and reduced manual handling injuries whilst also reducing the need for other additional material handling equipment.

The constant flow of finished goods to freight carriers in the supply chain network will also provide further efficiency gains in the supply chain and will in turn cause less impact to freight partners, which in turn will flow benefits through to the end customer.

Offer quantifiable cost savings in labour and equipment:

Introducing an automated conveyor system to a warehouse can be a major change in thinking, but will ultimately benefit the operation of your business through a considerable reduction in labour costs.

Labour units will be significantly reduced and the need to purchase additional manual handling equipment will decrease. With the rising cost of labour, the potential savings are enormous and can be realised almost immediately.

Reduce the risk of Manual handling Injuries:

With an ageing Australian workforce, most business organisations need to consider ways of reducing manual handling tasks performed by their employees; this is of a particular concern where repetition is involved.

A well designed automated materials handling system can help reduce the occurrence of manual handling injuries. Employees will no longer need to twist, lift or manoeuvre product along a packing line, or frequently move products from varying heights, such as off pallets.

In addition to the above, the question must be asked (and answered); is the materials handling system able to grow with your business? – And so the specialist considers ways to optimise the following;

Adaptability and Flexibility of the design:

A well-designed automated materials handling system should be adaptable to your business as it grows. It should be flexible enough to account for developments, such as changes to the product mix, throughput or personnel.

Build quality of the equipment:

Build quality should always be considered in the decision making process. A robust construction using good quality components sourced from reputable suppliers will always give you years of reliable service.

This build quality should provide a value for money proposition to your business and an attractive return on investment. Cheapest is not always the best value in the long run, sometimes it’s prudent to pay a little more for better quality equipment.

Cost is important; value for money is paramount:

The initial capital cost for the purchase of a system is always important and naturally businesses will be looking for the best deal. Maintenance costs over the life of the equipment also need to be considered, as well as the ongoing cost of operation.

Overheads such as electricity are becoming more important from both from an environmental and cost perspective. More importantly minimising equipment downtime is paramount to a successful and profitable business.

In one word the specialist must be Adept in automated materials handling systems.

If you are contemplating automated handling, talk to Adept Conveyor Technologies. We manufacture high quality conveyor systems, in Australia, for a broad range of industries. We have an enormous depth of experience and knowledge. We will help you with any materials handling project, at every step of the way, and never walk away until the job is completed to your satisfaction.

DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2014