Speed and efficiency are vital to satisfying customers and maintaining profitability in a warehouse. When too much pressure is put on your workforce without making efforts to reduce strain, you wind up with injuries and loss of productivity. Over time, your warehouse becomes less efficient unless you take action to install ergonomic equipment that assists your workforce as they perform their duties.
Ergonomic equipment in the factory makes it easier for people to do their jobs while reducing downtime and the potential for injuries, while speeding up package transfer times from the time it enters the warehouse, reaches a workstation, and then heads to the truck. An initial investment in an ergonomic workstation for your Philadelphia warehouse results in long-term cost savings and makes it easier for everyone to do their job.
Reduces the Workforce Injury Rate
Workers injured while working in a warehouse can cause you to lose money in multiple ways. That’s not to say your employees are a liability so much as injuries increase workers’ compensation costs, slow down the line until a temporary replacement is found, and can cause you to spend more money on overtime to keep production steady.
Ergonomic equipment makes it easier for your employees to maintain a correct posture and reduce the twisting and bending needed to move products. Employees will call out less, maintain a positive attitude because they don’t hurt, and process more items in less time. This results in cost savings, more cash flow, and the opportunity to grow the business.
Makes Workflows Efficient and Predictable
The purpose of a warehouse is to collect, store, then ship products for distribution. To get the products to their destination, they need to be lifted, lowered, moved, and directed to different workstations. This type of organization requires precision timing and predictability, which means one wrong move can upset some or all of the distribution system.
The use of ergonomic equipment reduces the potential for an event that disrupts the movement of products. Employees can easily lift boxes and other objects with vacuum lifts, then transfer the item to another conveyor belt line or stack a pallet in less time. The completed pallet is then placed onto a pallet positioner/rotator for repositioning with the least amount of effort. From there, the pallet is placed on a lift cart or pallet jack for its final placement for storage or shipping.
Everyone involved in the processes can move efficiently and interact with one another in coordinated moves. Fewer people are needed to prepare a pallet or get boxes into place for shipment. Less time is spent on fixing mistakes, and more time is spent on getting products to their specified destination efficiently. You also see more in the way of cost savings because the warehouse processes run smoothly and with fewer interruptions.
Installing Ergonomic Equipment Opens Up More Floor Space for Other Uses
Bringing in ergonomic equipment offers the opportunity to redesign your floor space, bring in more vertical pallet racks, and shrink the workstation so employees spend less time moving throughout the warehouse. The open space can be used for more storage, creating new types of workstations for different products, or building a modular in-plant office in your Philadelphia warehouse.
Learn More About How Ergonomic Equipment Positions Your Warehouse for the Future
At Storage & Ergonomic Equipment Company in Warminster, we offer both ergonomic material handling equipment and innovative storage solutions for warehouses. Our team members are available for free site visits, so you can learn more about how installing our equipment and storage racks helps you save money over time. Get in touch with our sales team to learn more about our storage systems, ergonomic equipment and safety products, and our design services.
