Materials handling equipment at the new Cummins Hub

New narrow-aisle equipment has been deployed in the USD5.4 million Cummins Inc Global Logistics Hub which opened recently in Singapore.

A Cummins official tells Forkliftaction.com News that the new equipment includes a BT reach truck and Linde order pickers and forklifts.

"The new order pickers are especially suited for narrow aisles," she says, explaining that they are equipped with a range of safety features.

These include sensors to detect passers-by, a camera and monitor system, a tilt function of the cabin to help pickers see and "a blue spotlight on the forklift to alert pedestrians and forklift drivers of the approaching forklift trucks".

The equipment was selected in a local tender and is being used in the facility, one of the company's eight master distribution centres for parts and filters globally.

The Singapore Global Logistics Hub is part of the automotive manufacturer's efforts to enhance its aftermarket product delivery globally and will serve markets including the United States, Europe, China and India, as well as customers across the Northeast and Southeast Asia regions.

The hub has a meticulously designed layout that aims to enhance operations safety. It boasts a three-tier mezzanine storage system with in-rack sprinklers to enhance fire protection and a vehicle-restraint system in addition to the materials handling equipment safety measures.

The warehouse adopts a best-in-class management system and barcode technology in a radio frequency (RF) environment, to control and optimise material flow. With an increase in the facility's height and introduction of a smart-slotting strategy, space utilisation is boosted by 30%.

Cummins designs, manufactures, distributes and services diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems.