Just-in-tme delivery Years ago, Unilin invested in an impressive automated warehouse with 22,500 pallet spaces. The warehouse, however, allows for laminate planks up to 1.5 m long, while the company now also has planks of up to 2.1 m in its range. That range is becoming increasingly important because of its aesthetics. The planks that arrive here for a final finish through a subsidiary in Malaysia are up to over 2.2 m long. Those were stored in a separate area. “Initially we used to stack those large planks manually, using forklifts and automated lifting systems. But the number of orders continued to increase,” says Stefaan Raedt, Warehouse Manager at Unilin. “Gradually the available space became much too small. At some point you have to choose between building additi

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