Max the Cube

Maximising capacity in warehouses across the UK. Sharing innovative ideas, tips and advice

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Warehouse automation is not just for large operations. AutoCube® has been delivered for as few as 600 pallet positions. Is it worth investigating for yours?
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[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Cold stores with conventional racking lose up to 40% of refrigerated volume to empty aisles.
That's not just wasted space. It's wasted energy. Automated storage removes the aisles. Smaller chilled envelope. Lower energy cost per pallet.
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[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

COMAH sites usually need 3 things from storage:
• more compliant capacity
• full traceability of IBC/drum movements
• auditable handling for inspections

AutoCube®-X ATEX Automated Solution delivers all 3, while improving warehouse safety too. Read more https://t.co/f0llLYA8dv

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The hardware is only half the story of AutoCube®

MAxIQ® is our warehouse orchestration platform, built entirely in-house by our own software engineering team.

Full control. Fast to adapt. Designed to provide strong foundations from which true system performance can be achieved.

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This is what AutoCube® looks like in operation.

No forklifts inside the system. No wasted space. Lower labour costs. Every pallet exactly where it needs to be, retrieved automatically on demand.

In this turbulent world, no wonder more companies are considering automation

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

ATEX warehouse design is rarely straightforward.

After more than a decade working in hazardous storage environments, one thing is clear. Standard warehouse solutions rarely work

Find out how we transform space utilisation, improve safety and traceability https://t.co/77PbGKOphl

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

The one question we ask when we meet any company is “Is this building working as hard as it could be for the client?”

Sometimes the answer is yes, and we are more than happy to say so. We would never engage with a client where there was no value or ROI to be achieved.

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

From empty warehouse to fully automated.

Here is a look at an AutoCube® installation in progress. The engineering involved in these projects is substantial. But for our clients, the outcome is a warehouse that performs at a different level. Ultra-high density. Fully automated.

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Are you actually out of space, or accessible space?

For a lot of the warehouses we see, they look full. But when you look at aisle widths, the building height that is barely being used and the dead space between pallets it maybe time to consider AutoCube®
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[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Our 4-way AutoCube and lift systems may create the physical capability, but the real performance comes from our MAxIQ warehouse orchestration software, which is constantly optimising the entire operation in real time.

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"That's just how drum storage works." We hear this on almost every site we visit. It's also the most expensive assumption in hazardous warehousing. It doesn't have to be.

AutoCube®X was built to change that. Find out more at https://t.co/sMVN9RPsJP

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

AutoCube® X is the world's only ATEX-certified automated storage system, built specifically for environments handling IBCs, drums, and flammable liquids under COMAH regulation.
More capacity. Full traceability. No forklifts in the hazard zone.

See more at https://t.co/ema4WJC5Yu

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Cold store warehousing is one of the most expensive operational environments a business can run. The combination of high energy costs, strict temperature control requirements, and the challenge of managing a team working in sub-zero conditions makes efficiency absolutely critical

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Thistle Systems is one of the UK’s leading warehouse automation integrators, delivering advanced warehouse automation for chemicals that satisfies both engineering compliance and operational performance.
https://t.co/PmQNywSVNu

[Gary Chambers @GaryDChambers]

@footballontnt can't believe how uninformed your pundits are.
Villa were at home to Everton and Emery's comments were targeted at the ludicrously unfair PSR framework preventing teams from breaking through. No way was he chipping the best owners in the league.

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

In cold storage, every cubic metre costs money. ❄️
Automated pallet storage maximises density, cuts energy use & reduces labour exposure.
👉 https://t.co/Cxr6YhEB4Q

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Discover How Brightpick Robotic Order Picking Is Redefining 3PL & Ecommerce Fulfilment
-75% reduction in labour
-200 picks per hour today, with the ability to scale to 500+ picks per hour
-Double the storage density within the same footprint
See more
https://t.co/ektAyypYRk

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

Struggling to scale fulfilment without scaling headcount?

Brightpick lets 3PL & ecommerce ops grow incrementally. Add robots as volumes rise.
See how the solution delivered a 80% labour reduction and 70,000 picks/day.

Automation that grows with you.
👉 https://t.co/ektAyypYRk

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

How To Store 140 IBCs In Just 55m² of Floor Space.

Check out this purpose-built High Density IBC storage solution with integrated drip trays that allowed our client to safely and compliantly store 140 IBCs in just 55 square metres.

👉 Read more at:
https://t.co/JtMFJXPzGX

[Max the Cube @thistlesystems]

New year. New automation.We’re starting 2026 by commissioning our latest Autocube automated warehouse for Mega Fortris.

Another great example of smart, scalable pallet automation in action - see more at https://t.co/KQTES1RJk2