Adapto and survive

Dutch third party logistics provider Van der Helm – Hudig has taken on an Adapto warehouse system from Vanderlande.
From its distribution centre located between the seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, the 3PL delivers apparel and footwear to the European market. To facilitate future growth, the company needed an innovative system capable of efficiently picking, sequencing and packing of a wide variety of products in B2B and B2C scenarios. Vanderlande’s Adapto was the preferred option to meet this change in demand.
Vanderlande says: "This is a highly flexible storage, retrieval and transportation system. It provides unrivalled scalability and availability, and will enable Van der Helm – Hudig to maximise its customer service levels. It makes optimal use of available space in warehouses and allows easy access to products at all times."
The Adapto system is scheduled for handover at the site in December 2016, and will consist of 21 shuttles, six lifts and more than 20,000 storage locations. This guarantees high throughput rates and will not be affected by lift or shuttle unavailability due to the way in which each shuttle can reach every location and picking station in the system. In addition, Vanderlande’s warehouse control system (WCS) software has been selected to ensure product totes arrive in the correct sequence at the pick station.
“We are convinced of the strength and flexibility of the Adapto system,” says Van der Helm – Hudig’s CEO, Richard van der Helm. “Having such state-of-the-art technology in-house will be an invaluable sales tool, as we look to extend our business to other fashion suppliers.”