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Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority: COMPATTA Light for import/export document archiving

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27 COMPATTA Light mobile shelving bases for hanging file archiving with pull-out drawers — Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, Abu Dhabi, UAE

When document volumes exceed the capacity of traditional archives

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority is one of the leading international institutions for food safety. The continuous growth in document volumes related to food import/export transactions had made traditional archiving systems inadequate: insufficient space, unstructured access and limited protection for documents of institutional importance.
ICAM installed 27 COMPATTA Light mobile bases at the ADFCA headquarters to maximize archive capacity within the available space, with tailor-made solutions to work around existing columns and structural protection for documents against dust and unauthorized access.

Industry

Public Administration

Product

COMPATTA Light

Key results

· 1,600 linear meters of archive capacity
· fast access to documents
· protection against dust and unauthorized access

Key feature

Shelving units equipped with pull-out drawers for hanging folders

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority: international food safety, headquarters in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) was established in 2005 with the primary mission of ensuring food safety for the population of Abu Dhabi. The city is one of the world’s major hubs for food import/export trade: every transaction generates documentation that must be archived, protected and made available quickly and reliably.

As trade flows continued to grow, the volume of documents related to imported and exported goods increased steadily. Traditional archiving systems could no longer keep pace or guarantee the security standards required by an institutional body of this profile.
Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority: international food safety, headquarters in Abu Dhabi

The archiving challenges

Managing the document archive of an international regulatory authority is not only a matter of space. It is a matter of control, security and operational continuity. Before the ICAM automated archiving system, ADFCA was facing a set of structural challenges that traditional archiving systems weren’t able to address effectively.

  • constantly growing document volumes: the number of records, files and folders to be archived kept increasing and, without an adequate system, the available space was running out quickly
  • information protection: the documents contained sensitive data related to international trade transactions. Unauthorized access was an unacceptable risk for a regulatory authority
  • architectural constraints: the presence of columns in the archive area made it difficult to make full use of the available floor space with traditional solutions
  • fast document access: traditional systems slowed down file retrieval, directly affecting the authority’s operational efficiency

COMPATTA Light: 27 mobile bases, 1,600 linear meters of capacity, drawers for hanging file folders

ICAM installed 27 COMPATTA Light mobile shelving bases with mechanical hand-wheel drive at the ADFCA headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The shelving units — 2,250 mm tall, 885 mm deep, ranging from 4,740 to 5,240 mm in length with a maximum load of 5,000 kg per base — were fitted with pull-out drawers for hanging files, making every folder directly accessible to operators. The layout was designed to make full use of the available floor area, working around the existing structural columns. The result is a compact system that concentrates 1,600 linear metres of document capacity in an optimised footprint, with a single working aisle open at any one time — physical protection from unauthorised access and dust built into the structure of the system itself.
COMPATTA Light: 27 mobile bases, 1,600 linear meters of capacity, drawers for hanging file folders

Key results

1,600 linear meters of documents organized, protected and accessible, in the same space that was no longer enough

  • 1,600 linear meters of archive capacity

    27 mobile bases multiply the capacity of the same space compared with traditional fixed shelving

  • Fast access to documents

    The aisle opens where needed: the required file can be reached within seconds without moving other materials

  • Protection against dust and unauthorized access

    The compacted structure physically protects documents: no accidental access, no exposure to dust

  • Maximum space utilization

    Configuration designed around the existing columns: no space lost to architectural constraints

  • Pull-out drawers for hanging file folders

    Each file is hooked, organized and directly accessible: no manual search through stacks of documents

  • Mechanical handwheel movement

    No electrical requirement for movement: maximum reliability, even in environments with building system constraints

For a regulatory authority managing one of the world’s most intensive food import/export flows, every document is a trace of responsibility. With COMPATTA Light, ADFCA turned an archive close to saturation into an organized, protected and scalable system, able to grow with the volumes it has to manage.

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COMPATTA Light: mobile shelving systems

COMPATTA Light: mobile shelving systems

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