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is driving warehouse, distribution, and fulfillment centers to utilize larger structures, automated systems, and engineered elevated work platforms that can deliver faster logistics and shipping. As a case in point, Steel King Industries, a leading manufacturer
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of material handling products and systems for improving operational ef- ficiency in manufacturing, assembly, distribution centers, storage facil- ities, and warehousing, has created a new independently operated busi- ness unit, called NexCaliber Structures, focused solely on supplying turnkey solutions for engineered elevated work platforms. The approach will accommodate increasingly important new
technology such as automated picking systems, robotic automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), and massive e-commerce fulfill- ment centers. Warehouse inventory management used to be labor intensive.
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Today, the product picking process is much faster and increasingly utilizes automation, whether through robots or conveyors. However, on larger projects, platform structures are crucial. The platform structures are the first product to the jobsite and serve as the foun- dational, multi-level structures upon which all other products — from racking and robots to conveyors — are built and integrated. So, if platform structures are not designed, constructed, and in-
stalled correctly, lengthy project delays and complications are virtually inevitable. “Because warehouse equipment OEMs and contractors inte- grate other product on, in, around, and on top of elevated structures, nothing else can happen until the platforms are in place and opera- tional,” says Brian Pfannes, VP of supply chain at Steel King. While platform products are not new, next-level custom, yet scal-
able, turnkey solutions that utilize 3D modeling, data extraction, and DFM can now minimize complications, compress project timelines, and improve reliability. According to Pfannes, in the market, the time between purchase
order, installation, and required start up is always decreasing so warehouse equipment OEMs and integrators and are always looking for a quicker, more efficient process. He notes that advances in para- metric estimation, the ability to project cost and duration based on predefined algorithms such as materials and square footage, can help to expedite the process from the start. “With parametric estimating technology (PET), we create a 3D
model of the platform with a CAD program. Then from the model we extract data, such as material, weight, and paint coverage. This is passed into a database and paired with costs, and the result becomes the estimate,” he says. Pfannes says that this approach can provide more accurate quotes on large, complex platforms in as little as one hour, when traditionally it might take a day. It also enables OEMs and integrators to seamlessly interface
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their product with the structures. “This helps to expedite the entire process from design engineering and drafting to production, installa- tion, and start up,” he explains. While these structures are installed inside both new and exist-
ing buildings, within existing buildings, anything already in place such as building columns and electrical panels could interfere with the design. The new approach minimizes such problems. 3D model- ing enables OEMs and integrators to overlay their models onto the platform structures. While the warehouse storage and logistics industry has long fo-
cused on racking and labor-intensive forms of material handling, the rise of e-commerce has made larger automated systems, integrated with work platforms and the building, more critical than ever. To speed the process of successfully implementing such systems from concept to installation and start up, the sooner warehouse equipment OEMs and integrators investigate advanced platforms using 3D mod- eling design, data extraction, and DFM, the greater their advantage
over the competition. Contact: Steel King Industries, Inc., 2700 Chamber Street,
Stevens Point, WI 54481 % 715-254-1412 E-mail:
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arehouse OEMs and integrators can accelerate successful project completion of even increasingly complex, automated systems with advanced platforms. The growth of e-commerce
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