{"id":11751,"date":"2023-05-10T13:19:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=11751"},"modified":"2023-05-10T13:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:19:11","slug":"mallard-manufacturing-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mallard-manufacturing-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallard Manufacturing Expands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mallard-manufacturing\/\">Mallard Manufacturing<\/a>, a gravity flow storage systems provider, will expand, including a 30,000 sq. ft. facility equipped with advanced robotic and automated manufacturing technology, as well as a dedicated research and development area to produce new products and identify expanded applications.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The highlight of the Innovation Lab for customers will be the enhanced live-feed testing center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Customers will virtually join and participate in testing of their gravity flow project designs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mallard-manufacturing\/\">Mallard<\/a> testing is conducted using customer-supplied materials (pallets, totes, boxes, inventory) prior to finalizing project orders to ensure that the system design is optimized to perform as expected. It is a free service provided exclusively by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mallard-manufacturing\/\">Mallard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An immediate focus of the new R&amp;D center will be to address the rising demand for pallet separators as warehouses implement more AGV (automated guided vehicles) and robotic picking equipment. Pallet separators isolate the front pallet from the rear pallets in the pitched flow lanes.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminating the pressure of the rear pallets is a critical safety concern for these automated systems and a range of other applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mallard-manufacturing\/\">Mallard<\/a> Innovation Lab will also include dedicated space for private offices and collaborative workspaces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11752\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11752\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c.png 900w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-400x251.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-367x230.png 367w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-440x276.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-614x385.png 614w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-519x325.png 519w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MallardWestPlantPlans-9900000000079e3c-606x380.png 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The expansion will include a 30,000 sq. ft. facility equipped with advanced robotic and automated manufacturing technology.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Lab vision\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved plant efficiencies<\/li>\n<li>Shorter lead times<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced live-feed client testing<\/li>\n<li>New product development<\/li>\n<li>Advanced plant automation &amp; tooling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cBy implementing automation enhancements, innovative tooling, and robotics, we can ensure timely, cost-effective, custom solutions,\u201d says Kevin Risch, president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mallard-manufacturing\/\">Mallard Manufacturing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to deliver an unparalleled customer experience. This includes bringing as many systems and component manufacturing processes in-house as possible to control quality and\u00a0 supply products on demand. Our interactive testing lab will allow customers to be a virtual yet integral part of their simulation test and, ultimately, the development of their custom solution,\u201d adds Risch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mallard-manufacturing\/\">Mallard Manufacturing<\/a> has completed three expansions since 2015, including transitioning carton flow products manufacturing from the Sterling, IL, plant to a dedicated Maquoketa, Iowa facility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mallard Manufacturing, a gravity flow storage systems provider, will expand, including a 30,000 sq. ft. facility equipped with advanced robotic and automated manufacturing technology, as well as a dedicated research and development area to produce new products and identify expanded applications. 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