Apex Helps Personal Care Products Co. Streamline Operations, Cut Costs & Tackle Inventory Fluctuations The Apex team recently completed an impressive project, bringing to life a new distribution center design for a leading personal care products company. This project involved consolidating raw materials and finished goods from multiple locations throughout the Chicagoland area into one…

Precision Takes on a Whole New Meaning in ASRS Crane Installation It’s been a few months since our last update on this exciting midwestern rack supported building ASRS crane installation project. This summer, we passed a few milestones worth showing off… so here we are! That’s a Lot of Steel There’s a lot more steel…

Heat Up Freezer Warehousing with a Rack Supported Building & Customized Automation Big challenges take a significant response –take a look at phase one of a new rack supported building project. With a new, nearly fully-automated warehouse, one major food processor is getting ready to say, “Challenge Accepted.” Just in time for the cold weather,…

Drive-In Rack is the High-Volume Solution for Underground Cold Storage Warehouse First, let us say that no eggs were harmed in the installation of this project, but no yolk, this is a unique one… and we’re just getting started. Take a look at Phase 1 of an underground selective and drive-in rack installation. Phase 2…

Things Looking Up for Furniture DC After 3-in-1 Consolidation  Merging three distribution centers into one sounds like a smart and cost-efficient move, but that doesn’t mean it’s an easy one. The new facility must unite a wide range of products, load sizes, and weights in a warehouse design that supports safe, efficient flow and inventory…

    Fast Growth Begets a New, Picking & Packing Center  Even the most careful planning is subject to forces outside of our control –as was the case for an upstate NY customer needing a solution for more storage capacity and a highly-efficient picking and packing, order processing, and inventory control system. Apex’s warehouse systems…

New DC Answers Their Optimization Question with the Apex Solution The Apex team is wrapping up Phase One of a new distribution center built in beautiful Salt Lake City. This DC will serve as a hub for a major consumer goods manufacturer. Our job is to ensure that our customer can deliver those goods with…

Major Warehouse Installation, During Winter, During Covid. What More Can We Say? Take a Look! Being a medical products distributor in today’s world with a laser focus on healthcare and severe supply chain issues is a genuine challenge. Luckily the Apex team is here to alleviate some of the pressure. Last winter, we completed a…

One of the best parts of our job as storage solutions providers is watching our customers’ businesses grow. We’ve been with some of our customers from their start-up days and are proud to continue to be their go-to source. In the last year, we completed two projects for one of those businesses. See how we…

Pallet flow rack is one of those storage solutions that really delivers… pun intended. It’s versatile for all warehouse climates and can be configured from 2 to 5 pallets deep and up to 20+ pallets in extra-deep lane systems. Pallet flow is most often used for First-In/First-Out (FIFO) inventory rotation, where pallets are loaded from a…