Significant operational savings thanks to VAPOL CZ warehouse automation

The double depth of the trays allows for the storage of bulky items such as tow bars. The 3660 mm wide trays in all storage towers are equipped with plastic dividers in various sizes for clear separation of goods of different dimensions and have a load capacity of 300 kg.

Thanks to the height of the warehouse, the vertical lifts reach an impressive 13,826 mm, providing enough space to store 354 trays in various height grids with a total storage area of over 1,211 m² and a load capacity of 117 tons. The vertical storage lifts are controlled by VertiNode Ai, specialized logistics software with artificial intelligence that optimizes processes and controls picking operations.

The warehouse has expanded with three new Compact Double machines

During 2025, the storage capacity for Vapol CZ and Log4U expanded with three new Compact Double vertical storage lifts. Each machine is almost 14 meters high. The trays measure 3660 x 820 mm and are always placed two behind each other in the machine, so that a 100% increase in storage space can be achieved with only a 65% increase in the floor space occupied by the machine. In total, the machines contain 158 trays with a load capacity of 500 kg.

Vertical lifts offer four times more storage capacity in a smaller area than conventional racks and have increased the productivity of logistics operations fourfold. In the previous arrangement, it was possible to process 250 shipments per shift, and now it is up to 2,000 orders. Currently, Vapol CZ and Log4U have 22,000 SKUs stored in the machines. Picking has also become significantly more efficient, with 255 lines per hour now possible and new items picked every 16 seconds. This has resulted in significant financial savings. Human resources savings of 40% have been achieved, and the number of warehouse staff has been reduced from 14 to 8.