Authorized Hänel Dealer
Lean-Lift VLMs and Rotomat carousels show up wherever floor space is tight and parts need to arrive quickly at a person’s hands. Below are typical applications — not a list of IMC case studies. If your operation looks like one of these, we can walk a layout with you.
Manufacturing
Machine shops and assembly plants use vertical lift modules and carousels for cutting tools, fixtures, fasteners, and work-in-process kits. The goal is the same on a shop floor in Hudson or Bloomington: less walking, fewer open bins, and the right tool at a comfortable height.
Tool storage application. Photo courtesy of Hänel Storage Systems.
Warehouse and parts distribution. Photo courtesy of Hänel Storage Systems.
Warehousing and distribution
For wholesale, 3PL, and plant storerooms, a VLM or carousel can take a slow-moving or mid-velocity slice of the catalog out of long shelving runs and present it at a pick station. That is often how Twin Cities distributors free a bay for pallet rack or packing.
Maintenance and spare parts
Spare-parts rooms are a natural fit: many SKUs, modest cube, high cost of a stockout. Enclosed storage keeps seals, electrics, and fittings cleaner, and a goods-to-person opening speeds a maintenance call as well as a planned rebuild.
Small-parts and MRO-style storage. Photo courtesy of Hänel Storage Systems.
Electronics and component picking. Photo courtesy of Hänel Storage Systems.
Electronics and precision parts
Trays and carriers can be compartmentalized for components, instruments, and subassemblies that should not sit on an open shelf. Access control through the Hänel controller is often part of the conversation.
Healthcare logistics and records
Hospitals, clinics, and labs use vertical systems for medical supplies and, in office-carousel configurations, for records. The same idea applies to legal, insurance, and municipal file rooms that need lockable density without a larger footprint.
Records storage in a Rotomat office configuration. Photo courtesy of Hänel Storage Systems.
Photographs on this page are Hänel product and application images, used with authorization, and stand in until IMC installation photos are available. They are not photographs of specific IMC customer projects.
Talk with an authorized Hänel dealer
Tell us about the parts you store, the floor space you have, and the throughput you need. We will help you compare a vertical lift module with a vertical carousel and quote a system for your Wisconsin or Minnesota facility.
