Parts Town — Phoenix Area (Goodyear, AZ) New Distribution Center
BoxLogix designed a tote-based picking, packing and shipping system for Parts Town’s new Phoenix-area DC. The solution blends pedestrian and G2P picking, transports picks in totes, and introduces batch picking for single-unit orders to boost picker output and reduce system load for growth. Packing is modernized with weigh-in-motion, in-line dimensioning and automated print-and-apply, feeding a sorter and future truck-loader option. The conveyor core is a low-noise, easy-to-maintain MDR platform with planned spiral redundancy and room to expand.
Highlights
- 427,000 square-foot new distribution center.
- Throughput (target): ~2,455 orders/hour peak
- Daily volume (goal): ~16,421 orders/day
- Handling units: Sealed cartons and totes (single-unit and multi-unit).
- Controls & integration: BoxLogix provided Logix WCS for system control; WMS sends routing to Logix for totes/cartons.
Technologies
- MDR conveyance — accumulation, curves, merges, transfers.
- Spiral conveyors (inclines/declines in tote return paths).
- Flat-Face-Arm sorter at shipping.
- Weigh-in-motion scale with in-line dimensioner.
- Automated print-and-apply (PandA).
- Carton & Tote Chainveyor for carton delivery and empty-tote return.
- Truck Loaders (need to confirm if we actually added this into project)
- Anything else?
Impact
- Faster, more accurate receiving via sortation that keeps multi-carton receipts together.
- Higher pick output and lower system throughput by batch picking single-unit orders.
- Improved conveyor reliability by moving picks in standardized totes.
- Quieter, easier-to-maintain operations with MDR.
- Headroom for growth through a future-expandable design.
BoxLogix has been an outstanding partner for Parts Town. Their team not only brought deep expertise in automation but also worked alongside us to design solutions that truly fit our operation and helped us scale with confidence.
