Roller bearing manufacturer SKF automates its warehouse on the fly

Challenges

• Changed order structures and a too-high proportion of non-value added time
• Adaptation of the existing warehouse structures to the requirements of the new logistics solution
• Complex multi-stage commissioning in four construction phases during ongoing operation
• Restructuring of order picking from man-to-goods to goods-to-man principle

Solutions

• Automated narrow-aisle warehouse with 18 aisles and around 18,700 storage locations
• 16 automated Jungheinrich EKX 516a narrow-aisle trucks
• 8 order picking workstations with integrated electric floor conveyor and 13 EBB vehicles
• Jungheinrich Warehouse Control System WCS with customised interface to the SKF WMS

Successes

• Customised logistics solution based on extensive process-time simulations in advance
• Increased productivity, maximum process reliability and improved working conditions
• Optimised use of space with a double-digit increase of the limit capacity
• Assurance of delivery capability during the entire eighteen-month rebuild phase

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SKF Logistics Germany at a glance

Future-proof technology

Automation of the material flow through the use of a driverless transport system.

 

Highly efficient processes

Eight different order picking stations for the correct handling of goods traffic.

 

Increased productivity

Around 2,400 orders a day with a goods handling capacity of up to 350 tons.

 

Improved working conditions

Ergonomic work equipment at the picking stations and strong reduction of extra work.

 

Andreas Wartha

Manager Warehouse Operations

"With the experts from Jungheinrich, we mastered the commissioning of our automated warehouse solution even during ongoing operations."

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