Man-Up VNA Turret Forklifts Enable 13m High-Density Storage for a Leading Seasoning Manufacturer

Project Background

In the seasoning industry, warehouse management models directly impact storage efficiency and order response speed. As market demand continues to grow, traditional storage methods often struggle to support fast business expansion and increasingly complex logistics operations.

Recently, Zowell successfully delivered two man-up VNA turret forklifts to a leading seasoning manufacturer, helping the customer break through existing warehousing and logistics bottlenecks and achieve a comprehensive upgrade of their storage system.

Customer Profile

The customer is a well-known seasoning manufacturer with a product portfolio covering more than 70 product categories. Renowned for stable quality and strong brand recognition, its products are widely favored by consumers.

With continuous business growth, the customer’s original floor stacking storage model gradually revealed its limitations in terms of storage capacity, operational efficiency, and order fulfillment speed. To overcome these challenges, the customer partnered with Zowell to develop a more efficient and scalable warehouse solution.

Project Challenges

Before the upgrade, the warehouse mainly relied on decentralized floor stacking, which resulted in several operational issues:

Limited storage capacity:

Low-level stacking prevented the use of vertical space, significantly restricting overall warehouse capacity.

Disorganized storage layout:

Lack of systematic location management made product searching difficult, leading to low picking efficiency.

Slow order processing:

Inefficient picking and transportation operations negatively impacted order fulfillment speed and delivery performance.

Zowell Solution

After a thorough site survey and workflow analysis, Zowell designed a customized logistics solution combining narrow aisle racking with man-up VNA turret forklifts, tailored specifically to the customer’s operational needs.

The solution integrates high-level storage, order picking, and material handling into a single efficient system, significantly enhancing both space utilization and operational efficiency.

Key Design Highlights

Narrow aisle racking system with 1850 mm aisle width

Multi-row racking layout with 13-meter storage height

Two man-up VNA turret forklifts with 1.6-ton load capacity and 13 m lifting height

This configuration enables high-density vertical storage, unlocking valuable warehouse space and supporting future business expansion.

Implementation & Performance

High-Density Storage Transformation

The warehouse was fully transformed from floor stacking to a narrow aisle racking system, enabling multi-row 13-meter-high shelving within limited space. This upgrade significantly increased the number of usable pallet positions and maximized warehouse storage density.

Equipped with Zowell man-up VNA turret forklifts, the customer now achieves efficient and stable high-level storage operations, even under heavy workload conditions.

Significant Efficiency Improvements

Zowell man-up VNA turret forklifts demonstrated outstanding operational performance on site:

High load capacity:

With a maximum load of 1.6 tons, the trucks efficiently handle large-volume material movements, improving throughput per operation.

Integrated picking & storage:

The operator cabin elevates synchronously with the mast, enabling simultaneous order picking and pallet handling at any height, eliminating equipment switching and reducing idle time.

Fast three-way fork rotation:

The standard three-way electric fork head completes 180° rotation within 10 seconds, allowing quick and precise pallet handling on both sides of the aisle.

Thanks to these advantages, the customer has achieved faster order processing, higher picking accuracy, and improved delivery performance, strengthening their overall supply chain competitiveness.

Project Results

After implementation, the customer successfully achieved:

✅ Significantly increased warehouse storage capacity

✅ Optimized space utilization through high-density narrow aisle design

✅ Faster order picking and shorter delivery cycles

✅ Enhanced warehouse operational efficiency and management accuracy

This project demonstrates Zowell’s strong expertise in high-density warehouse solutions for the food and seasoning industry, delivering tangible value to customers through customized material handling systems.