In an effort to increase the storage capacity of a warehouse and production capacity of a manufacturing facility, storage mezzanine platforms have proved to be an extremely successful solution.
The unique quality of industrial mezzanines
Maintaining usable working and storage space are a potential obstacle to growth and efficient operation. There are many ways to increase this usable space, from higher shelving systems with catwalks to industrial work platforms (mezzanines). But there are areas where foot traffic and heavy machinery prevent the installation of shelving at all. Which is exactly where a mezzanine platform can fit in perfectly, doubling the usable area where it was seemingly impossible before.
Moreover, this solution allows the achievement without incurring high costs for the company. The deployment of metal mezzanine systems is done in an organic fashion, fitting them around existing structures and features. And it is this flexible quality which makes the mezzanine applicable in a wide range of industries.
What industries can benefit from storage mezzanine platforms?
As we just ascertained, industrial mezzanines are a versatile, efficient solution to creating usable storage or work areas where none are otherwise possible. Now let’s give a few examples of what industries this type of platform is applicable in and how exactly it can be of use.
Distribution warehouses and factories
Those are of course the first that come to mind for where a mezzanine platform would be most usable. In both the supply chain distribution centre warehouse and the manufacturing facility, an elevated work platform can considerably improve the efficiency of operations. This in turn can improve picking times, worker welfare and safety and indirectly as a result improve customer satisfaction and as a result the profit margin.
In those industries or work environments, metal mezzanine systems can be used to support an elevated loading dock or conveyor belts. While of course the most obvious use being additional storage. Another use for the elevated mezzanine is to create a separate area for archive materials, offices, break / recreation rooms and eating areas.
And it is this extreme flexibility of implementation that makes the mezzanine such an amazing solution for those work environments. Regardless of the way the platform is employed, it is an asset that can increase the visibility, functionality, usability and safety of wares, equipment and personnel.
Car Dealerships and Shops
The automotive industry handles heavy, bulky and varied items on a daily basis. Large and small parts need to be safely stored while remaining accessible for use. In order to achieve this, a dealership needs to optimise the distribution service and daily operations and strive for maximum efficiency.
The thousands of parts needed on a regular basis in order to repair and oversee the maintenance of automobiles need to be stored but out of the way. Visible but not cluttered, so as not to slow down the productivity of the chain.
A mezzanine platform is perfect to achieve this very objective, creating twice the usable space with easy access on foot or using automated carts. At the same time a separation will always remain between the work area or showroom and the technical part set up on the platform.
Varied cultural venues
This list includes but is not limited to restaurants, exhibition centres and theatres, just to name a few. Performance and entertainment industries require a lot of usable working space while also needing lots of items stored on hand. Moreover, they require precise organization of stored inventory because most of it may be needed regularly. This is a critical requirement for those fast-paced environments, and if not met, it can hinder or interfere with the processes those settings need to perform. Such interruptions may lead to delays at best and crushed performances at worst.
Being able to access inventory and act quickly and on time is key in most such cases. Which is why industrial mezzanines are also extremely useful in those settings. Keeping scenery, cooking ingredients, heating elements, lighting systems and costumes away but close at hand is invaluable.
Fitness centres
Storage mezzanine platforms are built to support entire shelving systems and / or heavy industrial machinery and freight vehicles. This quality makes it also perfectly suitable to support the considerable weight of bodybuilding machines. Those can be either stored on top of a mezzanine or used there, effectively making for a second story where the building’s height allows for it.
But even if another gym floor is not needed, using it to stow away defective gym equipment that requires repairs and clearing below space for customers can be extremely beneficial. This separation can leave more space for waiting areas, a small canteen and workout space, putting everything else on the mezzanine and out of the way.
Hardware and hobby stores
This type of store can develop a tendency to get heavily cluttered very quickly due to the great multitude of items large and small in their storage. No amount of bin shelving can accommodate a variety of inventory that has outgrown the usable space. Which metal mezzanine systems can increase dramatically, allowing to expand usable storage areas, separating often used from seldom used parts for increased efficiency.
In all those examples and others it is unmistakable that mezzanine storage systems can serve as an invaluable improvement in an otherwise potentially difficult operation.
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