Industry:  Retail Distribution Center
Application:  This manufacturer was building individual pallet orders on a per-store basis for thousands of retail locations. This required the company to dedicate an in-house order picking "store" to palletize the requests of individual retail locations. They were looking for a lift assist system that would allow 2 workers per shift to build 20 pallets (240 cases) per worker hour in a work cell measuring 100' x 40'. 
The Problem:

High potential for Muscular Skeletal Disorders and fatigue due to the repeated bending and twisting involved in loading the cases onto the pallets.
Large cases ranged from 50 to 200 lbs., so a system needed to be flexible enough to handle this range.
The customer's building was not designed to handle any load on its ceiling joists, so a ceiling mounted system wouldn't work. Lift truck traffic in the area would prevent a free standing unit that would take up a lot of floor space.
Gorbel® Solution:  The customer installed a Gorbel® Free Standing side by side crane with two lift tube systems with custom case feet and extended control handles. The system was ideal because it supports 2 separate 100' x 18.6', 250 lb. bridge crane systems, yet it shares a common floor mounted support frame with no center columns.

Why Gorbel Was The Smart Solution:  The customer was able to implement a free standing lift assist system while still maintaining a clear area for the fork lift traffic. They were also able to reach their goal of allowing workers to build 20 pallets per worker hour.