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Welcome to LW Automation Consulting, LLC
NEW PROJECT EVALUATION
LW
Consulting LLC specializes in supporting clients directly, as well as
working with material handling companies and client consultants, to
evaluate warehousing and distribution automation projects. Specifically
projects involving complex automated material handling including ASRS
(automated storage and retrieval systems), conveyance technology &
WMS (warehouse management systems) and control are assessed for
technical and financial viability. The
focus is to help clients determine which technologies, software, and
equipment best match the short and long term requirements & goals
of the company.
Existing Systems Evaluation
LW Consulting LLC also specializes in evaluating the functionality and performance of existing systems. Frequently,
the customer business model changes leaving the automation unable to
perform either the performance or functionality needs of customers the
business is serving. The focus is to
determine if design changes to electromechanical or control systems can
be made cost effectively and integrated safely to return the
performance and functionality needed to execute the day to day business.
VENDOR EVALUATION
Whether
for new systems or upgrades to existing systems, vendor selection for
projects is critical in executing recommended projects. Critical
aspects of equipment suitability, installation capability, experience
in the business sector, project experience, and technical and financial
resources all need careful review. The
focus is to establish metrics to gauge the best-in-class vendors and
then determine the best value alternatives to recommend to the client.
EXPERIENCE
Len
DeWeerdt, has over 25 years experience assessing client warehousing and
distribution business requirements and subsequently developing
automation solutions that are financially viable.
Breath
of experience matters. Equipment and control options can be very
extensive and having familiarity with the wide array of equipment
types, their features and benefits and track record is critical in
making recommendations for new and upgrade projects. Moreover, implementation experience is critical in understanding the pitfalls of projects.
LW Consulting specialist partners are brought in to assist in developing large or complex projects. IT, Project Management, and other specialists can be networked to clients to help them in stages beyond selection and into implementation.
LW Consulting puts all the experience needed to assess, select, and overview material handling solutions.
More Experience
Equipment Types - Unit load, case, and piece
- AS/RS - all types
- Conveyors - all types
- AGVS - all types
- Robotic pick and palletize - all types
New System Design Collaborations estimated 300+ projects
Material Handling Design Suppliers
Material Handling Consultants - partial list
- St. Onge & Company
- SORA
- Gross & Associates
- Sedlak
- Keogh
- The Facility Group
- Precision Distribution Consulting
- OPS
Design-Build Consultants - partial list
- Stellar
- Bonar
- Stahlman Group
- Dennis Group
Industry Career Clients partial list, estimated 100+ project design concepts
- Pharmaceuticals - Ross-Abbott Labs , Schering-Plough,
- Consumer Goods - Procter & Gamble, Lever
- Food & Dairy - Frito-Lay, Cargill, ConAgra, Kraft, Mastellone Hermanos SA (Argentina)
- Food Markets - Kroger, Wegmans, HEB, Safeway
- Paper - Norske, Domtar
- Government Related - USN, Federal Reserve Banks, USAF, Lockheed, Kaiser Engineers
- Beverage - Coors, Anheuser Busch, Brahma Beer (Brasil), Coca Cola, Pepsi, Tropicana
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