As the saying goes ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ and that is certainly the case when it comes to recycling wooden pallets. Here at Keymas, we love finding creative new purposes for the old wooden pallets used on our conveyor systems. 1. Book shelves Although many of us now own electronic e-readers, it … Continue reading Five fantastic ways to recycle wooden pallets

If you are thinking of expanding your warehouse operations, then you may want to consider installing an automated picking system. Instead of having warehouse staff pick items to make up customer orders, an automated picking system will remove the products from storage and pack them for you. There are many benefits of having an automated picking system, which we will now go on to explain.

Spring is the perfect time to sort out your warehouse and get everything in order. You simply cannot put off that warehouse clean any longer! If you have been staring at a pile of items that need sorting through or have been thinking of making improvements to your warehouse for a while now, there couldn’t … Continue reading Spring cleaning tips to improve the appearance and practicality of your warehouse

Over time we have seen a dramatic change in the way warehouses are managed. Developments in technology have meant that businesses are now able to manage their stock much more efficiently and meet the high demands of orders that come in through various channels including online sales.

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Here at Keymas we know that many of our clients use wooden pallets so we thought we would share a few ways you can effectively recycle them, whilst creating new things for your home.

The run up to Christmas is the busiest time of the year for warehouse staff and arguably the most stressful. The peak in trade means that businesses are under pressure to deliver goods to meet increased demand and achieve festive targets. Now is the perfect time to ensure that your warehouse is organised. Your system … Continue reading Preparing your warehouse for the run up to Christmas

Although it would be a fun direction to go in, we at Keymas arn’t developing miniature conveyors but a bit of fun with tilt-shift photography (Tilt–shift photography is the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature … Continue reading Miniature conveyor system images (Tilt-shift)

Keymas K-Store: an application to rejuvenate your warehouse: Examine your current warehouse operation, talk to your pickers!, consider zoning, implement Keymas K-Store

Most people are familiar with the term Lean Manufacturing: the elimination of waste from manufacturing processes and, in the process, simplifying and adding efficiency to those processes. Lean automation borrows those principles and applies them to automation.