Order Picking and Packaging Warehouse Awards Integrated Systems Design - ISD Mat erial Handling System Project

The material handling project awarded to Integrated Systems Design will focus on providing space savings, increased productivity, higher accuracy and system fle xibility. Utilizing proven technology and off the shelf components will help pro vide a cost effective solution for Repair Clinic with minimum maintenance and yi elding fast Return on Investments (ROI). Wixom, MI, October 22, 2013 -- Repair Clinic of Canton, MI has just awarded Inte grated Systems Repair Clinic Design - ISD of Wixom, MI the contract to improve t he order picking and packaging areas in their warehouse. This was done to meet p rojected sales growth and eliminate the need to expand or move within the next f ive years. Repair Clinic is North Americas trusted online store for replacement parts and fr ee DIY repair help for major household appliances, outdoor power equipment, heat ing & cooling equipment, water heaters and vacuum cleaners. Repair Clinic has on e million parts for 160 brands in stock. The driving factors for this phase of warehouse modernization are to eliminate t he need to move or expand the building and to improve productivity and throughpu t to meet increasing sales with the current level or less resources. This award includes the profiling and modeling of Repair Clinics inventory, expan ding order picking by moving slow movers into vertical lift modules (VLMs), incr easing the number of efficiently designed packaging stations and moving them to a mezzanine. The new system will save more than 40% of their floor space. This system will be up and running by the first quarter of 2014. We have a long a productive history with ISD. Because of our past success using I SD to help us economically meet our distribution objectives, we didnt even have o ther companies bid on this significant project, said Larry Beach, CEO of Repair C linic. A few years ago, Integrated Systems Design had been awarded the first phase of t his project which focused on improving the packaging area throughput and labor. The implemented system not only improved throughput, but it reduced labor from 1 5 people to five. We are excited to help Repair Clinic to dramatically grow their business with thi s new project, says Tony Morgott, VP Sales of ISD. The ability to design an integr ated system that meets their requirements of not building an 80,000 square foot expansion or move during the next five years will be our largest contribution, he continued. Integrated Systems Design: ISD is a leading manufacturer, systems consultant, designer and integrator for w arehouse, manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, life sciences, institutions an d retail organizations in North America. ISD systems are renowned for their trem endous value, reliability and ease of maintenance. Systems are designed using te chnologies from the leading material handling manufacturers of the world. Solutions designed by ISD focus on providing space savings, increased productivi ty, reduced labor, higher accuracy and system flexibility to change as an operat ions activities change in the future. Utilizing proven technology and off the s helf components helps provide cost effective solutions requiring minimum mainten ance and yielding fast Return on Investments (ROI).

ISD expertise ranges from handling and picking pieces (eaches), cases, pallets, build lines, and special or custom handling solutions. Products and services inc lude: automatic storage and retrieval (ASRS), conveyor, robotics, batch stations , automatic inserters and printers, pick to light, A-frames, horizontal and vert ical carousels, vertical lift modules (VLMs), controls, software (including inve ntory management, WCS, WMS, MES and ERP), application and facility consulting an d design, AutoCAD, system simulation, moves, installation and service. For high resolution images or a word document for this release, simply click the link below or contact Ed Romaine at 215-431-4524 or email eromaine@isddd.com. F or more information on ISD (Integrated Systems Design), call 248-668-8250 or vis it the ISD web site at www.ISDDD.com/ Contact: Ed Romaine Integrated Systems Design 29659 West Tech Drive Wixom, MI, 48393 215-431-4524 eromaine@isddd.com http://www.ISDDD.com