Case Study
Enhancement modification to automated system at Arco National Distribution Centre (NDC)
Features: • New mezzanine floor built over the existing packing area to support a new packing area • 18 new packing stations with integrated conveyors • New bypass conveyor links to create ‘Shortcut routes’ for totes, minimising order processing times and conveyor loading • Additional automatic order consolidation buffers (50% increase over existing) • Conveyor ‘SCADA’ type visualisation system to monitor the additional equipment and maintain high levels of uptime Enhancement modification to automated system at Arco National Distribution Centre (NDC) The Client’s brief Arco’s award winning distribution centre is a landmark in Hull with 27,796sqm of storage space. It holds almost 22,000 products in stock and operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week shipping over 20,000 pick