Construx
Construx: ‘much more convenient than an ordinary rack’
With branches in Belgium, the Netherlands and Romania, Construx is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of formwork systems and precast moulds for concrete elements. At its headquarters in Hulste, Belgium, (50 employees) the company has been using two long materials storage racks since 2020.
Planner Koen Dhoore, as production manager of the 3D tube laser cutter, is also responsible for the long materials storage racks alongside it. “As a result of purchasing our tube laser cutter, we needed more space”, he explains. “The old racks that we were using for storage, for both the tube laser cutter and sawmill, took up too much room. That’s why we started looking upwards.”
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LM logic D-6 long materials storage rack + LM logic D-12 long materials storage rack - Interview with:
Planner Koen Dhoore
Special variant
Construx started using its LM logic D-12 (12 metres) in May 2020, with the LM logic D-6 (6 metres) following one month later. In both cases it purchased a special variant. The 12-metre storage rack was the first logic D-12. “A double variant with a total of 19 drawers.”
At the time the D-6 had a standard load-carrying capacity of 3 tonnes per drawer. “But we have one with 36 drawers, each capable of holding 5 tonnes of material. With longitudinal unloading from the end of the machine. ”
Chock-full
“We take on reasonably big projects with short lead times. For that reason we need to keep lots of material in stock. The D-6 has now pretty much been filled with all the stock we had lying around in the sawshop: round, flat and L profiles. And the D-12, which we use to store large profiles for the tube laser cutter, is also chock-full at present.”
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Time savings
Besides saving space, the storage racks are also helping Construx save time: “Compared to an ordinary rack it’s a different way of working. It’s much more convenient. We have a better overview and no longer have to search through racks. However, it’s important to ensure the items that you take out or put back are properly logged. To begin with, this took a bit of getting used to, but now it’s working well. We have now designated one person who is responsible for getting everything ready. That means other employees no longer have to go searching for the pieces they need.”
Logging options
The logging options also allow Construx to allocate material to projects, Dhoore continues: “We will soon be getting a software update that will enable us to link stock records to projects. That will give us an even greater overview when it comes to purchasing and planning.”
“We take on reasonably big projects with short lead times. For that reason we need to keep lots of material in stock.”
Koen Dhoore, planner Construx
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Satisfied with aalbers|farina and sales partner de tollenaere
The purchase of the long goods warehouses was made through De Tollenaere, aalbers|farina’s sales partner in Belgium. “We already had good experiences with them, because of several sawing machines and other machines. We are very satisfied with their service.” Dhoore is also pleased with aalbers|farina’s service. “Such a long goods rack remains a machine. And machines sometimes have faults, eh. But if there is something, we can always call or email. Then they log in via remote access to take a look and it’s solved quickly.”