{"id":15021,"date":"2026-10-13T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ferretto.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=15021"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:14:18","slug":"vertical-lift-modules-for-electronics-ferretto","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/ferretto.com\/en\/case-studies\/vertical-lift-modules-for-electronics-ferretto\/","title":{"rendered":"NPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Four Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs) for managing and protecting electronic components<\/h2>\n<p>Managing a wide range of <strong>electronic components<\/strong>, reducing operator travel distances and ensuring proper storage conditions for production materials: these were the challenges NPE S.r.l. set out to address by moving beyond traditional shelving and improving internal logistics efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A leading example of Italian manufacturing excellence, NPE is an innovative company founded in 1965 in Longarone (Belluno), in the heart of the Dolomiti Innovation Valley<\/strong>. Specialising in the design and manufacture of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), electronic components and advanced control systems, the company develops technological solutions for a wide range of industrial sectors, from electric mobility to energy management.<\/p>\n<p>Before introducing vertical storage automation, NPE managed its electronic components using conventional shelving, with storage locations identified in SAP and materials managed according to FIFO principles. During picking operations, however, operators had to physically move between different storage locations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luciano Bucciarelli, Supply Chain &amp; Production Director at NPE, explains the solution developed by Ferretto to meet the company\u2019s requirements.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic components, PCBs, ESD-sensitive materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14931,"parent":0,"template":"","settore":[301,315],"class_list":["post-15021","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","settore-automotive-en-2","settore-electronic-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vertical Lift Modules for Electronics | NPE - Ferretto SpA Copia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"improving electronic component storage with Vertimag\u00ae Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs), SAP integration, ESD protection\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ferretto.com\/en\/case-studies\/vertical-lift-modules-for-electronics-ferretto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vertical Lift Modules for Electronics | NPE - 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