MT Food specialises in advanced technologies and solutions for food processing, including meat preparation, cutting, grading, cooking, and packaging. Driven by a commitment to precision and efficiency, MT Food decided to improve its spare parts management by installing a Modula MX50D system.
Initial challenges and Modula solutions
MT Food previously faced various challenges in shipping and managing spare parts for the machines it sold to customers in the food industry. With a single 4.5-metre Modula MX50D unit, MT Food was able to resolve these problems, optimising the storage and picking of about 700 SKUs for spare parts. This compact and well-organised Modula system allows both storage and picking operations to be carried out more quickly and efficiently.
Operation and capacity
MT Food manages an average of 30-40 storage and picking operations daily, totalling 60-80 daily transactions. During peak times, the number of picking operations can reach up to 150 per day, which are efficiently managed thanks to the Modula unit’s speed and precision. In such cases, the unit allows picking tasks to be completed in just 2-2.5 hours.
Monitoring and quality control
In order to ensure traceability and process quality, MT Food equipped the Modula unit with a surveillance camera. This camera records operator activities, monitoring for any discrepancies like shortages, overages, misplacements, or damaged parts. It not only helps maintain a record of operations for possible future audits, but also serves as an incentive for the operators to work more attentively.
Additional features
The Modula unit has been customised with accessories designed to render the unit more efficient, such as a barcode reader, a label printer to facilitate cataloguing, and an automatic door to improve security and access control. MT Food is currently integrating its WMS with SAP to ensure more complete management of its logistics processes.
Advantages obtained with Modula
Thanks to Modula technology, MT Food has been able to:
- Reduce its picking times to under a minute per item
- Easily handle operating peaks of up to 150 daily picking operations in just a few hours
- Optimise space and improve operational safety
- Minimise errors through continuous traceability and quality control
- Take advantage of dynamic tray height storage
Conclusion
The integration of Modula technology has improved MT Food’s spare parts management efficiency, accuracy, and safety, ensuring ready availability of spare parts to better meet the needs of customers in the food industry. The Modula unit proved to be an ideal solution, optimising MT Food’s warehouse and stock management for timely operations and improved customer service.