Testimonials & Case Studies
What operations achieved with the technology DeRosa integrates, in the customers’ words and in published numbers.
Customer Testimonials
Operations leaders on what changed after the equipment went in. Each quote links to its published source.
The equipment (Destuff-it) is so simple, employees required very little training ... The ROI on our investment was approximately nine months.
Modula allowed us to protect valuable inventory and find it very quickly without taking up needed factory space. It is very easy to use. My operators were able to use it the first day.
The truth is, this used to be a 12-hour process for us. ... Now we start at four in the morning and we’re done by noon. ... We’ve doubled the amount of cartons we can move per hour.
Gobosource projectors have significantly reduced our safety signage costs, and their low maintenance requirements and longevity make them the optimal choice for our organization.
The Destuff-it has been an essential addition to our receiving process. We have increased our unload capacity, from 1 container per day to 3 containers per day, with most unloads taking 2 hours to complete.
It’s a no-brainer to have this and save on the expense of the real estate. We needed more space. ... After I saw it, I believed that it could happen. It works!
I’ve been doing this for over 20 years, and it’s the best device we’ve found so far to enhance the lives of our associates, the experience for our customers, and to overall better manipulate the volumes that come in.
I’d say it saves us hours each day.
I honestly mean this when I say, this is the best investment we have ever made in the QA and Receiving area, and I have been with the company for 26 years!
Featured Case Study
Averitt transloads 2,000 to 3,000 floor-loaded containers a year. Unloading by hand took 12-hour shifts and was the leading cause of back strain on the team. After adding Destuff-it units, the same work finishes in an 8-hour shift.
“The best device we’ve found so far to enhance the lives of our associates.”
Ed Smith, VP Distribution & Fulfillment, AverittCase Studies
Twenty published case studies from our technology partners. Filter by the solution you’re considering.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingFreight & 3PL
Challenge: Manual transloading of 2,000–3,000 floor-loaded containers a year, with 12-hour unload shifts and back-injury risk.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingLiquor retail, Ontario
Challenge: Co-developed the Destuff-it with its manufacturer in 2013 to cut repetitive-strain and back injuries in receiving.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingOutdoor apparel
Challenge: Ladder and gravity-roller unloading took 2–3 hours per container and pulled 8–9 people off other work.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingFood retail
Challenge: High-volume receiving of food cases from floor-loaded trailers.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingRetail distribution, 488 stores
Challenge: Side-by-side trial of manual unloading against a Destuff-it on the same containers.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingParcel delivery
Challenge: Trailer turns at the dock were slowing outbound routes.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingBeverage distribution
Challenge: 1,920 containers a year of fragile wine cases weighing up to 40 lb.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingRetail distribution centre
Challenge: Needed 20% more receiving capacity without adding labour.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingRetail distribution
Challenge: Loading many outbound doors with a small team.
Trailer Loading & UnloadingE-commerce
Challenge: Sorting inbound container freight quickly and accurately.
Goods-to-Person PickingIndustrial distribution, Toronto & Montreal
Challenge: Fittings picked from shelving with frequent errors and months of training for new staff.
Goods-to-Person PickingGames & puzzles, Brampton ON
Challenge: Direct-to-consumer growth with no room left in the building.
Goods-to-Person PickingAutomotive parts distribution
Challenge: Old horizontal carousels forced pickers onto ladders.
Goods-to-Person Picking3PL, France
Challenge: Small-parts storage spread across shelving in a contract-logistics site.
Goods-to-Person PickingAerospace parts, New Jersey
Challenge: Technicians spent minutes searching for each of 20,000 parts.
AGVs & AMRsThird-party logistics, 26,000 m²
Challenge: Manual pallet transfers limited throughput and accuracy.
AGVs & AMRsManufacturing
Challenge: Pallet moves between production and storage tied up forklift drivers.
Optimization SoftwareDistribution centre with ambient, chilled, and frozen zones
Challenge: Fast movers scattered across the building drove up picker travel.
Optimization SoftwareParts distribution centre, 50,000+ SKUs
Challenge: A huge SKU range with picking distance and strain growing every year.
Optimization SoftwareNational distribution centre
Challenge: Needed more peak throughput without new systems or staff.
Ergonomic Research
Manual material handling is one of the most injury-prone jobs in any warehouse. The equipment we integrate is designed to keep every lift close to waist height and every load moving on a belt, not on a back.
Researchers at The Ohio State University’s Institute for Ergonomics measured muscle activity (EMG) and spine motion in workers loading and unloading trailers at two distribution centres. They compared a standard extendable conveyor with an articulating belt conveyor and height-adjustable platform of the Destuff-it type.
Lavender SA, Nagavarapu S, Allread WG. Applied Ergonomics, 2017;58:398–404. View the study (DOI) ↗
injuries with days away from work among hand material movers in the US in 2020, including 10,810 from lifting or lowering.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗is the NIOSH load constant. The safe weight drops as a lift starts lower or higher than about waist height, which is where VLMs and lift platforms present the load.
CCOHS, NIOSH lifting equation ↗serious forklift injuries a year in the US, with pedestrians struck by vehicles a leading cause of fatalities.
OSHA ↗Figures are as published by each partner or source; follow the links for the full context.
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