Pharmaceutical Industry

For pharmaceutical enterprises integrating production, distribution, and hospital delivery, building a logistics system that maximizes space utilization while accelerating order response is essential for achieving lean operations.   Recently, Zowell’s narrow aisle logistics solution has been fully implemented at a pharmaceutical customer’s logistics center, significantly enhancing warehouse efficiency and strengthening the enterprise’s overall supply chain competitiveness. Project Background   The customer operates across three major business sectors: pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D, nationwide logistics distribution, and direct hospital supply.   To further strengthen its pharmaceutical logistics capabilities, the customer constructed a new modern warehouse designed to handle multi-SKU storage and high-frequency order processing, meeting increasingly complex operational demands.   Project Challenges 1. Severe Storage Capacity Shortage   With continuous business expansion, the customer’s existing storage capacity became insufficient. The new warehouse needed to fully unlock its vertical storage potential without increasing land investment, maximizing warehouse space utilization.   2. High-Frequency, High-Volume Inbound & Outbound Operations   The customer faced intense inbound and outbound pressure, requiring a logistics system capable of rapid response and efficient handling of diverse order profiles.   3. Stringent Cleanliness & Safety Requirements   Pharmaceutical products demand extremely high standards of cleanliness, while their high value and fragility require green, stable, and precise material handling equipment to minimize damage and contamination risks.   Zowell Solution   After an in-depth on-site analysis, Zowell delivered a customized narrow aisle logistics solution, integrating:   Man-down VNA turret trucks   Electric stackers   Electric pallet trucks   This comprehensive solution covered the customer’s entire internal logistics process, enabling a full-scale upgrade of warehouse operations.   Solution Highlights & Performance 1. 9,000+ Pallet Positions Through High-Density Design   Under the warehouse height constraints, Zowell designed a narrow aisle racking layout with 1.85 m aisle width, arranging 20 rows of racking, successfully creating over 9,000 pallet positions.   Equipped with man-down VNA turret trucks with a lifting height of 6 meters, the solution effectively eliminated storage capacity bottlenecks and significantly enhanced space utilization.   2. High-Speed, High-Efficiency Order Fulfillment   The delivered man-down VNA turret trucks were equipped with three-way electric fork heads, enabling 180° fork rotation within 10 seconds, allowing fast pallet handling on both sides of the aisle.   With embedded magnetic strip guidance, the forklifts achieve stable strai...