For Titan USA's Distribution Center,
Lista modular drawer storage cabinets are a cut above the rest
West Springfield, MA / Cutting tool wholesaler
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For over 30 years, Titan USA has provided its industrial distributor customers with premium quality, American-made cutting tools. Recently, Titan experienced a good "problem" resulting from steady growth: the company ran out of storage space at its main distribution center. While there was a high demand for the drills, taps, endmills and reamers that are manufactured for the company, the huge volume of inventory had dramatically cut into the Titan's space. The company's old storage units – comprised entirely open metal industrial shelving – no longer cut the mustard. | |
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Although expansion was an option, it was an expensive option that Titan USA president and CEO, Ralph Colby, preferred to avoid. Colby was already familiar with Lista storage solutions, having seen them at many of his customers' locations. "They appeared to be very durable," he said, "and the customers are convinced that their units will last forever."
Titan called their Lista distributor, American Tool in Chicopee MA, and ordered 140 Lista storage cabinets. The majority of these were HS width cabinets, but Titan also purchased some mid-width cabinets fitted with butcher block countertops. | |
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Titan USA greatly appreciates the rugged durability and remarkable capacity of their Lista cabinets. Built with heavy-gauge steel, the HS and mid-width cabinets can withstand the most extreme work environments. Plus, they have 50% more storage capacity than conventional shelving – an attribute that directly addressed Titan's immediate problem. | |
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Titan reaped ergonomic benefits as well as space savings. With each HS drawer providing an 18" depth of usable space, accessing large, heavy cutting tools is never stressful. Titan's cutting tools are also quite valuable, and Colby says that the way the Lista cabinets protect his company's products is the most attractive benefit of all. He says, "Our products now stay dust-free in the drawers, not subject to potential dirt or damage as they were in the open shelving. Our inventory always stays neat and clean waiting for shipment." | | |
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