The metal racks from ATOX Storage Systems and the automations from ATOX Soluciones Tecnológicas reaped great success during the 19th International Logistics and Maintenance Exhibition (SIL) held last June 2017. In this edition of SIL, innovation had a special role, focusing on satisfying the needs that modern warehouses have to face due to the pressure imposed by the demands of electronic commerce.
This year, the event had 40% internationalization of the participating companies, from more than 38 countries, and an audience of more than 30,000 visitors, representing an increase of 5% compared to the previous year’s edition, according to official sources. . The show’s program covered highly topical topics, such as the Internet of Things applied to the supply chain, the digitization of the industry or the logistical challenges of electronic commerce.
innovation in logistics
The economic figures of the last year and the forecasts for the next place the logistics sector as one of the pillars of the economy in Spain. Competitiveness is a critical factor in logistics business models and can only be achieved with a strong commitment to innovation. ATOX Storage Systems maintains a philosophy of continuous improvement and has the Innovative SME seal awarded by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain, in recognition of its commitment to R+D+i.
As a manufacturer of metal shelving and storage systems, ATOX plays a strategic role throughout all the links of the supply chains, with examples such as its storage solutions for WIP inventories in manufacturing plants, its automated high-bay clad-rack warehouses with stacker cranes for large distribution centers, its order preparation systems using automatic picking and semi-automatic picking, light-duty racking for urban logistics warehouses, etc.
ATOX’s wide range of solutions are carefully designed with the aim of maximizing the performance of its clients’ intralogistics, responding to the needs of manufacturers’ warehouses, distributors and points of sale in the supply chains of many business sectors. in many countries on various continents.
E-commerce and intralogistics
Electronic commerce has been one of the great themes present in a general way in this SIL 2017. The growth figures of e-commerce in recent years and the expectations of even more pronounced growth in the coming years is profoundly transforming logistics. When talking about logistics and electronic commerce, emphasis is usually placed on transport logistics and the challenges of the “last kilometer” or “last mile”, which are increasingly complex. But the competitiveness of online stores begins with high-performance intralogistics.
In electronic commerce, it is necessary to allocate more space to warehouses compared to the store spaces of traditional sales models. Currently, customers are increasingly being offered shorter delivery times, even on the same day, which makes it necessary to have warehouses closer to urban centers where, in turn, floor space is more limited. It is essential in these cases to design the layouts of the warehouses using the most appropriate storage systems to maximize storage space. For these situations, ATOX designs and manufactures custom-made elevated aisles, mezzanines and different racking systems for palletized loads that eliminate the use of aisles between pallets.
Electronic commerce also requires maximum efficiency both in the preparation of orders and in the maintenance tasks associated with reverse logistics. ATOX Technological Solutions provides automated solutions for automatic and semi-automatic order preparation, as well as intelligent roller conveyor systems to automate internal transport within the warehouse.
During SIL 2017, a multitude of professionals related to logistics came to visit the ATOX stand, where they were able to receive first-hand advice on the wide range of metal racking systems and storage solutions manufactured by ATOX.
For more information and budgets, do not hesitate to contact us. Our professionals, with consolidated international experience, will advise you on how to optimize your warehouse. ATOX Storage Systems is an international leader in quality and designs and manufactures its storage solutions to the specific needs of each client.
