From “people looking for goods” to “goods looking for people”: Deliecn helps Wanhao Titanium achieve intelligent transformation

Project background: Creating an innovative modern logistics engine for the titanium industry

 

“Wanquan International Advanced Titanium and Titanium Alloy Materials Manufacturing Industrial Park” is a flagship project invested by Shaanxi Wanhao Titanium Special Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (Wanhao Titanium). Located in Baoji Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the project has a total investment of RMB 1.2 billion (approximately US$165 million), covers an area of more than 300 acres, and has a new production plant of 100,000 square meters. The industrial park focuses on the production of advanced titanium materials and high-precision titanium parts, which are widely used in aerospace, shipbuilding, nuclear energy, precision manufacturing and other industries.

 

To support its high-tech production environment and improve warehouse management efficiency, Wanhao Titanium cooperated with Deli Intelligent Warehousing, a leading supplier of automated logistics systems, to tailor a turnkey automated warehouse solution for the non-ferrous metals industry.

 

Challenge: Traditional warehousing model hinders production efficiency

 

Space limitations: Raw materials are directly stacked on the ground, occupying valuable ground space.

 

Inefficient turnover: Long material transfer routes cause delays and disrupt workflows.

 

Heavy manual labor: Titanium is extremely heavy, which increases labor intensity and safety risks.

 

Deli Intelligent Solution: Fully Integrated Automated High Bay Warehouse

 

Deli Intelligent delivered a 17.7-meter-high automated high bay warehouse (AS/RS), which consists of stackers, high-precision shelves, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), gantry robots, and intelligent warehouse control and management systems (WMS + WCS). The facility currently supports more than 2,000 storage locations and can accommodate more than 2,000 tons of titanium sponge, with space utilization up to 5 times higher than traditional warehouses.

Customer feedback:

“Before, we relied entirely on manpower and needed to run around the warehouse to find materials. Now, everything is digitalized and automated. We can view inventory status in real time, and the efficiency of logistics operations has been significantly improved.”

 

Project highlights: intelligent, scalable, and efficient

 

Intelligent operation, intelligent management

Deliecn’s self-developed stacker can handle up to 1,125 kg of goods per pallet, reducing dependence on labor and increasing storage throughput to 30 pallets per hour, increasing efficiency by 50%. The integration of advanced barcode scanners ensures real-time accuracy of data and seamless synchronization with WMS for end-to-end material traceability.

 

Through the WCS platform, all warehouse subsystems (conveyors, AGVs, gantry robots) can be integrated and managed. This fully automated system can accurately pick, place and move raw materials at a speed of up to 40 times per hour, significantly reducing human errors and improving operational safety.

Optimize space and material flow

The system maximizes the use of every cubic meter of space in the factory by strategically designing dedicated receiving, buffer storage, pallet removal and outbound storage areas. Materials automatically flow from the automated high-bay warehouse (AS/RS) directly to the production input point. Tasks such as warehousing, material picking and empty pallet stacking are all carried out according to a predetermined plan to avoid cross-process interference, thereby maintaining continuous production uptime.

 

Results: A new benchmark for titanium warehousing

 

The project integrates automation, digitalization and intelligent logistics, marking a major improvement in Wanhao Titanium’s supply chain capabilities. It not only improves warehouse utilization and labor efficiency, but also achieves highly accurate and responsive material handling throughout the production cycle.

 

As a trusted partner, Deliecn Intelligent Warehousing has successfully completed more than 1,000 automated high-bay warehouse projects worldwide, and continues to provide customized logistics solutions for manufacturing fields such as aerospace, new energy, food, pharmaceuticals, cold chain and heavy industry.

 

About Deliecn Intelligent Warehousing

With more than ten years of experience in intelligent warehousing and logistics integration, Deliecn focuses on providing turnkey warehouse automation solutions, combining advanced robotics, artificial intelligence software systems and seamless integration services. From planning and design to implementation and after-sales support, Deliecn is committed to becoming a one-stop partner for enterprises to optimize internal logistics and move towards Industry 4.0.