High-Minded Ideas Generate Innovative Designs and Workable Solutions
Sometimes, you just know what you want. Hirschvogel Incorporated (HVI) is a subsidiary of the Hirschvogel Automotive Group, a German company. Many of its other facilities had already seen the value in vertical carousels; the company new it wanted the same for its Columbus, Ohio location. The challenge wasn’t which solution to go with, but how to make it work in a facility with ceilings only 15 feet tall. With problem-solving a part of its operating DNA, HVI relied on innovation and determination to realize their hidden storage potential.
HOW STORAGE MADE THE DIFFERENCE.
When an Ohio automotive parts manufacturer found itself challenged by both a need for additional storage and a shortage of available space, there was only one way to go: up! Investing in a Lean-Lift vertical carousel solution from Hanel, the company devised a creative way to optimize their available footprint.
There didn’t seem to be anywhere inside the facility that would accommodate the vertical solution; there simply wasn’t enough vertical space. In this case, the lack of accommodation led to innovation. The company thought outside the box – of their building – and opted to have three Hanel Lean-Lifts installed on the outer wall of the facility. A little extra design, determination and attention to detail led to a rather nice solution.
“We knew that to get the most bang for our buck we needed to go as high as we possibly could.”
— Jason Cudak, project manager, Hirschvogel Incorporated
