U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Problem
U.S. Postal Service Mail Processing Centers face costly problems when static electricity damages the printed circuit boards that are used to operate hundreds of automated postal machines.

Objective
Create a static-free environment to store the printed circuit boards.

Solution
Lista International installed ESD (electro static dissipative) storage products that provide for the safe, static-free storage of the delicate circuit boards (below).

Benefits
Lista's ESD cabinets and Storage Wall system (right) have also helped mail processing centers increase productivity and enhance inventory control, while improving the overall organization and appearance of the stock rooms.

NEW YORK HOSPITAL

Problem
The new wing at New York Hospital was one of the largest recent hospital additions in the United States. This wing serves as the home to the hospital's Central Supply/Sterilization department, which supports 20 very busy operating rooms.

Objective
With an estimated billion dollars invested in the addition, New York Hospital needed a storage system that would make the most of every square inch of this very expensive space.

Solution
Lista had just what the doctor ordered – a variety of workspace solutions, all designed to store specific items and/or handle unique applications. Eighty sections of the Lista Storage Wall System (photo above) were installed in the central supply room, with individual units custom configured to meet different needs (using various combinations of shelves, drawers and roll-out trays). Standard cabinets with stainless steel tops, and workbenches with the Nexus Accessory System and stainless steel worksurfaces, serve as highly functional workstations in the sterilization department's "prep and pack" area.

Benefits
This large Lista installation provided New York Hospital with greater efficiency, maximum space utilization and smooth material flow.

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP

Problem
Viti Mercedes, Rhode Island's largest Mercedes Benz dealer, has been serving the southern New England market since 1975. The company sells more than 1,000 Mercedes Benz automobiles each year, a volume that has necessitated a summer 2004 expansion of its facilities.

Viti Mercedes has been a Lista customer for more than five years. Jim Gray, Vice President of Fixed Operations at Viti Mercedes, originally decided to replace the service department's shelving in order to outfit the department with Lista cabinets, Storage Wall units and computer cabinets.

"Before we found Lista, we had both space and style issues," recalls Gray. "We had a simple shelving solution that looked quite unprofessional, and I didn't like the look we were presenting to customers."

Objective
Viti Mercedes needed a storage solution that would maximize the use of space, but with a professional look.

Solution
The entire parts department at Viti Mercedes is outfitted with Lista cabinets and Storage Wall systems, each specifically configured to hold different parts. The Storage Wall system, with its exceptional weight-bearing capacity, is even up to the task of storing heavy brake rotors on its roll-out trays. Viti's 35 service technicians use computers stored in fan-cooled Lista computer cabinets with plexiglas-windowed doors.

All of the Lista products at Viti are painted a custom "Mercedes Blue" color, which Gray says gives the cabinets the clean, professional look he was aiming for.

Benefits
"Lista cabinets provided a cosmetic improvement by far, but they also helped us add more to our parts department," said Gray.

The technicians at Viti have found that the Lista products improve efficiency. The drawers and shelves are easy to organize, so lots of different sized parts can fit with little wasted space, and little wasted time finding the right part.

This is why Viti Mercedes will again turn to Lista to outfit its expanded parts department. As the facility is built out, Gray plans to add more Lista cabinets, Storage Wall units and computer cabinets to the new space.

"We are very happy with our Lista cabinets, and find the quality to be excellent," said Gray. "All our additional parts space will be outfitted with Lista products."

This repeat business is a testament to the quality of Lista storage solutions and the customer satisfaction they provide.