Southwest Solutions Group’s team of mobile file shelving experts recently installed Spacesaver® Wheelhouse™ mobile file shelving for the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD) to house personnel records. The KCPD needed a system that would manage records while still keeping them secure. The mobile file shelving was able to provide better organization, secure access, and it increased their storage capacity in half the floor space! Here is what the KCPD had to say about our services and their new mobile file shelving,

“Thanks to your personnel, the move from our existing filing equipment to the new Spacesaver Mobile File Shelving went seamlessly.”

We aspire to continue to provide easy transitions to our space saving storage and filing products for our valued clients like the KCPD. We look forward to helping them with any of their future storage and filing needs!

More Police Department Record Storage, Evidence Storage, and Weapon Storage Products

For more information, pictures, and videos on our Police Department storage and filing products, click on any of the links below.

• Read More about Innovative Police Department Storage Products
• View Photos of Mobile File Shelving, Evidence Lockers, Weapon Cabinets and More
• Watch Videos that Show How Our Products Will Work in Your Police Department

Designing and Planning Mobile File Shelving for Police Department Record Storage

Southwest Solutions Group specializes in innovative storage and filing equipment that organizes, stores, and secures information and evidence from seizure until submission at trial. Whether you need a more efficient information system, space saving evidence shelving, or secure evidence lockers and weapons storage, we can help. Our professional representatives will work closely with you to understand your needs, and analyze your situation. After we fully understand your requirements and goals, we will provide a proposed solution with plan drawings. Give us a call at 1-800-803-103 or send us an email to get in touch with a local Southwest Solutions Group representative in your area.

Equipment managers need to keep their team’s uniforms and gear organized. If you don’t have a good storage system, it can be easy for the gear and uniforms to pile up on top of each other and turn into a disaster area. An easy way to manage equipment and uniforms is with high density athletic equipment storage shelving. The high density shelving will fix an unorganized mess and turn it into an efficient space saving storage system.

Storing Uniforms in High Density Athletic Equipment Storage Shelving Saves Floor Space

High density shelving saves floor space by removing unnecessary access aisles. The shelving is placed on carriages attached to floor tracks so it can compact together. When you need access to the shelving, just push a button and the shelving opens up and creates an aisle. You can typically expect to save about 50% or more of your floor space. (watch video to see high density shelving in action)

Versatile High Density Athletic Equipment Storage Shelving Stores a Variety of Equipment

The high density athletic equipment storage shelving can be personalized to meet your exact sports gear and uniform storage needs. For example, you can create openings in the shelving large enough to hang uniforms while creating smaller openings for storing shoes. Everything you need to store from jerseys, balls, jackets, gloves, and promotional merchandise will fit in the high density athletic equipment storage shelving. (athletic equipment storage shelving photo galleries)

High Density Athletic Equipment Storage Shelving Shows Team Spirit

Not only can you personalize the shelving, you can also personalize the face panels. We can add your team’s logo to the face panels and make them the team’s color. Now your shelving will be more than just storage; it will be a symbol of team spirit that shows pride.

Are you ready to get organized and start storing uniforms and other sports gear in high density athletic equipment storage shelving? Then give us a call today at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email and we will give you a free 30 minute storage assessment!

You are meeting with an important client tomorrow so they can sign the paperwork to authorize a big deal. This is the make it or break it moment of your career. The big problem is that it’s 4 P.M. and you are in your office, but the paperwork is in the mail. Your only thought is when will the mail be delivered? You keep calling UPS and the mailroom to see if your package has arrived so you can pick it up, but unfortunately no one can give you a straight answer. You keep worrying that UPS has delivered it to the wrong office building or the mailroom attendant misplaced it.  At 6 P.M. the mail still hasn’t arrived and everyone is leaving the office, including the mail room attendant. What can you do, it’s not like there is anytime package pickup. You leave for the day hoping that your paperwork will be delivered to you tomorrow before the big meeting at 9 A.M.

Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers Allow for Anytime Package Pickup

Wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly when your important paperwork arrives and have it delivered directly to you and only you? Package tracking services only go so far by giving you an estimated delivery time. Sometimes that estimate is wrong and you can’t be there to receive your package. Even though you can’t be there, Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers can be. Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers streamline the delivery of parcel packages and overnight mail to the recipient using high tech automated lockers and allow for anytime package pickup.

How the Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers Work

The Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers are a basically a bank of lockers arranged in columns with different size lockers in each column. In the middle of the bank of lockers, there is a computerized touch screen. (View Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers Photo Gallery) When the mail agent comes to drop off your package, they log into the system using the touch screen and the system designates a locker for your package. The mail agent places your package in the locker and the computer system automatically sends you a text or email to notify you that your package has arrived. The text or email includes a onetime unique code that will allow you to access the locker with your package. Now you can retrieve your package anytime you want, and you no longer have to worry about time restrictions, your package being delivered to the wrong office building, or the mailroom attendant misplacing it.

Is Your Office Ready for Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers and Anytime Package Pickup?

If you are ready to bring peace of mind through anytime package pickup to your office, just give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email. We will provide you with expert design and planning assistance to add Intelligent Parcel Delivery Lockers to your office.

Ever wish that you didn’t have to spend your time wandering through different departments of the hospital counting the inventory in every room? Well now you can reclaim the time spent on hospital inventory management for more important things with LogiTag Stockbox RFID technology.

How the LogiTag StockBox Helps Automate Hospital Inventory Management

Here is the step by step process of how the LogiTag StockBox RFID technology makes your life easier by automating hospital inventory management:

1. The supply bins stacked on department room shelves all hold a certain quantity of medical supply items, and an RFID StockTag is represented for each item in each bin.
2. When medical supplies run low and reach its restocking point in the bin, a staff member removes the tag from the bin and puts it in the StockBox.
3. The StockBox reads the RFID StockTag and immediately sends a message through a wireless signal to the StockBox server that indicates that the inventoried item needs to be restocked.
4. A central supply room or distributor in the hospital receives the restocking report request for each StockBox, and totes are stocked with items and medical supplies designated for restocking the necessary rooms.
5. After the totes are delivered to the correct room, the staff member restocking the room unlocks the StockBox, removes the RFID StockTags, refills the items, and places the RFID StockTag back in the bins. That completes the restocking process!

LogiTag StockBox RFID Technology Features and Benefits

• Saves Time: Less time is spent monitoring inventory levels of medical supplies
• Item Monitoring: Precise and specific usage recorded for medical supplies requiring this level of control
• Detailed Reports: Supply and Material Managers are provided with meticulous reports
• Simplified Restocking: The warehouse or central store room can provide area specific totes, which streamlines the restocking process
• Recorded Confirmation: Restocking orders are confirmed

The LogiTag StockBox RFID technology is useful in any area of a heathcare facility where precise and efficient inventory management is necessary to reduce cost and increase product availability.

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email to see how LogiTag Stockbox RFID technology can improve your hospital inventory management.

Southwest Solutions Group’s healthcare storage professional, Justin Story, just finished a project installing a Spacesaver® high density mobile shelving system for a local Little Rock Medical Library. The high density mobile shelving compresses library storage floorspace by reducing the number of static access aisles with moveable access aisles within the library storage floorspace area to maximize space.  Fully loaded 12′ long back to back shelving rows moves easily by rotating control handles on the high density mobile shelving row ends to access stored materials.  Here is what the medical library had to say about the high density mobile shelving and our services,

“We are surprised at the increased storage capacity and ease of use of our new High Density Mobile Shelving in the Medical Laboratory Library. Thanks for your services.”

For us there is no greater joy than to be able to help our customers save storage floorspace with innovative high density mobile shelving. Our customers are very valuable to us and we want them to know we appreciate them too!  Thank you for letting us be part of your library storage project!

More Healthcare Solutions For Hospitals and Medical Facilities

For more information, pictures, and videos on all the different heathcare storage solutions, click on the links below.

• Read About Our HIPAA Compliant Patient File and Medical Product Storage Solutions
• Take a Look at Our Pharmacy, Laboratory, Surgery, and Hospital Shelving and Casework Photos
• Watch How Our Storage Solutions Can Save Space and Increase Productivity in Your Healthcare Facility

About Southwest Solutions Group:

Southwest Solutions Group® has four divisions Information Management, Industrial, Office, and Modular Casework, serving Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi. We have solutions for every department in your facility that has files, inventory, or stuff to store and manage. Some of the markets we serve include business, government, healthcare, manufacturing, museums, public safety, schools, and universities. We are an accredited business with the Better Business Bureau maintaining an A+ rating. Call us toll free at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email to talk to a heathcare storage expert in your area!

Vertical filing shelves and stationary open file shelving  provides sturdy and resilient record storage for your office files. Stationary vertical file storage shelves and record filing racks will use less floor space than conventional lateral file cabinets.  Also, open file shelving provides storage flexibility to house file folders, record file boxes, and other office supplies. One way that clients like to use open file shelving is to store their archive or inactive file boxes on the upper and lower shelf levels and use the convenient middle shelves for active file storage.

Vertical File Shelves and Open File Shelving Are Available In A Wide Array of Sizes and Accessories

Vertical file shelves and open file shelving come in letter and legal depths and a broad variety of widths (24”, 30”, 36”, 42”, and 48”) to maximize any file storage area.  There is also a wide range of accessories that can be added to the vertical file shelving like:

• Roll-out posting shelves to provide a work surface to set file folders on when filing
• Hanging file folder compartments with a side lens, much like a top tab hanging file folder but are designed to hang in file shelving units so you don’t have to convert your files to a new folder system.
• Roll up security doors, flipper doors, hinged doors and glass doors for all types of security
• Numerous sizes of roll-out drawers to store all types of files and media

(click here to learn more about available accessories for vertical open file shelving)

Compacting Your Records by Mounting Open File Shelving on Tracks

One of the nice features of our vertical filing shelves and open file shelving is that they are made ready to mount on to rolling compact storage platforms to save space.  What that means for you is that if you should decide to compact the storage of your records in a space saving high density rolling storage system in the future, the vertical filing shelves your purchase today won’t require any modifications.

Benefits of Compacting Records in Rolling Compact Storage Systems

There are many benefits that come with compacting record storage systems such as,

• Recouping 60% of your file storage floor space (compared to lateral file cabinets)
• Centralizing files into one easy to access area
• Improving productivity with systematic file organization
• Saving money on office lease space
• Quick return on investment

Designers and Planners of Vertical File Shelving and Open Filing Racks

Southwest Solutions Group® has been providing all types of vertical open stationary and compact record storage systems since 1969. Our experienced representatives are knowledgeable in all types of filing methods, as well as code compliance, floor load implications, and layout designs to bring you the best value and efficient solutions. Give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email and let us help you plan your vertical filing system.

Lateral file cabinets seem to be the standard in most offices, but that standard just doesn’t cut it anymore in today’s fast paced business world. Unlike a lateral file cabinet system, a modern filing system reduces the amount of filing floor space, increases your storage capacity, increases productivity, and will store more than just files. If you are looking to know how to update your lateral file cabinets to a modern filing system but you are not sure how to begin or what product is right for you, we can help. Our knowledgeable and experienced sales professionals will assist you throughout the entire process of determining your needs and creating a modern filing system for your office, and here’s how.

How to Update Your Lateral File Cabinets System Our Step by Step Process

We are here to take the guess work out when you’re updating a lateral file cabinet system, and make sure everything is done correctly right from the beginning.

Step 1: We will provide you with a free 30 minute efficiency analysis to introduce a modern filing system that will work within your space and with your budget.

Step 2: We will meet with you to discover what problems you are having with your filing system. For example, do you need security or do you need better organization and less clutter?

Step 3: After figuring out your filing needs and future goals, we will take measurements and provide you with a layout and quality drawings of what your office will look like with one of our modern filing systems. We will also give you the numbers to show how much space you can save and how your storage capacity will be increased with the correct filing equipment product.

Step 4: Once everyone agrees on the proposed filing solution and equipment, we have a team of platinum certified installers that will make sure your new system gets put in with as little disruption to your business as possible.

Step 5: Because we are a full service company, we go one step beyond and will provide you with relocation, reconfiguration, and maintenance services for your new modern filing system.

Our Equipment and Product Solutions for Updating Lateral Filing Cabinets

If you are want more information on the specific equipment and product solutions we have, here are just a few:

• High Density Shelving

• Kardex Lektriever File Cabinets

• Rotary Spinning File Cabinets

• Sliding Bi-File Shelving

• QuickSpace Pull Out Shelving

All of these filing systems will save you space and maximize your file storage capacity, and we can help personalize any of these modern filing systems for your office.

Ready to get started? All you have to do is give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email and we will get started on Step 1!

Organizing files with high density storage shelves creates easy file management for your office records.  Listen to what this file manager had to say about her filing system, “Filing paperwork is the worst part of my job because our file room is such a mess! Some files are in lateral cabinets and others are in boxes, and we have so many files that nothing is organized properly anymore. And forget about retrieving office supplies because who wants to break their back trying to find them.”

Do these comments sound familiar to you because that’s exactly how you feel about your filing system? Wish you knew how to create an easy file management system? Well we know how, and we will help by designing and installing high density storage shelves that will organize office files and supplies, increase employee productivity and morale, and save you floor space.

High Density Storage Shelves Organize Files and Supplies for Easy File Management

Most offices need storage for more than files, but other items like binders, computer media, and office supplies just don’t fit in traditional filing cabinets. High density storage shelving stores files along with all of these other items and more because it can be personalized to meet your exact storage needs.

High density storage shelves widths are available from 24” to 48” in 6” increments, depths are available in 10”, 12”, 13”, 16”, 18”, 24”, 26”, 30”, 36”, 42”, and 48”, and shelving heights are available in 40-1/4”, 64-1/4”, 76-1/4”, 85-1/4”, 85-1/4”, 88-1/4”, 97-1/4”, and 121-1/4” and cut down on 1-1/2” increments. (easy file management system photos)

Organizing Files with High Density Storage Shelves Improves Employee Productivity and Morale

High density shelving allows you to create an easy file management storage system that works with your employees instead of against them. For example, one way many clients prefer to organize their files and supplies is by keeping inactive record file storage boxes on upper and lower shelf levels and using the convenient middle shelves for active file folder storage.

With high density shelving you will be able to increase your storage capacity and centralize your file and supply storage into one easy to access area. Because employees will no longer have waste their time roaming around different office areas searching for files, both their productivity and morale will improve.

Easy File Management Means Using Less Floor Space

High density storage shelving is an excellent way for your office to save space. You can save 50% of your floor space compared to traditional filing cabinets or open shelving because high density storage shelves compacts together to remove unnecessary access aisles. The high density storage shelving is mounted on floor tracks that roll together to condense the shelving and can be opened wherever you need to create an aisle to access stored files. (watch video to learn more about space savings with high density shelves)

Contact us by phone at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email, so we can get started organizing files for easy file management in a high density storage system for your office that will increase employee productivity and morale while saving floor space.

Architects looking for ways to optimize new K-12 school construction costs will want to consider a high density storage shelving system because it makes the best use of the school’s floor space.  A high density storage shelving system is an easy expense to justify because it will save 60% of floor space when compared to conventional shelving and prevent you from having to add that extra square footage onto the new building. This is especially important with schools, where space is always at a premium and funding is tight.

High Density  Storage Shelving Centralizes K-12 School Equipment and Supplies

In the past high density systems were typically only used in school administrative areas and the library; however, academic departments have the same types of storage needs. Organizing supplies like textbooks and laboratory supplies outside of the classroom allows easy access to a central storage area for everyone in the department.  This removes clutter from the classroom and frees up space for more bookshelves, counters and work space, tack boards and storage space for items used daily. Centralized high density storage shelving makes for less student distractions, and a more comfortable environment that is more conducive to teaching and learning. (high density storage shelving photos)

What Types of Materials Can Academic Departments Store in High Density Storage Shelving Systems

Here are some examples of what different academic departments throughout the school can store in  high density storage shelving,

• Agriculture: FFA Club equipment and supplies, magazines, and books
• Art: Artwork, art boards, art supplies, and molds
• Foreign language: Books, videos, audio tapes, and teaching aids
• Language arts: Novels and textbooks
• Math: Textbooks, calculators, graphing paper, and rulers
• Music: Band instruments, sheet music, uniforms, and equipment
• School store: Business Club merchandise, school supplies and spirit wear
• Science: laboratory equipment, materials, and textbooks
• Social studies: Videos, supplies, and textbooks

High Density Storage Shelving Design and Planning Assistance for K-12 Schools

Southwest Solutions Group® has been providing high density storage shelving to K-12 schools since 1969. Our trained representatives are knowledgeable in innovative layout designs including ADA and Fire Code compliance, floor load implications to bring you the best value and efficient solutions. If you are interested in finding out more information about how a high density storage shelving system will meet your school’s space and budget needs, then give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email.

Keeping expensive military equipment like parachutes and jump gear organized is essential for issuing these items quickly and creating fast response times. Organizing and accounting for critical tools and parachute equipment is crucial when emergency operations are specified.  An unorganized and crowded military parachute storage area makes gear difficult to locate and causes dangerous tripping hazards.

If you are facing a space and organization predicament that is keeping you from being mission ready, don’t worry because we can help. Our high density parachute storage shelving and GSA military racks will keep your parachutes, jump gear, and tools safe and secure all while saving floor space.

Organized and Easily Accessible GSA Parachute Racks

High density parachute storage shelving and parachute racks keep your military gear and tools organized so that they are ready to go at a moment’s notice. The shelving and racks can be customized to meet your exact parachute storage requirements. For example, our high density shelving can be fitted with brackets that will allow you to safely hang parachutes and jump gear for quick access. Also, drawers can be added to the shelving to house small parts and maintenance tools. (view more high density parachute storage photos)

High Density Military Parachute Racks Compacts Military Jump Gear into Less Floor Space

The idea behind high density parachute storage is to safely and securely organize your gear in less floor space by removing unnecessary access aisles. The high density parachute storage system works by mounting the racks or shelving on floor tracks that make them roll together and compact your storage space. By simply pressing a button or turning a control knob, you can create an aisle to access stored parachutes and jump gear. High density parachute racks will save about 50% of your existing floor space, which will allow you to add more storage capacity or create additional work surfaces where parachutes can be rigged and packed. (read more about high density parachute storage for GSA military applications)

Designing High Density GSA Military Parachute Racks to Compact Storage

Southwest Solutions Group® military storage experts represent numerous Federal Supply Schedule GSA contracts including SDV contracts, SBA contracts, & Alaska Native 8(a) vehicles. Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email so that we can help you design and plan efficient high density parachute storage system for your facility.

One of Southwest Solutions Group’s compact mobile shelving system experts, Ron Kidwell, worked with Walnut Grove Elementary School to design and install a compact mobile shelving system for textbook storage. The new textbook shelving system will allow the school to store their books in less than half the space normally used.   The compact mobile shelving system, manufactured by Spacesaver®, glides on floor tracks to compact the textbook storage into less space.  Several 9′-6″ rows of  textbooks can be easily moved at one time by turning a three spoke hand crank control.  The metal textbook storage openings are easy to adjust if their needs should change in the future.

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Here is what the Walnut Grove personnel said about their new compact mobile shelving system,

 “The moveable compact textbook shelving is very attractive and glides very smoothly on the tracks.  Thank you for your courteous, knowledgeable, and prompt service and communication.”

We aim to provide excellent services and efficient storage solutions to maximize schools’ textbook storage rooms floor space. We are thrilled that the new compact mobile shelving system solves their textbook storage problem and want to say, thank you Walnut Grove Elementary School!

More K-12 Space Saving School Storage Equipment Solutions

For more information, pictures, and videos on K-12 storage solutions, click on the links below.

• Read More About Innovative K-12 Storage and Filing Solutions
• View Photos of Office, Library, Athletic, and Music Storage Shelving and Casework
• Watch Videos that Show How to Maximize K-12 Floor Space

If you would like to speak with compact mobile shelving system expert in your area, then give us a call at our toll free number 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email! Our trained sales representatives are knowledgeable in ADA and Fire Code compliance, floor load implications, and innovative layout designs to bring you the best value, code compliance, and efficient solutions.

It’s possible you don’t even realize how much time and floor space you are wasting at your manufacturing plant using traditional storage methods. Static racks and conventional bins require more floor space, which puts parts storage further away from the point of use.  Production parts stored away from the production line wastes time and creates additional distractions and work for employees assembling products.   Well now you can increase your productivity and space efficiency by locating Kardex Vertical Lift Modules for parts storage adjacent to the production lines.

The Kardex Vertical Lift Modules (VLM) Increase Productivity and Reduce Errors

The Kardex Vertical Lift Modules are vertical parts shuttles that use overhead airspace to store parts.  The vertical parts shuttles bring parts inventory to the production line worker at a waist high ergonomic counter. Employees no longer have to spend time searching through a maze of static shelving and bins because requested parts and kits are brought directly to the point of use on the production line.  One of our customers, increased picking productivity by 25% and reduced reclamations from miss picked items and errors by 80%.  Also, they reduced their inventory because they were able to find and mange parts inventory with the system’s integrated pick to light and FastPic® plug and play inventory management software. (view VLM photo gallery)

How Do Kardex Vertical Lift Modules for Parts Storage Consolidate Storage Floor Space?

The Kardex Vertical Lift Module takes your unused overhead airspace and turns it into productive storage space. Storing parts in a vertical parts shuttle allows more parts to be located right where they are needed, next to a production line.  The Vertical Lift Module is an enclosed storage system that consists of vertically arranged trays that that can extend up to 98’ high.  The lift’s trays will store small, medium and even large parts all in the same storage unit.   The vertical lift trays come in a variety of widths from 47” wide to 168”wide and tray depths from 24” deep to 50” deep with unlimited partitioning possibilities to maximize the number of parts available for picking. The vertical parts shuttle trays are adjustable on one inch increments and will store medium sized and large parts in the same unit with the most active parts stored closest to the work counter.  The Kardex Vertical Lift Modules come with doors that lock shut access to parts for extra security of your manufacturing parts. To give you an example of how a vertical parts shuttle can impact your manufacturing facility, one of our customers purchased four Kardex VLMs to consolidate their production parts and service parts and wound up reducing their storage area from 2,000 square feet to 242 square feet, which is a 75% savings.

Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Modules Benefits

Here is a list of the benefits of a Kardex VLM:

• Saves up to 80% of floorspace compared to traditional bin storage methods
• Ergonomic storage and retrieval workstation
• Locates, tracks, accounts, and manages parts with FastPic® inventory management software
• Quick return on investment
• Scalable design storing a wide range of part sizes (small, medium, large)
• Provides a lockable secured storage environment for inventory
• Dust protection for parts
• Eliminates bottlenecks to streamline the flow of materials to the production line
• Improves customer service providing quicker response time to ordered parts and product
• Prevents building expansions, and additional offsite storage facilities by maximizing the use of overhead air space
• Increases worker morale and attitudes

Design, Planning, Installation and Service of Kardex Vertical Lift Modules (VLM)

If you’re ready to see how Kardex Vertical Lift Modules will consolidate your manufacturing plant storage floor space and increase productivity, then give us a call 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email. We offer a free 30 minute phone storage assessment with one of our experienced sales engineers to provide space and time savings expectations and investment calculations for your project.

Southwest Solutions Group’s, Daryl Miller, recently worked with a local Austin Data Software company’s Human Resources Department to design and install a space saving high density filing cabinets system to maximize their floor space.  The Human Resources Department’s high density filing cabinets are able to store more files using 65% less floor space compared to traditional lateral file cabinets by storing file folders on seven level high file shelves that roll back and forth on floor tracks.  Here is what the Human Resources Department had to say about the high density filing cabinets and our services,

“From the first phone call to the finished installation, we are very satisfied with our Spacesaver high density filing cabinets and Southwest Solutions Group’s services.”

Our goal is to provide top notch space saving products and services that change the way our customers do business.  We thank them for giving us the opportunity to work with them and solve their Human Resources department’s filing storage space problem.

More Space Saving Office Filing Cabinets and Business Shelving Storage Solutions

Our space saving high density filing cabinets come with lifetime warranties on all structural components.  Our products conform to ISO 9001 quality certification standards and are designed to advance your LEED environment and efficiency initiatives because they save space, use recycled materials, and are designed to change as your needs change. Click on one of the links below for more information, pictures, and videos on business and office filing and storage solutions.

• Read how we can make your business be more efficient
• View our image gallery pictures to see numerous space saving filing cabinets and storage shelving options
• Watch a video to learn how a high density filing cabinets and storage system will benefit your business

To speak with a high density filing cabinets specialist in your area, just give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email! We will be happy to provide you with a free 30 minute assessment of your storage area and show you how our space saving  high density filing cabinets will make your facility space efficient.

Recently, Southwest Solutions Group® Athletic Storage Specialist, Steve Story, worked with Oklahoma State University’s Athletic Department to  install a high density shelving system for storing football helmets.  The storage system organized helmets so they can be easily retrieved and stored in less floorspace.  Here is what OSU had to say about the helmet storage system and our services,

“We absolutely love our new high density football helmet storage shelving.  I’m amazed at the unique storage solutions you have to offer.  We appreciate how Steve listened to our requirements and came up with a very practical storage solution.  Chad and his installation team kept us informed throughout the installation process.  Your crew was very clean and courteous.  Great job!”

For a company who strives hard to provide innovative storage solutions, we love it when our customers are excited about the work our team has done to help them make their storage space more efficient and organized. Thank you OSU for the pleasure to serve the 2011 Big 12 Football Champions!

More University Athletic Department Storage Shelving, Racks, Cabinets, Benches, and Lockers

For more information, pictures, and videos on athletic department storage solutions we provide, click on the links below.

• Athletic Equipment Storage Shelving Solutions Webpage
• Sports Gear Shelving, Racks, and Casework Photo Galleries
• Athletic Storage Equipment Videos

If you would like to speak with one of our athletic storage specialists, give us a call toll free 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email!

Guard Narcotics and Control Access to Medications with High Security Pharmaceutical Storage Cabinets

Pharmacy security cabinets with ControLOC Technology allow only authorized pharmacy staff access to highly controlled medications. ControLOC™ pharmacy security cabinets are equipped with high security electro-mechanical locks that are accessed with a PIN, access card or both, which ensures that only authorized employees will have access to the stored medicines and drugs.

Improving the Efficiency of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Staff

The pharmacy storage cabinets with Spacesaver’s ControLOC™ security technology can be placed next to the patient pick-up counter and stocked daily with narcotics and meds from the pharmacy vault. Employees will no longer need to make endless trips to the safekeeping vault and back to the patient pick-up counter, which means they can provide faster and better service for their customers. The ControLOC™ security cabinets will improve efficiencies in the pharmacy for both the staff and the patients so that more time can be spent dispensing medication and providing thorough education to patients about how to use their prescriptions.

Planning and Designing Equipment and Furniture for Efficient Pharmacies

If you are interested in more information on how High Security Pharmacy Cabinets can increase pharmaceutical controls and improve efficiency in your pharmacy, then give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or email us. One of our pharmacy planning and design experts will contact you to better understand how we can help you increase the efficiency and security of your pharmacy.

In Part 1 (read here) of the series, we talked about four factors to consider when creating LEAN manufacturing and warehouse storage spaces:

1. Adaptability for Current and Future Needs
2. Functional Layout and Space Configuration
3. Safety and Comfort for Employees
4. Sustainable Technologies and Practices

In Part 2, (read here) we discussed how Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Modules are a great equipment solution for creating LEAN small parts storage areas. Now, we are going to explain how Spacesaver® ActivRAC™ Pallet Racks on Tracks can help you meet your LEAN manufacturing warehouse storage goals and do more with less. (watch a video on how Pallet Racks on Tracks save floor space and increase storage capacity)

What are Spacesaver Pallet Racks on Tracks?

The Spacesaver ActivRAC System is pallet racks that are mounted on specially designed carriage structures with wheels that roll back and forth on floor tracks; basically, they are racks on tracks. The rows of pallet racks reduce the amount of static access aisles by moving sideways along the floor tracks to create a movable or floating access aisle. With a push of a button or by remote control, up to 80’ long rows of pallet racks move to open access aisles when and where they are needed. Anything that can be moved by a lift truck or crane can be stored on Spacesaver Pallet Racks because there is virtually no size, bulk, shape, or weight design limits.

Spacesaver Mobile Pallet Racks Allow for Growth through Floor Space Savings

Spacesaver Pallet Racks on Tracks maximize your warehouse storage area by increasing your storage capacity in half the floor space. Typically, 60% of floor space is wasted on access aisles and only 40% is actually used for storage. With a Spacesaver Mobilized Rack System you can store the same amount of materials or more in 50% less floor space. You can use that extra space to consolidate storage from auxiliary warehouses, create more staging areas, add a new production line, add more offices, or add more pallet rack storage. Spacesaver Compact Pallet Racks efficiently use your warehouse storage space so that you don’t have to worry about costly off-site storage or an obsolete facility layout.

Spacesaver Pallet Racks on Tracks Create a Secure and Safe Work Environment

Because the Spacesaver rack system rolls racks together to save space, security can be better controlled if needed.  Rows of racks can be locked together or the entire system can be locked to protect and secure parts from being accessed by unauthorized personnel. 

The Spacesaver Racks on Tracks System is extremely safe for employees to use because it is equipped with infrared safety lasers that run from end to end along the face of the pallet rack rows and side to side across the access aisles. The safety lasers will detect whether a person or object is in an open access aisle and display on the touchpad that the aisle is in use and prevent movement of the shelving till the person or object is gone.  Also, the floor tracks are flush with the concrete slab to prevent tripping hazards.

Sustainable Warehouse Storage and a Fast Return on Investment

The Spacesaver ActivRAC Pallet Racks on Tracks are a great way to invest in sustainable technologies. Because they conserve so much floor space, you can reduce or eliminate new building construction costs, auxiliary warehouses, building expansions, and decrease operational costs like lighting, heat, air conditioning, and insurance.

The Compact Pallet Racks also provide a quick return on investment (ROI). Spacesaver Compact Mobile Rack owners can expect their ROI in as little as 24 months. The Spacesaver Pallet Racks on Tracks System’s three main qualities, easy access with 100% selectivity, efficient cube utilization, and a high ROI with quick payback, allow companies looking for sustainable LEAN storage systems to remain competitive.

LEAN Warehouse Storage Equipment Solutions

In this three part blog series, we told you about ways to improve your warehouse facility and provided you with equipment solutions that will help you make those improvements. If you want more information on LEAN manufacturing warehouse storage ideas, Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Modules (VLM), or Spacesaver® ActivRAC™ Pallet Racks on Tracks, feel free to call us today at 1-800-803-1083 or email us for a free 30 minute phone consultation with one of our sales engineers.

Come visit Southwest Solutions Group’s storage and filing experts at our new location at 7949 Bond Street in Lenexa, KS.  Automated Business Systems acquired in 2010 by Southwest Solutions Group provides storage and filing solutions that will save space, increase productivity, and keep your business organized for success.

Our knowledgeable representatives work with all types of commercial and industrial businesses including government, museum, heathcare, legal, education, manufacturing, and distribution facilities to reduce floor space, operating costs, and increase productivity. So, no matter what you need to store, we have a storage system that will meet your needs in less space.

Office Filing Cabinets and Innovative Space Saving Storage Systems

Here are just a few examples of our office business storage products:

• High Density Filing Cabinets and Storage Shelving: This compact storage option stores files in about one-third the space as traditional file cabinets.
• Modular Casework: Flexible casework cabinets that are easy to reconfigure and relocate saving replacement costs and our landfills.
• Mailroom Furniture: You can keep mail, documents, forms, and literature organized with easy to assemble mailroom furniture.
• Rotary Cabinets: These rotating filing cabinets provide double the amount of storage as regular file cabinets and lock to protect important files.
• Sliding File Cabinets: By attaching your existing file cabinets to bi-file or tri-file tracks, you have an inexpensive filing storage solution that lets you store more files in less space.

Industrial Material Handling Storage Products and Systems

Here are some examples of our industrial material handling storage products:

• Compact Pallet Racks on Tracks: These motorized pallet racks on tracks allow you to condense your warehouse storage area in half the floor space.
• Mezzanines: Freestanding and structural mezzanines extend your storage area vertically to create extra usable space.
• Industrial Mobile Shelving: You can store anything on mobile shelving from the smallest screw to an aircraft engine.
• Modular Drawers and Workstations: Make your storage area work for you wherever you need it with modular drawers and workstations.

Document Imaging Solutions and Electronic Filing Systems

We have a division devoted to all facets of document imaging from planning to implementation.  Here is a short list of some of the services we can provide:

• Information consulting and planning services
• Imaging and electronic file conversions
• Document scanning services
• RFID and barcode file tracking solutions
• Merging/consolidating multiple filing systems into one centralized file system
• Purging files and documents

Designing, Planning and Installation Services in Kansas and Missouri

Southwest Solutions Group’s Kansas office (formerly known as Automated Business Systems) has been helping businesses with storage and filing solutions since 1969. Our products and services are available on the Kansas Department of Administration State Purchasing Contract #10050, Kansas City Purchasing Agreement, United States General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Contracts, SYSTEC Small Business GSA Contract, National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Purchasing Agreement, and numerous Healthcare Purchasing Contracts.

Email or call us today at (913) 345-0289 for a free 30 minute phone consultation to discuss your filing and storage requirements.

In Part 1 of the series (read here), we talked about four factors to consider when creating LEAN manufacturing and warehouse storage spaces:

1. Adaptability for Current and Future Needs
2. Functional Layout and Space Configuration
3. Safety and Comfort for Employees
4. Sustainable Technologies and Practices

In this part of the series, we are going to discuss how Kardex Remstar Automated Vertical Lift Modules, also known as Shuttle Modules, are an equipment solution for accomplishing these goals and doing more with less.

What are Kardex Remstar Motorized Vertical Lift Modules?

The KardexRemstar (VLM) is an enclosed storage system that consists of vertically arranged trays, an ergonomically designed extraction platform, computerized controls, and inventory management software. The Vertical Lift and Shuttle Storage Modules are heavy-duty units that can store both very small and large parts. To operate the Shuttle Storage System, an operator just has to push a button (or enter a part’s inventory number) and the Shuttle will find the part and deliver it for retrieval to the ergonomic work counter. (click here to view VLM photo gallery)

Kardex Remstar Vertical Storage Lift’s Flexible Modular Design

The Kardex Remstar VLM will adapt to your specific needs now and in the future because of its easy modular design. The unit height can be changed quickly and inexpensively to meet any changes of work flow or inventory in your warehouse or distribution center. Also, units can be designed in buildings extending up to eight floors or levels with eight different pick windows. The scalability of the Kardex Vertical Lift Module creates a modifiable space for your parts distribution, which helps to meet LEAN manufacturing goals.

Kardex Remstar Shuttles Save Space and Maximize Storage

Because the Kardex Shuttles extend vertically, they turn unused overhead space into productive storage space. The Vertical Lift Shuttle stores the same amount of parts and inventory as traditional bin shelving in 85% less floor space. Also, The Lift Module’s CubeStar® technology provides one inch adjustability for storage trays inside the unit, which allows every inch of storage to be maximized. The Kardex Lift’s small footprint optimizes your parts storage area layout by freeing up floor space that can be used for value-added manufacturing and assembly operations, allowing you to do more in less space. (view Kardex Shuttle case study video)

Kardex Remstar VLMs Provide a Safe Ergonomic Work Environment

All the parts requested from the Vertical Lift are delivered directly to the user at an ergonomic workstation. Workers can fill orders without wandering through aisles and searching aimlessly for parts. Not only does this system increase their productivity, but it prevents costly workers compensation injuries.

Kardex Remstar Vertical Lifts for Sustainable Warehouse Storage

The Kardex Remstar Shuttles are a great way to invest in sustainable technologies. Because they conserve so much floor space, you can build smaller buildings, and save energy and money on heating, cooling, and lighting your facility’s parts storage area. The Vertical Lifts also provide a quick return on investment (ROI). Typically Kardex Remstar customers can expect their ROI to be between 9 and 18 months. The Kardex Shuttle has been created and designed to allow companies looking for sustainable LEAN storage systems to remain competitive by saving floor space, eliminating waste, and doing more with less.

Stayed Tuned for Part 3 “More LEAN Storage Equipment with Spacesaver ActivRAC Pallet Racks on Tracks”

In the third part of the series that will be posted 3/12/12, we will inform you about how Spacesaver® ActivRAC™ Pallet Racks on Tracks can help you meet your LEAN manufacturing warehouse storage goals and do more with less. If you want more information on either Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Modules (VLM) or Spacesaver® ActivRAC™ Pallet Racks on Tracks, call us today at 1-800-803-1083 or email us and we will put you in touch with one of our warehouse storage planning experts.

Times are changing and everyone is talking about the need to consolidate costs and how to do more with less. Industrial warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants must evolve to maintain leadership over the competition. But how exactly can you make a significant impact on your storage facility that will produce meaningful results while still saving money? Southwest Solutions Group’s warehouse storage experts can help guide you along throughout the process of designing, planning, and implementing LEAN manufacturing initiatives in your warehouse storage area that will help you do more with less. In this three part series, we will let you know ways to improve your warehouse facility and provide you with equipment solutions that will help you make those improvements.

Factors to Consider When Creating LEAN Manufacturing and Warehouse Storage Spaces

1. Adaptability for Current and Future Needs: When making changes to your warehouse center storage area, it is helpful to have an understanding of where you want your business to be in the future. For long term value, your warehouse space needs to be adaptable enough to meet your needs now and into the future.

2. Functional Layout and Space Configuration: Your warehouse and manufacturing storage space needs to be optimized for all possible uses while your layout will need to maximize the use of available floor space.

3. Safety and Comfort for Employees: Providing a safer ergonomic working environment offers one of the best long-term solutions to managing operational costs such as worker’s compensation and lost worker productivity.

4. Sustainable Technologies and Practices: Manufacturers implementing sustainability initiatives now are better prepared to surpass the competition, meet and exceed regulatory requirements, and reap the rewards of being recognized as a premium brand by consumers. The success of a sustainable program depends on a smart investment in machines that increase worker safety, require less floor space, and deliver maximum return on investment.

Equipment Solutions for LEAN Warehouse Storage

In Parts 2 and 3 of this series, we will discuss how Kardex Remstar Vertical Lift Modules (VLM) and Spacesaver® ActivRAC™ Pallet Racks on Tracks can help you meet these goals and create a LEAN warehouse storage area. Come back on 3/5/12 and 3/12/12 for more information on these equipment solutions. If you can’t wait and want more information now, feel free to call us today at 1-800-803-1083 or email us and we will put you in touch with one of our warehouse storage experts.

Designing and Planning Efficient Storage Spaces for Warehouses and Distribution Centers

Southwest Solutions Group® specializes in doing more with less for your warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing center storage space. We have been helping companies since 1969 solve their storage and productivity problems.  We have thousands of successful installations and have the experience and knowledge to assist you in planning, designing, and installing LEAN storage systems based on your unique requirements.

Want to Learn More Details About Donald’s Warehouse Storage Project?

You’re in luck because Donald has provided us with his step by step guide that explains how Pallet Racks on Tracks helped his company double their warehouse storage capacity and increase their office space. Just visit racksontracks.com for more information!

Ready to be the Next Donald?

If you are ready to be a star at your office like Donald by solving your company’s warehouse storage dilemma with Pallet Racks on Tracks, then give us a call toll free at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email. We can provide you with a complementary budget and savings analysis to see how much space your company can save with Pallet Racks on Tracks. 

College Admissions Offices, doctor’s offices, and government agencies are just a few examples of institutions that have confidential files. If your business stores confidential or restricted files, then you need to know about the Electric Powered File Cabinet by Kardex Remstar.  The Electric Powered File Cabinet guarantees effective security for confidential documents, improved ergonomics for workers, and increased productivity and file retrieval rates.

How the Kardex Electric Powered File Cabinets Work to Provide Safe Ergonomic Access to Files

The Kardex Remstar Electric Powered File Cabinet (also known as a Lektriever, Elektriever, Mediastation, and Vertical Carousel) contains a series of vertically arranged revolving shelves that are controlled by an electronic push button keypad. With just the push of a button, the motorized shelves rotate like a carousel and deliver files to the operator at an ergonomically positioned waist high work counter. The motorized filing shelves can be designed to for top tab files, side tab files, boxes, and computer media or you can mix media within the same cabinet.  The Lektriever Powered File Cabinet allows employees to access and retrieve files from a sitting or standing position without wasting time walking and searching.  The ergonomic work counter eliminates reaching, bending, and twisting, which increases worker productivity. (view Kardex Elektriever photo gallery)

Kardex Electriver Powered File Cabinets Secures and Protects Storage for Restricted Files

With bi-parting access doors, the Kardex Electriever Motorized Carousels will lock up at the end of the day or whenever management feels the need to secure confidential information stored in the carousel. The system’s Safety Information Panel (SIP) lets the staff know when the file cabinet is ready to operate. The SIP communicates information with a familiar traffic light design to quickly convey the status of the system to the operator. Kardex Electriver’s can provide total file security with the bi-parting cabinet doors or partial security with individual locking door shelves within the cabinet.

Kardex Lektriever Upright File Cabinets Stand Vertically Using Overhead Air Space to Consolidate Floor Space

By using a Kardex Electric Powered File Cabinets, you can save over half your file storage space. For example, a college admissions office was using traditional lateral five drawer filing cabinets taking up 820 square feet and two entire walls. Once they installed just two Kardex Electric File Carousels, they were able to reduce their file storage area to only 414 square feet, which is over a 50% savings in floor space. (view Kardex Electric Powered Cabinets in action)

Kardex Electric Powered File Cabinet Design, Planning, Installation and Maintenance Assistance

If you are interested in finding out more information on how Kardex Electric Powered File Cabinets will benefit your office, then give us a call today at 1-800-803-1083 or email us.  One of our Kardex Remstar filing experts will help you design and plan the perfect filing system for your office. If you already have a Kardex Megastar Mediastation, we can provide you with service, parts, relocations, upgrades, or accessories.

The majority of the cost to maintain paper record filing systems is in the personnel time used to find, retrieve and replace documents. Lost or misplaced records delay and inconvenience employees and executives, which can cost your company thousands of dollars. Implementing an efficient filing system is necessary for your business to be successful; however, designing a new filing system can be a challenge because there are so many options for how you can organize and categorize your files. Southwest Solutions Group® specializes in creating complete filing systems for Hoosiers and the state of Indiana.  Our filing systems are designed to save floor space and increase worker productivity and include all the file accessories, filing supplies and file services necessary to make your business more efficient.

Finding The Right File Folder to Hold Your Documents

Choosing the right folder to hold all of your important documents is the first step in creating an efficient filing system. For example, many law firms and attorneys prefer to store their case files in redrope file pockets because they can house many different folders in one expanding pocket. Depending on your exact situation and preference, we will make sure to help guide you to the file folder that best meets your needs.

File Labels Help Identify Folders for Quick Retrieval

Once you have the right file folder, you need a file folder labeling system to help identify what’s in the folder and how you will organize them on your shelf for quick, easy access. There are many different filing systems and label types available. For example, if you work at a hospital and need to manage large quantities of files then a terminal digit (also known as end digit) filing system might work best for you. Our filing experts will work with you and your staff to determine which file labeling system works best for your business.

Chart Dividers Provide Document Organization Inside Your Folders

Now that you have folders and a file labeling system, the organization of documents within your folders will help to increase productivity of your staff. There are all kinds of different kinds of cost effective chart dividers available that allow you to easily design a system that will be specific to your business’ needs.

Accessories to Customize Those Hard to Storage Items in Your Filing System

After you have your file folders with chart dividers and file labels, you can add accessories to help you manage those hard to store items. For example, adding pockets to your folders will allow you to store related media documents like cds and photos.

Replace Your File Cabinets With High Density Shelving to Save Floorspace

Our company goes one step further than the rest because we will help you create an efficient filing system and design space efficient file shelving equipment for your files to be stored in. We provide several types of file storage systems including space saving high density shelving to replace all those vertical and lateral filing cabinets taking up space around your office. High density file shelving compacts together to remove unnecessary aisles that are taking up all your floor space. With a high density shelving system, you can create an access aisle when and where you need it, which can save over 66% of your floor space compared to vertical and lateral file cabinets. Another benefit to the high density file shelving is that it can store more than just files. For example, you can store record boxes, books, binders, and office supplies in high density shelving.

Designing and Planning Filing Systems for Hoosiers

If you are a Hoosier that is interested in a new efficient filing system that will keep your business productive and organized, then give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email.  We will set up a free 30 minute consultation with one of our filing specialists to discuss your present filing system and how we can help you improve it.

For the Hoosiers that already know what they are looking for in a file folder, click here to try our fun interactive folder creation tool that will let you design and generate your perfect folder.

K-12 schools, private colleges, and universities throughout the country are facing increasing student enrollment due to budget cuts that are forcing schools to merge or close. This means even more student records need to be securely stored in a limited amount of space. If you are dealing with an unorganized mess and trying to fit your student records or text books inside every empty shelf, box, basket, or cabinet because of the lack of space, then a Spacesaver® high density file or book storage system is a great solution. The Spacesaver high density file system organizes records or text books on shelving and then compacts the shelving for greater storage density and space efficiencies.

High Density Storage Shelves for Files, Books, and Record Boxes Saves Floor Space

Space in any K-12 school, private college, or university is a precious commodity these days and traditional filing cabinets and static shelving can take up what little space is available. Spacesaver compact shelving lets you manage your floor space more efficiently. High Density storage works by eliminating unnecessary access aisles and creating one or two movable aisles, depending on your specific activity level. This radically condenses the space required for storage by as much as 50% or more, freeing up floor space for other uses.  High Density Shelves will store practically anything including files, text books, library books, and record boxes. (view video to see how high density shelving saves floor space)

Organize Student Records and Text Books with High Density Shelving

With high density shelves, you can consolidate all your storage into centralized areas to maximize space. When staff or teachers are looking for stored items, they will know where to find them instead of having to search all over the school. High density storage will improve morale and productivity, which is essential when you are trying to do more with less.

Securely Store Multiple Items from Different Departments in One Centralized Area

Sometimes schools want to create a centralized area to store multiple items from different departments.  Well, with high density shelving you can do that with no worries about security. Spacesaver high density shelving has digital keypads that can lock access to shelving rows or individual doors for smaller, more specific storage security. For example, each department can have their own lock and coding to prevent unauthorized access, which means multiple departments can keep their stored items in the same centralized storage area. (view powered high density photo gallery)

High Density Storage Planning and Design Assistance for K-12 and Universities

If you are interested in what a Spacesaver high density storage system can do for your K-12 school, private college, or university, give us a call today at 1-800-803-1083 or email us. We will provide you with a free 30 minute assessment with an experienced storage expert to help decide if high density shelving makes sense for your school.

Scuba gear and diving equipment is expensive and needs to be organized and properly maintained when it is not in use; however, because diving gear can range from small items like masks and gauges to large items like wetsuits and tanks, it can be a challenge to create a functional and organized space to store your equipment. Southwest Solutions Group® specializes in designing all kinds of racks, shelves, cabinets, and lockers that will meet your exact scuba gear and diving equipment storage requirements.

Scuba Gear Cabinets and Diving Gear Lockers for Wetsuit and Tank Storage

Storing wetsuits in a hanging position prevents them from being ripped, torn, or damaged by insects. You can also hang boots, buoyancy compensators, regulators, and fins. Our specially designed scuba gear lockers and racks will allow you to hang your wetsuits and equipment, in open shelves or add lockable doors to keep them secure and safe. Lockers and cabinets can also be used to store scuba cylinders.

High Density Shelving and Racks for Scuba Cylinder Tanks and Diving Equipment

Another great way to store scuba cylinders is in high density shelving. Because scuba tanks can take up a lot of room and need to be rotated, a high density system is a great choice to consolidate tanks and save floor space while increasing the selectivity of stored tanks. The way the high density system works is by reducing the need for access aisles between every row of storage shelving.  You can also keep them locked up with tambour rolling doors or even ventilated doors that can easily be installed on high density shelving and racks.

Storing Diving Kits and Small Parts with Modular Drawers in Shelving

Modular drawers are a flexible and functional solution for storing all kinds of small scuba equipment and diving gear kits. While shelves provide easy storage for dive bags, torches, reels, and masks, you may want to consider adding some modular drawers to store smaller parts and spare parts. Modular drawers provide great organization for small parts, as well as lockable security and dust protection.

Lastly, we provide all types and sizes of work benches and tables to repair and inspect your scuba gear and diving equipment. The best part about modular casework is its flexibility and ability to be reconfigured and relocated any time you remodel or move.

Call us at 1-800-803-1083 for Help with Your Scuba Gear Storage Equipment Needs

Need design and planning assistance with your scuba and diving equipment storage?  Call us at 1-800-803-1083 or email us.  We have trained storage specialists that can discuss your storage needs and provide budget pricing for your project.

Are you tired of searching all over the office for files? Well if you are looking to improve your office filing system and create a functional organized file storage area, a great way to accomplish your goal is with a Lektriever (aka Elektriever) powered vertical file cabinet.  The Lektriever power file carousel by Kardex will increase filing productivity, save valuable floor space, and provide ergonomic file storage.

How does a Kardex Remstar Lektriever Power File Carousel Work?

Kardex Lektriever Carousels stretch up vertically to store files, converting wasted overhead airspace space into productive file storage. The Kardex Lektriever, formally named Megastar Mediastations have a series of vertically arranged revolving file shelves or file drawers that bring your files, binders, computer media, or supplies to you at an ergonomically situated work counter. The Kardex Elektriever File Cabinet can be controlled by either an electronic keypad, or interfaced with your records management software system.

Kardex Lektriever Vertical File Cabinets Conserve Floor Space and Increase Productivity

The Kardex Remstar Lektriever Filing Cabinet is equipped with 2,700 linear inches of letter-sized filing space. Basically, this means that the Elektriever System has the same storage capacity as about 27 file cabinets; however, the Electriever uses 80% less floor space. The easy to use powered file cabinet will improve your filing productivity by up to 56% because everything is brought to you at an ergonomic work counter.

Kardex Remstar Rotating Filing Carousels are Ergonomic and ADA Compliant

The Kardex Elektriever minimizes physical effort such as twisting, bending, and lifting, and is easy to operate regardless of the user’s body size, posture or mobility. The Lektriever’s ergonomic design and operation are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), OSHA regulations, as well as the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) for forward and side reach, clearance under the work counter, and control accessibility guidelines. The Kardex Remstar Lektriever’s roll-out file drawers can be accessed with less than five pounds of force, and the ADA fixed seating posting board allows easy, natural access to retrieve stored files or other materials.

Benefits of Kardex Remstar Elektriever Power Filing System

• Improves worker productivity up to 56% by increasing file transactions compared to other filing equipment and cabinets
• Saves valuable floor space by up to 80%
• Improves employee morale and customer service
• Reduces costs associated with retrieving and storing files
• Meets ADA Accessibility guidelines
• Has locking doors to secure files

Professional Services for Your Kardex Remstar Lektriever Filing Systems

Southwest Solutions Group® provides professional services including planning, layout, installation, relocations, and ongoing maintenance for Kardex Remstar Series 90, 80, 2000 Vertical Filing Carousels. Email us or give us a call today at 1-800-803-1083 to speak with one of our Kardex Lektriever Filing System experts.

Lawyers and Attorneys are fierce advocates for their clients. To do their job, they need to be organized and prepared for court, briefings, and meetings. One of the most important aspects of success for a legal practice is the ability to locate and assimilate the correct records and information quickly when needed. But what happens when that file is nowhere to be found? You may want to consider an efficient high density legal file storage shelves and record box shelving for your business. Southwest Solutions Group® helps law firms in Kansas City, Topeka, Overland Park, Olathe, Lawrence, Shawnee, Manhattan, Salina, Lenexa, Springfield, and Columbia and throughout the states of Kansas and Missouri design efficient legal file storage systems to organize and store their legal files and record boxes for quick and accurate retrieval.

High Density Legal File Storage Shelves for Case Files and Record Boxes

Law offices store their case files and records in many different ways. Attorneys could have client records in boxes or case files in redrope file pockets, either way you need a flexible and organized storage system that holds many different types of information and records. That is why high density legal file storage shelves and record box shelving are a great option. High density record shelving is flexible and customizable to meet the needs of law firms. With over 1,200 different shelving accessories, high density shelving will store file folders, record storage boxes, and office supplies all in the same storage shelves. 

Use High Density Legal File Storage Shelves to Bring Your Record Boxes Back Onsite  

Many law firms and attorney’s offices are located in the financial district or the power and light district in downtown Kansas City. Even if your law office isn’t located downtown, real estate is still expensive. Not only do you have to pay for lease space, but you have to pay to heat, cool, and light the space too. Maximizing filing spaces with high density legal file storage shelves will allow you to store more files onsite in less floor space so you can bring your record boxes back onsite and reduce offsite record storage costs. With high density file storage shelves you will increase your file storage capacity without using additional floor space because high density shelving compacts storage, which saves up to 66% of your floor space compared to traditional filing cabinets. Cost-effective high density file storage shelves allows you to maximize your office space for file and record box storage.

Additional Law Firm Filing Storage Equipment and Records Management Services

In addition to high density storage systems, Southwest Solutions Group’s Kansas City Office provides many other space saving filing and storage equipment and records management services such as:

• Color coded filing systems and record box storage racks
• Barcode and RFID file and asset tracking software systems
• Mailroom furniture and modular casework counters and cabinets
• Spinning rotary file and multi-media cabinets
• Bi-file and Tri-file sliding war room shelves for files and record boxes
• Records and Information Management Consulting
• File conversions and document scanning services
• Digital Imaging Litigation Support Systems

Law Firm File Storage and Filing System Design Concepts for Your Business

If your law firm is ready to make the change to an organized file storage system that maximizes floor space and productivity, give us a call today at (913) 345-0289.

Not in Kansas or Missouri? Don’t worry we have offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Just call 1-800-803-1083 or email us and we can get you in touch with a local legal office filing and storage expert.

Health Information Management (HIM) is a constant challenge for doctor’s offices, hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, and many other medical facilities. Medical records and patient charts require a lot of room, which makes them a challenge to store and organize. You also have to be concerned with being in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  Well don’t stress because whether you are looking for an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) document imaging system, an efficient patient chart filing shelf system, or a space saving medical product and supply storage system, we can help. Southwest Solutions Group® assists medical facilities in Kansas City, Topeka, Overland Park, Olathe, Lawrence, Shawnee, Manhattan, Salina, Lenexa, Springfield, and Columbia and throughout the states of Kansas and Missouri with planning, delivering, and installing efficient Health Information Management (HIM) solutions and products.

Space Efficient HIM Medical Filing Systems, HIPAA Secure Medical Chart Shelving, and Medical Product Storage

Medical and hospital space is very expensive to operate and maintain. We specialize in filing and storage concepts that manage the business of your medical facility’s filing and supply storage space needs.  These medical storage and filing systems are also designed to increase productivity of personnel using these information management systems.  We have many innovative space saving HIM and HIPAA options for you to choose from, as well as electronic medical records, consulting, conversion and scanning services. Here are just a few healthcare equipment products that will save you floor space and enhance productivity for your physical and electronic patient records and your medical products:

• Spacesaver High Density Chart Shelving
• Doctor Office Open Shelving and Filing Cabinets
• FrameWRX Pharmacy and Medical Supply Storage
• Medical, Hospital, and Nurse’s Station Modular Casework
• Surgical Casket Supply Kit Cabinets

Organizing Medical Records and Patient Charts

There are many different systems available for organizing and categorizing your medical charts and patient records. We can work with you to create a system that will meet your specific needs. Some of our available options are:

• Color-coded chart filing solutions
• Automated medical records file labeling
• Barcode RFID patient file tracking systems
• Imaging patient record solutions
• Medical and patient file conversion services

Assistance in Designing and Planning HIPAA Compliant Medical Record Storage

If you are interested to see how any of these storage options can work in your hospital, doctor’s office, or healthcare facility, give us a call today at (913) 345-0289 or email us.

Not in Kansas or Missouri? Don’t worry we have offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 and we can get you in touch with a local representative to see how we can help your doctor’s office or hospital manage and store your patient charts, healthcare records, and medical products!

Pharmacies and RX facilities are growing in capacity and complexity, which means their medical product storage needs are evolving. Storing various types of medicines and drugs requires pharmacies to be very effective at using their space wisely. RxStor compact slide out cabinets are a pharmacy storage system that replaces stationary shelving and transforms your pharmacy storage area into a highly efficient and organized entity by compacting stored products into the smallest area possible.

How RxStor Compact Pharmacy Slide Out Cabinets Work

A traditional pharmacy storage area is composed of shelving units with access aisles in between. The RxStor compact cabinets eliminate the aisles needed in between each unit because the whole system is compacted together. The medicine and pharmaceuticals in the shelves are accessed by sliding out a cabinet, and the most active products can be stored on the cabinet fronts. So for example, you can store slow moving medicines or bulk medical products on the interior of the cabinets and then store the fastest moving drugs on the open shelves in the front of the system. By organizing and consolidating your stored medicines and drugs, you improve efficiency because the distance between the work area and stored items is decreased. The RxStor compact cabinets also open the pharmacy area up for better visibility and a better flow for people traffic.

Benefits of the RxStor Compact Sliding Cabinets

• Quick access to fast moving meds
• Shorter walk equals faster retrieval
• More meds stored closer to work areas
• More scripts filled in less time
• Reduced fatigue
• Slides allow for easy in and out movement
• Items are stored in the smallest possible area
• Floor space is reclaimed by eliminating aisles
• Multiple units can be access simultaneously

RxStor Sliding Pharmacy Cabinets are Easy to Install

The RxStor cabinets are designed to be easy for pharmacies to install. The carriages are shipped attached to the leveling frame with the trim pieces already installed. The aluminum slides are light enough that two people can easily pick up the leveling frame and slides and set them in place. Then level the frame and anchor it and your ready for the cabinet shelves. Finally, set the cabinet shelf units on top of the sliding carriages and anchor them at each corner.

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 for a free assessment of your pharmacy storage area to see if a RxStor System is right for you.

Are you looking to improve your manufacturing parts storage? Horizontal Carousels use lean manufacturing initiatives, to cut out waste and maximize productivity. If you are looking for a way to do more with less, a Kardex Remstar Horizontal Carousel is a great option. Horizontal Carousels with FastPic inventory management software can increase productivity, save floor space, improve picking accuracy, and give you a quick return on investment.

Kardex Remstar Horizontal Carousels Increase Productivity and Picking Accuracy

With Horizontal Carousels equipped with FastPic inventory management technology, workers can batch pick orders instead of walking around searching for parts one at a time. Here is an example of how the horizontal carousel can increase productivity output: Several orders are sent to a batch workstation to be processed. The horizontal carousels automatically rotate for the first pick, and by using pick lights the operator is directed to the exact location of the first pick. The operator picks the quantity indicated on the pick screen and distributes the parts into six order bins as directed by the FastPic software. As the operator is distributing the parts from the first pick, the other horizontal carousels begin rotating to the next pick, virtually eliminating operator dwell time. This process repeats until the six parts in the batch are filled. One company that recently invested in the Kardex Horizontal Carousel (view image gallery) was able to reduce their picking staff from 5 to 3 people, which equates to a 40% labor savings.

The Horizontal Carousel also allows for quick hot picks when they are needed. Simply push a button and the carousel rotates to deliver the part to the pick station. Once the hot pick part is delivered to the operator, they can easily transition back to the batch order process. The ability to deliver hot picks speeds up the time to retrieve parts without disrupting the batch picking process.

Kardex Remstar Horizontal Carousels Save Floor Space and Money

Depending on your exact situation you can save 40% of your manufacturing floor space with a Kardex Horizontal Carousel (View video). For example, a company had 7,000 square feet of warehouse space and 1,600 square feet of additional off-site storage space for storing parts. With the Horizontal Carousel, they were able to store all their parts onsite in 5,000 square feet, for a 42% space savings. With the space and labor savings, the Kardex Remstar Horizontal Carousel provides you a quick return on investment in as little as 18 months.

If you are interested in increasing productivity and saving floor space in your manufacturing warehouse with a Kardex Horizontal Carousel, call us today at 1-800-803-1083 or send us an email.

These days space can be a precious commodity. Many people work in small offices that are located in downtown high rise buildings where rent can be very expensive. While the high cost of floor space is a necessary evil, it can be the foundation for inspiration to create a very creative eco-friendly design that maximizes and uses every inch of available space. Careful planning of filing and storage areas can help companies conserve floor space for more stylish areas that communicate confidence like reception areas, conference rooms, additional workstations, and break rooms.

Now You Can Get Really Creative with Designing Your Office Space

When you are designing an office space, one of the last things you or the client wants to think about is where they are going to store their paperwork, files, and office supplies but these are necessary items for running a successful business, which means you have to factor them in. Your choices are expensive high quality lateral file cabinets that hog floor space, cheap ugly file cabinets that hog floor space, or space efficient high density filing systems that save floor space and combine elegance and high quality at a more feasible cost. The choice is clear when you consider that Spacesaver’s mobile high density storage systems have the same storage capacity as lateral filing cabinets but take up 66% less floor space.

Lighting Can Make the Difference in Storage Areas

If you are worried that Spacesaver® high density compact shelving will have a detrimental effect on the office lighting, don’t. There is a wide selection of face/end panels to chose from that can help reflect light. For example, acrylic frosted panels can be used to let the natural light shine through. Filling an office with natural light will make your client and their employees feel happy and warm. Lighting can be used in all kinds of creative ways with high density shelving, but it’s up to the architect and designer to make that happen.

You can also add optional overhead lighting Spacesaver high density systems for safety and convenience. That way when an aisle is opened, the lights turn on automatically over just that aisle or the entire system. Just lighting a small area is very environmentally friendly because it reduces overall energy consumption.

GREENGUARD® Eco-Friendly Efficient Storage Spaces

Spacesaver high density storage systems are GREENGUARD® Certified and can be used to help companies reach their LEED Certification on new construction projects. Many companies these days are investing in building smaller spaces because smaller buildings can reduce their carbon footprint and even a small space has huge eco possibilities. The impact of Spacesaver storage and filing systems are smaller energy efficient buildings, lower construction costs, and less energy to light, heat and cool buildings.

Design and Storage Planning Experts

There are many innovative and creative ways to minimize the required storage space areas and produce more fashionable office impact areas. We have been assisting clients, architects, and designers with innovative storage solutions since 1969, and we understand the challenges of today’s office space and know what it takes to make a small area efficient and organized. Give us a call today at 1-800-803-1083.

Space Efficient Sheet Music Cabinets for Music Educators

Keeping music alive in schools is an integral part of the education system. With adequate funding for music departments in short supply, storing everything you need to teach, practice, and perform can be a challenge. Music educators in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities have all faced the same challenges of how to store their sheet music in a limited floor space. Traditional four and five-drawer file cabinets are not space efficient and waste usable floorspace.  A great solution to storing sheet music efficiently is Spacesaver® QuickSpace® pull out storage cabinets. Quick Space slide out wall storage shelves are unique storage units that can double your sheet music storage capacity without using additional floor space.

How Quick Space Sheet Music Cabinets Save Floor Space

These slide-out wall shelving and cabinets designed to store sheet music, slide in and out on a modular rail system located within the cabinet.  Because each QuickSpace wall storage carriage slides in and out, an access aisle within the system is unnecessary. The Spacesaver Quick Space storage system uses the natural egress aisle in front of the cabinet to access sheet music (much like a traditional file cabinet), which means the cabinet can fit in tight spaces, between wall columns, in alcoves, and more.

Pull Out Shelves for Sheet Music Storage Flexibility

QuickSpace wall shelves offer a contemporary design and easy installation even in tight spaces. Quick Space storage cabinets are available in a range of standard sizes, configurations and finishes, which makes these pull out cabinets a cost-effective storage solution for your sheet music. You can customize the QuickSpace system to meet your needs because various shelving widths and depths can be mixed together. Also, Quick Space sliding shelving cabinets are easy to add on to and relocate without affecting other sliding wall shelving units.

Ready to Upgrade to Quick Space Cabinets for Your Sheet Music?

If you are a music educator and ready to see how a Spacesaver QuickSpace sheet music storage cabinets will make your music department more space efficient, give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 or email us. One of our Quick Space experts will be happy to provide you with a free assessment of your sheet music storage area.

Lateral file cabinets take up a substantial amount of floor space and make documents difficult to find because they are all hidden inside drawers. If you are looking for a more space efficient way to store your files, consider Open Vertical File Shelves.  Open File Shelves are tall vertical filing systems that save floor space, increase productivity, and provide a professional image for your office.

Tall Vertical Open Filing Cabinets with Lateral Shelves

Tall vertical open filing cabinets are designed with flexible lateral shelves. The lateral shelves can be installed with ease because you don’t need any special tools, just a rubber mallet. Also, you can add new lateral shelves to reconfigure the shelving units for record boxes and supply storage. There are also numerous accessories to personalize your open shelving cabinets to meet your needs such as,

• Pull-out reference work shelves and posting shelves
• Vertical file dividers and file support separators 
• Optional designer end panels
• Lockable flipper doors and roll-up tambour security doors
• Lockable roll-out storage and file drawers

Add an Oblique Shelf Organizer to Your Open File Shelves to Organize Forms, Literature, and Documents

Organize your open vertical file shelves with Oblique Shelf Organizers from our partner site StoreMoreStore to customize frequently used forms, literature, mail, and more. The Oblique Shelf Organizer unit sits perfectly in your open file shelving. The Shelf Organizer comes with side tab hanging folders with easy to read 6” magnified label holders. The Oblique Folders hang on rails and expand and contract to maximize the available shelf space while keeping your information organized. If you are wondering how you can get this great file organizing product, you can shop for them at our partner store, StoreMoreStore. The Oblique Shelf Organizers are available in standard widths are 33-3/4″, 39-3/4″, and 45-3/4″ with custom sizes available. (click here to shop StoreMoreStore for Oblique Shelf Organizers)

Tall Vertical Open File Shelves Design and Planning Assistance

We know that setting up a new filing system or overhauling your present filing system takes designing and planning. We specialize in designing and planning tall open filing cabinet systems. Give us a call at 1-800-803-1083 and we will give you a free 30 min assessment for you to see how tall open filing cabinets can save you floor space and increase your productivity.

What are Pharmacy Sliders with RX Shelving Cabinets?

Bi-Storage Pharmacy Sliders are specially designed RX shelving cabinets placed on floor tracks. The customizable cabinets allow you to have open shelving, doors, or drawers that are designed especially for drug products and other medical product storage. These RX shelving cabinets are then placed on a sliding track system two (Bi-Storage) or three (Tri-Storage) deep. The Pharmacy Sliders work by placing RX shelving cabinets one in front of the other with the back RX shelving cabinets sitting stationary on the floor and the front RX shelving cabinets on moving wheels that roll from side to side on the floor tracks from left to right or vice versa. There is always at least one less sliding or rolling RX shelving cabinet in front of the stationary cabinets so you can access the back RX cabinets.

Benefits of Pharmacy Sliders with RX Shelving Cabinets

The innovative design of the Bi-Storage and Tri-Storage cabinets allows you to store active pharmaceuticals in the front shelving units and inactive medicines in the back. This way you know where the medicines and drugs are that you use most often. Also, by converting your stationary shelving to Bi-Storage and Tri-Storage Pharmacy Sliders you free up about 40% of your floor space. Bi-Storage and Tri-Storage Sliders open the pharmacy area up enhancing visibility and the flow of people traffic.  Now, you can save time looking for products because they are condensed in a smaller area. This will speed up your customer service so you can be efficient and quick. Another important benefit to the Pharmacy Sliders is that you can add locking doors to the RX cabinets, which provide extra security for certain narcotics. Click here to view our complete Healthcare Photo Gallery.

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to see how we can create Pharmacy Sliders with RX Cabinets that will meet your specific pharmacy needs.

Has your storage area become cramped because you are running out of and need more floor space? Are you finding that parts and supplies are disorganized and not where they are supposed to be and you are wasting time trying to find them? Well you won’t have to worry about that anymore with Storage on Rails. The Storage on Rails System keeps you organized while reducing your storage area and increasing productivity.

What is Storage on Rails?

Storage on Rails is exactly what it sounds like. It is a storage system that is placed on rails that roll together to create an efficient compact storage area. The Storage on Rails Mobile Rack and Shelving System converts traditional access storage aisles into one or two movable access aisles based on your activity level. The Storage on Rails System can reduce your storage area by up to 50% or more.  Storage on Rails can be used with four drawer file cabinets or even using your existing stationary shelving. Now you can use that extra room for other uses or add more Storage on Rails for additional storage. (click here to watch storage on rails space saving video)

What Can I Store in a Storage on Rail System?

Here are just a few applications that can be stored on Storage on Rails:

• Archival Record File Boxes
• Your exiting File Cabinets
• Clean Room storage of all types of items
• Sports Athletic Gear
• Healthcare pharmaceuticals and medical patient charts
• Museum artwork and artifacts
• Military mobility bags and armory weapons
• Law Enforcement evidence, weapons, and uniforms
• Library books and archival boxes
• Industrial Pallets
• Law Office Redrope File Pockets

How do you Open the Access Aisles for the Storage on Rails?

There are three modes of operation available for Storage on Rails. The first is a manual pull handle system. The manual pull system is only recommended for small Storage on Rail Systems that are not accessed very often. The second mode of operation is a mechanical assist hand crank. The mechanical assist is a three spoke or steering wheel like handle that you turn to open the system to create the access aisle.  The handle is easy to use and available in several different turning effort ratios to make sure the system’s weight requires little effort to turn the handle mechanism.  One mechanical assist handle will typically move up to six or more rows of fully loaded Storage on Rail’s cabinets very easily.  The third option is the push button. The push button operation is the easiest and requires no force or action from the person trying to open the system. The powered push button Storage on Rails system is convenient and easy to use and comes with many standard and optional safety features. (click here to view powered Storage on Rails video)

If you are ready to invest in Storage on Rails to save floor space, increase productivity, and get organized, then call us at 1-800-803-1083 so one of our Storage on Rails specialists can get to work designing and creating your system!

What is the Section 179 Tax Deduction?

When your business buys certain items of equipment, it typically gets to write them off a little at a time through depreciation; however, most business owners would really prefer to write off the entire equipment purchase price for the year they buy it. In fact, if a business could write off the entire amount, they might add more equipment this year instead of waiting. That’s the whole purpose behind Section 179, to motivate the American economy (and your business) to move in a positive direction.

What Does This Mean for You?

The Section 179 Deduction means that buying the equipment you need to keep your business organized and competitive is that much easier on your wallet. The KardexRemstar Element VLM takes your unproductive overhead air space and turns it into productive storage space all while saving you floor space and increasing picking and inventory accuracy. The Spacesaver ActivRac High Capacity Pallet Rack System can reduce your warehouse pallet storage area by 50%.  Also, through the Section 179 Deduction you can get a quicker return on investment (ROI) from a Kardex Remstar Element VLM and Spacesaver ActivRac High Capacity Pallet Rack Storage System.

Southwest Solutions Group designs and plans Kardex Remstar Element VLMs and ActivRack Storage Systems for all types of businesses. Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to see how the Kardex Remstar Element VLM or Spacesaver ActivRac can work for you. And remember, the Section 179 Deduction is only good till the end of December 2011, so act fast!

Rolled Plan Drawing and Poster Storage Racks

Plan drawing steel shelving stores rolled plan drawings, construction blueprints, rolled posters, architectural drawings and flat blueprints and other drawings all in the same storage rack unit.   Buy Units On-line at StoreMore Store.

 The plan drawing storage rack shelves are adjustable, as well as the vertical dividers, to hold any diameter of construction plans, posters, rolled rugs, or other rolled items.  The rolled plan drawing rack is made of steel and available in 19 colors.  Organize your rolled plan drawings with this flexible storage rack. The shelving rack is easy to assemble requiring a rubber mallet to install the shelves and a screwdriver and pliers to install the vertical dividers.

Rolled Plan Drawing and Poster Storage Rack Product Features:

• Stores construction drawings, posters, rolled blueprints, and flat plan drawings
• Comes with closed side panels and adjustable/removable vertical partitions to divide the shelves into cubby slots
• Comes with a front base to keep pens and other items from sliding under the bottom shelf
• Shelves are made of steel and are adjustable on 1-1/2″ centers 
• Choice of 19 standard colors
• Made in the U.S.A.

Please feel free to email us or call us toll free at 1-855-786-7667 with any questions you may have on the rolled plan storage racks.

How the Spacesaver XTend™ System Maximizes Archival Storage Facilities

The Spacesaver XTend™ System is designed with shelving units that go up as high as 35 feet with as many as 30 tiers of shelves. That’s five times the height of a traditional shelving unit! The tall rows of shelving roll on mobile carriages to move together to reduce inactive access aisles and compact or condense the storage area down to a very small footprint. Typically, the Mobile High Bay XTend™ shelving uses one to two moveable access aisles where traditional fixed type shelving would have six to twelve (or more) aisles.  Accessing the Spacesaver high bay shelving is easy, with just the push of a button the towering rows of shelving roll on tracks to create an access aisle when and where you need it.  Archives are retrieved and stored via an efficient aisle picker type lift.  The Spacesaver Xtend™ Mobile High Bay Shelving System has numerous fail-safe safety features to protect archives and people using the system. (click here to watch Spacesaver XTend video)

Benefits of the Spacesaver XTend™ Mobile System

Here are just a few of the reasons why you should consider the Spacesaver XTend™ Mobile System if you are contemplating expanding your archival record storage:

1. Space Efficient: The XTend™ Storage system can reduce your archive storage floor space by as much 80%. 
2. Cost-effective: The Spacesaver XTend™ fits in your existing off-site storage building, so you don’t have to pay for construction of a new building, which can be 4 times as much as the XTend™ System alone.
3. Environmentally Friendly: Because the XTend™ System is space efficient, you save on energy and other operating costs.
4. Customizable: Spacesaver XTend™ Mobile Systems are flexible and modifiable to meet the unique requirements of your storage facility.
5. Safe: The Xtend™ has electronic systems to stop the shelving movement when a person enters an open access aisle. Also, the Spacesaver XTend™ is approved for fire safety by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and integrates with early fire suppression providing fast response to sprinklers to greatly minimize the risk of fires damage.

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 for a free space assessment of your archive storage area and to see how a Spacesaver XTend™ Mobile High Bay Storage System will benefit your organization.

Southwest Solutions Group® recognizes that there is more to your filing system than the shelves they sit on.  A well thought out filing system not only saves valuable floor space, it increases worker productivity as well. A well designed filing system allows employees to spend more time actually working instead of searching for the files they need.

Here is an example of a space saving filing solution that can keep you organized:

Instead of keeping files organized alphabetically in bulky lateral file cabinets, you can keep them on sliding open shelving units with rolling doors in Smead Redrope File Pockets. The sliding open shelving saves you 40% in floor space and costs less than lateral file cabinets, while the file pockets keep you efficient and organized.

Give us a call today at 1-800-803-103 and our team of filing professionals will work closely with you to analyze your existing system and provide a filing solution that will help improve productivity with an organized filing system.

Want to know more about Smead Redrope File Pockets?

Redrope file pockets are a great way to keep folders organized. You can group numerous regular files in redrope pocket folders because they have expanding gussets that expand to 3-1/2″ or 5-1/4″. This is a great solution for lawyers that have case files with many different file folders.  You can keep all the case folders in just one redrope file pocket and have the whole case in one easy to access location.

Tabbies File Pockets Accessories to Make You More Productive

To make the redrope file pockets even more convenient, you can attach a Tabbies® pull handle. The Tabbies pull handle allows you to pull on it when you are reaching for a file instead of the redope’s gusset. The handle is made of ultra durable Tyvek®, which is the same material used in high quality shipping envelopes, so you know it won’t tear. The Tabbies handles also have space for you to label the contents of the pocket and come in 6 different colors that make for easy file recognition.

Redrope File Pocket and Tabbies File Pocket Pull Handles at StoreMoreStore

Now if you are wondering where you can get some of these Smead redope file pockets with Tabbies handles, just head on over to our partner store, StoreMoreStore! They have all different varieties of redrope file pockets available. (click here to shop for Smead redrope file pockets and Tabbies pocket handles)

Whether you have a motorcycle dealership, motorcycle storage warehouse, or a motorcycle archive collection, storing motorcycles and parts can be challenging because they aren’t all the same size, and they don’t fit in a neat little box. You need a heavy duty system that can store a range of sizes and types of motorcycles and parts. You also need a storage system that maximizes storage capacity while preserving valuable floor space. Motorized compact pallet racks meet all of these requirements and keep your storage area efficient and organized.

Compact High Density Pallet Racks Condenses Storage to Save Floor Space

Traditional stationary pallet rack storage areas require up to 60% of the floor space be devoted to access aisles. Compact mobilized high density racks convert these static access aisles into productive storage space. How this works is compact pallet racks take stationary pallet racks and mount them onto wheeled carriages that roll on floor tracks. The storage system creates a movable aisle(s) based on your activity level. With the compact high density pallet racks you can double your motorcycle storage capacity or use the extra floor space for a staging area or production line. (click here to view compact pallet rack videos)

Compact High Density Pallet Racks Provide a Quick Return on Investment

If you are storing motorcycles and trying to preserve them from harsh weather elements, then your overhead costs on your storage space can be expensive. Climate control is not cheap. Now imagine if you had to expand your building to store more motorcycles, well with a motorized compact pallet rack system you don’t have to worry about paying for the building expansion and new climate controls, which saves on your operating costs and provides an immediate return on investment. (click here to view mobile pallet rack photo gallery)

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to see how a motorized high density compact pallet rack for your motorcycle storage can pay for itself in floor space and productivity savings!

Are you tired of dealing with stock that is managed in bulk with replenishment dependant on manual reporting and restocking by warehouse staff that is not always synched with your department’s needs,  increasingly decentralized inventory, or a large amount of manual labor to restock PAR levels? Then you need to see what the Spacesaver StockBox can do for you. With the StockBox, you can stop spending money on automated cabinets that put your nursing staff through a lot of unnecessary work actions for low value inventory in your healthcare system. This easy restocking card system will save hospital staff time and reduce the headaches associated with inefficient inventory management. The StockBox system can eliminate hoarding, inventory challenges, counting, multiple trips to the supply rooms while lowering overall costs to the hospital network and solving expiration date issues in healthcare.

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to learn more about this quick access solution for your nursing staff that saves a lot of time and helps increase patient care.

Have you ever gone to the file box storage area looking for an inactive file only to find stacks of record boxes falling over and file boxes stacked in the aisle ways?  You have to literally climb over boxes and move boxes just to find what you need.  How does the inactive record storage room get to be such a mess?

Typically what happens is employees come to pull an inactive record only to discover that the record they are looking for is on the bottom box with three other file boxes stacked on top of it. By the time they’ve managed to move all those heavy file storage boxes (weighing 35 to 70 pounds) off the box to get what they need, they leave the boxes unstacked in the aisle thinking they will return the file soon and not wanting to chance injuring their back re-stacking those heavy boxes. So they leave the box archive storage room in disarray with record boxes scattered in the aisle way.  Well it turns out you need to hold on to that file a little longer than you thought; meanwhile, other people using the file box storage area agree with the tradition that’s been started.  A great solution to organize the inactive storage box area is to invest in record box shelving.

Record Box Racks Keeps Your File Box Storage Area Organized

File box storage shelving and record archival box racks properly planned will keep your box storage room organized and your employees safe from back injuries.  Also, file box storage shelving makes accessing stored records quick and easy, along with making efficient use of your floor space.  Record box shelving and racks are designed to organize and optimize the number of record boxes that can fit on the shelves, maximizing the use of available space.  Record box storage racks and archival box shelving can be easily modified to fit in tight or unusual shaped spaces, so don’t worry about the overhead pipes and chopped up room design. (click here to watch record box storage video)

Additional Benefits of Box Shelving and Archival Box Racks

• Protects Records from Being Damaged: Storing record boxes up off the floor will be protected from water damage and rodents.
• Eliminates Injury: Box shelving storage racks reduce back injuries caused by lifting, twisting, and turning to unstack and re-stack heavy file storage boxes.
• Improves Productivity: Employees will access stored files quicker and easier resulting in a better attitude towards the company and the record storage area.
• Promotes a Professional Image: An organized record storage area provides a neat, favorable image to employees, clients, and auditors.

Box Storage Shelves and Archival Box Racks are Sized to Meet Your Needs

There are many different standard sizes of record box storage shelving and archival box racks to maximize the productivity and floor space of your storage area.  Give us a call today at 1-800-803-1083 to have one of our record box storage specialists assess your box storage needs.

Managing the flow of information is vital to the success of your organization. This is particularly true for mailrooms because misplaced or delayed mail can have a very harmful impact on your business. If you have inadequate mailroom furniture without the right accessories, it results in inefficient operation of mail handling, productivity loss, and mail delays. Southwest Solutions Group® designs flexible and efficient mailrooms to ensure all the slots and supplies are at your finger tips for safe and efficient flow of documents through your organization. Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 for a free 30 minute design consultation of your mail center.

Just Looking for Mailroom Parts or Accessories?

If you already have Hamilton Sorter mailroom furniture and are just looking for some sorter parts and accessories to make your sorting equipment more efficient, you can visit our online partner store, StoreMoreStore.  StoreMoreStore has a huge selection of  additional parts and sorter components for all the Hamilton Sorter mail furniture including mail sorting shelves, plastic name label covers, mail trays, and office supply drawers. If you can’t find the exact Hamilton Sorter part you are looking for, or aren’t sure which Hamilton Sorter part you need, call StoreMoreStore toll free at 1-855-786-7667 for help.  StoreMoreStore will help you get the right mail sorting part or sorter accessory you need to enhance your Hamilton Sorter mailroom furniture.

In Part One of our series on space saving storage solutions for library book shelving, we discussed how mobile high density book shelves could be used to reduce floor space requirements for storing rarely used books and archival materials in the main library.  In Part Two, we are going to focus on the increasing trend of offsite library depository storage.

Library Archival Book Depositories – A New Trend for Libraries

Because of the limited on-site storage space in libraries, there is a growing trend where libraries are moving rarely used books and other archival materials to offsite depository storage facilities.  These temperature controlled facilities are designed specifically for inactive and archive material storage.  The focal point of depository storage facilities is a space efficient building design that reduces operating costs (lighting, temperature, humidity, air circulation) associated with preserving archived books. These depository storage facilities can be expensive, and with more books coming in libraries need a system that allows them to maximize the use of their floor space. Libraries can accomplish this with a Spacesaver® XTend™ Mobile High-Bay Shelving System.

Extend Your Storage Up with Spacesaver® XTend™ Mobile High-Bay Book Depository Shelving

The Spacesaver® XTend™ Mobile High-Bay Book Shelving provides all the qualities and requirements for efficient depository facilities.  The XTend system is cost-efficient and environmentally friendly because its smaller building footprint conserves both space and energy.  The Spacesaver XTend shelving units extend up to 35 feet in height with up to 30 tiers of shelves. Long rows of these 35 foot high shelving modules roll on moving carriage structures to eliminate unnecessary aisles and compact storage to save floor space. With just the push of a button, the Spacesaver XTend system creates an aisle when and where needed to retrieve stored books, archive boxes, or other items.

Spacesaver® XTend™ Protects Users and Stored Archives

The Spacesaver XTend Mobile High Bay Book Depository Shelving System is equipped with safety features to protect the materials and users of the system. The XTend shelving is equipped with fail-safe electronic systems to stop the shelving movement when a person enters a moveable aisle. Also, the Spacesaver XTend is approved for fire safety by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association). The Spacesaver XTend shelving integrates with early fire suppression providing fast response to sprinklers to greatly minimize the risk of fires damaging valuable library collections.

Southwest Solutions Group® specializes in designing, installing, and servicing Spacesaver XTend Mobile High Bay Book Depository Shelving for offsite library facilities that maximize floor space and control energy costs.   If you have an interest in a Spacesaver High Density Compact Book Shelving or XTend Mobile High-Bay Shelving system, call us today at 1-800-803-1083 and request a free storage assessment from our team of library specialists.

Did you know that the nation’s college and university libraries have about a billion books on their shelves and about 25 million more volumes are added every year? However, according to Frank Yonkof with Kent State, “the average book in an academic research library is only checked out once every 50 years, and 25 percent of the books have never been checked out”.  Yokof goes on to state, “that only 6.5 percent of the books in the university library account for 93.5 percent of the total use.”  Because of these circumstances, libraries are reviewing the best ways to store active books and inactive books.  The good news for libraries is they know which books are active and which books are inactive.  With this knowledge libraries can be more space efficient with their storage and provide needed new amenities for students, such as computer and study spaces, quiet rooms for group meetings, and comfortable sofa environments.

Two Ways to Consolidate Your Library Floor Space – The Good News

There are two very efficient ways to solve the growing consolidation trend amongst library book collections. The first, which will be expanded upon further in this section, is high density compact library book shelving. The second, which will be discussed in part two of our series, is an offsite book depository storage facility designed specifically for archival library books.

Consolidating Your Library Floor Space with High Density Compact Library Book Shelving

The ability to properly consolidate floor space starts with knowing which books are active and which books are rarely check out.  With this information we can segregate book collections to save valuable floor space.  An example of how this would work in a library would be to move rarely used books to a non-public access area into space saving compact book shelving.  This high density book storage system could be accessed by library personnel only. Librarians would take requests for rarely used books, pull the books, and stage them in a holding area for the students to pick up on a daily basis or determine another pick up schedule.

Compact book storage shelving takes rows of your existing book shelving and places them on rolling movable carriages that move back and forth on floor tracks. Valuable floor space is reduced by eliminating inactive access aisles and replacing them with movable access aisles based on your activity levels. Compact high density book shelving can condense book storage by less than half the floor space compared to traditional stationary book shelving.

Check back next week for Part Two of our series, when we will discuss mobile high bay storage for off-site library book depository storage.

In the meantime, if you are interested in how much floor space you can save with a High Density Compact Book Shelving System, call us today at 1-800-803-1083 and request a free space assessment from one of our library specialists.

Automated Inventory Management for Healthcare Facilities

LogiTag’s StockBox gives material managers an easy way to automate the process of managing inventory on existing shelves in patient care areas and medical supply storage areas. This is accomplished though the StockBox System, which uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cards to keep real time inventory of medical supplies. The RFID technology can be used in OR supply rooms, bulk pharmacy storage areas, nursing supply storage rooms, and any other areas where efficient inventory management is necessary for medical supplies.

Material managers can use the StockBox RFID card system to enhance their inventory management methods to reduce cost and increase product availability. The StockBox System, either the 2-bin or “Kanban” system, can even be used with existing bin boxes, so there is no need to purchase expensive automated supply cabinets.

LogiTag StockBox Features and Benefits

The StockBox medical supplies inventory management system has many features that can improve your inventory management such as:

• Increased Inventory Visibility- RFID inventory cards can be monitored from any location in the hospital or offsite clinics
• Specific Item Monitoring- Item level usage can be recorded
• Detailed Management Reports- Supply Managers can know when to adjust inventory levels to increase efficiency and save money
• Simplified Restocking- Streamlines the restocking process by allowing the central store room or warehouse to provide area specific totes
• Verified Replenishment- Recorded confirmation of replenished medical supplies
• Automated Logistics- Can interface with ERP systems to optionally trigger purchase orders to distributor and suppliers

Benefits for Healthcare Facilities

There are many benefits of the StockBox System for your hospital or healthcare facility such as:

• Save Time- Support staff spends less time monitoring inventory levels
• Quick ROI- Because of the low initial investment to implement the StockBox System, you get a fast return on investment
• Enhance Logistics Processes- Enables just-in-time restocking and automates purchase orders based on actual consumption
• Simple and Easy to Use- Replenishment process is user friendly and can be handled by any staff member
• Optimized Logistics- Central warehouses can optimize their resources and procedures based on automated and real time replenishment requests

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to see how the LogiTag Stockbox System can improve inventory management efficiency in your healthcare facility!

Laboratory Furniture Workstation Islands with Overhead Storage Cabinets

The project included eleven laboratory workstation islands with upper glass door cabinets on risers.  The upper glass door cabinets are designed to allow lab supplies and materials to be passed through from one side of the workstation to the other and offer full depth and dual use from either side of the lab work islands.  The laboratory casework work surfaces are comprised of ultra chemical resistant and durable Class 1/A Fire Rated phenolic resin, and each laboratory work island is equipped with nine power outlets and water and gas fixtures.  Extra laboratory work space was created with roll out laboratory tables that appear to be seamlessly built in counter spaces. The rolling lab tables provide additional work space for laboratory researchers when needed and then they can be rolled out of the way when they’re not in use.

Experience Dynamic Flexibility with Modular Laboratory Casework

Modular laboratory casework looks just like built-in millwork but is modular allowing parts to be easily adjusted, replaced, or reconfigured as your laboratory needs change.  Whether you need beautiful and durable wood lab casework, modular metal lab workstations, or stainless steel cabinets, we can design and provide casework furniture for your laboratory, including:

• All types of freestanding laboratory wall storage cabinets and even space saving storage systems for laboratory storage rooms
• All types of laboratory work surfaces including epoxy resin, phenolic Resin, lab grade laminate, solid maple, stainless steel, or natural stone work surfaces
• Laboratory fixtures including wet lab faucets, sinks, task lighting, electrical outlets, and data connections
• Laboratory accessories like pegboards drying racks and computer monitor peripherals 

We Design, Deliver, Install, and Service All Your Laboratory Furniture Needs

Whether you work in a medical lab, forensic lab, research lab, chemical lab, university lab, or another type of laboratory, we will design, deliver, install and service all of your laboratory casework furniture requirements. Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to see how we can help you design a functional and flexible laboratory space with modular casework.

The new Spacesaver® and LogiTag partnership has created an open shelving hospital materials management solution to optimize the healthcare supplies restocking process. Spacesaver FrameWRX storage system is highly customizable and can be used in any area of a healthcare facility as hanging bins, trays, and pegs can be attached to the FrameWRX innovative rail system. Adjustable shelving can be used because it can adapt as your storage needs change, which maximizes your storage while optimizing your workspace. The LogiTag Stockbox is a patent pending RFID based device that integrates with the FrameWRX storage system. The StockBox automatically reads restocking cards, which includes visual images of the parts stored, as well as pertinent information for the items inside the FrameWRX bins. The inventory restocking information is then transferred via wireless internet to a central processing area.

For more information on Spacesaver FrameWRX and LogiTag RFID Solutions for Heathcare Medical Supply Management, call 1-800-803-1083.

The sports world has more in common with the medical community than you might think. Athletes and medical facilities both need equipment to prevent the spread of staph infections.  Athletes with frequent injuries including cuts, turf burns, and blisters are susceptible to dangerous staph infections from numerous sources including work benches and tables where athletic equipment gear is worked on.  One of the best ways to prevent staph infections from spreading to athletes from work benches is by using modular casework with stainless steel work surfaces.

Stainless Steel Modular Casework is Used in Medical Facilities to Prevent Staph Infections

Stainless steel modular casework and work surface counters are used by healthcare facilities because they help maintain the best hygiene standards possible. Stainless steel is used for cabinets, shelving, work surfaces, fixtures, and benches in laboratories, doctor’s offices, pharmacies, dentist’s offices, fire stations, and in many other industries that are at high risk for infections. Stainless steel cabinets and work surfaces are non-porous which means that germs, viruses, and bacteria cannot get into the furniture counter top work surfaces. Stainless steel is also easy to clean and keep clean and stands up very well to chemicals and constant use.

Stainless Steel Modular Casework for Athletic Equipment Rooms

Stainless steel casework can be used in a variety of places in athletic facilities to help protect from staph infections. Here are just a few ideas of where stainless steel casework counter tops  furniture can be used in your locker room:

• Equipment Work Benches
• Training Tables
• Taping Tables
• Rehab Tables
• Wound Care Tables
• Gear Issue Counters

Protecting your athletes and employees from dangerous staph infections when dealing with equipment, gear, and uniforms is better controlled with stainless steel counter top work surfaces in your athletic equipment and training rooms.

Call us today at 1-800-803-1083 to see how modular casework and stainless steel counter top work surfaces will lower the risk of staph infections in your athletic equipment or training room!