{"id":3853,"date":"2025-07-30T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rexfabold.excite.cloud\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:39:26","slug":"case-study-opimizing-product-flow-in-a-confined-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rexfabold.excite.cloud\/en\/2025\/07\/30\/case-study-opimizing-product-flow-in-a-confined-space\/","title":{"rendered":"CASE STUDY &#8211; OPIMIZING PRODUCT FLOW IN A CONFINED SPACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<strong>QUICK MENU<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1.- <a href=\"#1\">Background<\/a><br \/>\n2.- <a href=\"#2\">The Challenge<\/a><br \/>\n3.- <a href=\"#3\">The Solution<\/a><br \/>\n4.- <a href=\"#4\">Results &#038; Benefits<\/a><br \/>\n5.- <a href=\"#5\">Conclusion<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_2_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>A leading bakery needed to increase the production capacity of one of its most popular artisanal bread products. To achieve this, the customer planned the installation of a new production line. Rexfab was commissioned to design and install the product handling system from the cooling towers to the post-packaging area.<\/p>\n<p>The line needed to handle two very different SKUs\u2014each with distinct sizes and characteristics\u2014which posed a significant engineering challenge. 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