Molders must take inventory management seriously to protect employees and supercharge productivity. Traditionally disorderly — and potentially dangerous — mold storage is giving way to purpose-built rack-and-crane systems that streamline molding operations to an unprecedented level.
Here are just three scenarios that illustrate how Globeius mold storage racks and all-electric GT Cranes streamline your operations.
• A molding shop stuck with an aging storage system and 125 molds weight up to 6,500 cannot accommodate overhead cranes. With Globeius mold storage racks, the facility freed up almost four of its original five racks and recovered 75 to 80 feet of floor space. Now, just one operator can set a mold instead of two or three, and the facility plans to increase its mold inventory to 200 or more.
• Roland Plastics in the U.K. modernized its facility with robust Globeius mold storage racks and wrote about the improvements in an April 9 blog post:
- Safe, secure tool storage.
- Available warehouse space is maximized.
- Molds can be accessed faster, cutting downtime.
- Tools handled properly last longer.
• Marley, another UK molder, uses more than 4,000 molds of many sizes. With Globeius mold-storage, Marley eliminated all forklifts from its shop floor and in one usage stores 30 molds in a 78-inch space. Marley saves thousands of dollars annually by eliminating not only its forklifts but untold hours of production staff seeking or double-handling molds – not to mention spending less on insurance or tool damage. And, Marley wows customers by showing off its streamlined storage setup – a testament to the molder’s commitment to efficient production.