Grifols: Innovative warehouse solution.
Two high-tech warehouses for healthcare giant Grifols.
Grifols is a Spanish pharmaceutical company that exports products around the globe. Together with Jungheinrich, the healthcare giant created a high-tech warehouse solution in Dublin that accommodates a temperature range of +5 to -35 degrees to safely store & transport vital blood plasma products.
Challenges
- Demanding requirements in terms of storage technology and safety for sensitive blood plasma and medical products.
- Integration of the automated logistics processes into Grifols' own IT system.
- Requirement to manage extreme conditions and the complex implementation of the entire warehouse.
- Rapid storage and efficient retrieval of sensitive and valuable medical products.
Solutions
- Delivered end-to-end project requirements, day-to-day operations, maintenance, service and support - all from one source.
- Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) implemented that reaches a room height of up to 26 metres.
- Reliable Conveyor System installed to safely process up to 3,000 pallets with highly sensitive plasma products.
- Jungheinrich Warehouse Control System (WCS) deployed to control transport and safe storage of medical products.
- Efficient VNA trucks delivered for use in narrow aisle warehouse.
Benefits
- Benchmark in pharmaceutical warehousing - with Jungheinrich as a single source provider.
- Significant improvement in turnaround speeds thanks to highly efficient processes.
- Maximum transparency with the help of the Jungheinrich Warehouse Control System.
- Jungheinrich regularly provides training for new employees to ensure downtimes are kept to a minimum.
Grifols: Solution Summary
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