Digi-Key will also be able to continue to expand and fulfill orders out of its Thief River Falls headquarters facility for years to come, continuing its deep financial commitment to the community and state and adding more than $188 million in fiscal revenue to the state’s tax base.Īccording to Dave Doherty, Digi-Key President, “Digi-Key’s investment in automation was necessary to meet our projected growth in demand, while at the same time maintaining the company’s long-standing commitment to its employees and home community of Thief River Falls”. The highly efficient system will support Digi-Key’s ability to grow and evolve with its supplier and customer needs. With a total design capacity of 2.7 million SKUs in stock, Digi-Key will be well positioned to serve its customers’ needs for the foreseeable future. The system will utilize over 1,000 shuttles to support order fulfillment and customer service targets. The highly automated goods-to-person OSR Shuttle system will initially be sized to store nearly 1 million unique electronic components (stock keeping units or “SKUs”) with a final design capacity of 1.66 million SKUs. High efficiency equipment and modern environmental and lighting systems will also be included to reduce environmental impact. Modern break rooms, employee amenities, and an open work environment will be designed into the facility to enhance the Digi-Key team member experience. A primary project goal is to provide a clean, modern, efficient, safe, people-centered work environment for Digi-Key team members. Digi-Key is partnering with McShane Construction Company as its general contractor partner and KNAPP as its automation partner on the project. Once installed, this system will be the largest of its kind completed by KNAPP. The new 2.2 million square foot Digi-Key expansion facility, presently under construction, will begin warehousing and shipping customer orders, utilizing the new automated KNAPP system, beginning in 2021. announced that it has been awarded a significant automated order fulfillment, value-added manufacturing and warehousing contract from Minnesota-based Digi-Key Electronics. New Facility Will Include Latest Generation KNAPP OSR Shuttle Evo Technology to Meet Growing Customer Demand and Increase Service Levels.
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