On Thursday October 27, 2005 the tape on new store of roller bearings KARDEX SHUTTLE in ZKL Brno, a. s. was jubilantly cut in the presence of General Manager of ZKL, a. s. Mr. Jiri Prasil and Director of KARDEX CZ Mr. Pavel Kraus.

The computerized high-rack store operates on principle "Goods to Person" and utilizes a maximum allowed height on a minimum floor area.

It enables to:
·Enlarge storage area
·Increase productivity of labor;
·Optimally utilize height space on minimum built-in area;
·Highly compressed storage with minimum gaps;
·Secure costs savings by its high economy;
·Highest safety and maximum protection of attendants, machine and stored goods.



The electronic mechanism control of the workstation is ergonomically situated in the level of service window and secures an automated collection of goods from storing place by means of an extractor. The extractor feeds to racks as well as selects and picks out individual containers as assigned by the operator. The left picture shows General Director of ZKL, a.s. Mr. Jiri Prasil going to assign the first command to computer and on the right one the first stored roller bearings descend in elevator to great joy of ZKL Brno, a. s. Director Mr. Jan Otoupalik Jr.

Discussion of attendants with designer of ZKL Brno, a. s. Mr. Janicek (on right side) about savings in storage area. Make your own appraisal: Existing storage area was approx. 900 sq.m., area needed by KARDEX is 72 sq.m. only! Savings os space around 800 sq.m.


General Manager of ZKL a. s. Mr. Jiri Prasil, Manager of KARDEX Mr. Pavel Kraus and Director of ZKL Brno, a. s. Mr. Jan Otoupalik Jr. in font of one of four high-rack stores on modular design.

Straight stacks of bearing rings “waiting” for assembly. In the background the new KARDEX store rises to height. The area of old store can be partly seen on the left. Just for interest’s sake: One stock tower holds 60 tons of goods (up to 500 kg on one rack). In total it represents 240 tons of stored roller bearings on a minimum area!


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