Future-proof material handling
Increased efficiency and sustainability at Georg Fischer
With a modern high-bay warehouse and small parts warehouse, Georg Fischer (GF), market leader in flow solutions, is ushering in the future. The automation solution impresses with energy-efficient components and helps customers achieve stable production processes and increased delivery capability.
Challenges
- Construction of a new pallet and small parts high-bay warehouse to modernise internal material handling
- Process and system-related transformation from manual to automated warehouse
- Complex interface coordination between all project partners involved and a tight schedule
- Implementation and commissioning without interrupting ongoing production and delivery operations
- Change management processes to familiarise employees with automated logistics processes
Solutions
- 4-aisle automated small parts warehouse with approximately 60,000 storage locations and Jungheinrich STC 2B1A stacker cranes with SuperCaps
- Single-aisle pallet high-bay warehouse with 2,400 pallet locations
- Pallet and container conveyor technology, as well as manual industrial trucks
- Ergonomic order picking workstations with pick-to-light system, visual plausibility check and integrated counting scale
- Jungheinrich Warehouse Management System with reference weighing for parts from 1 g to 25kg
- Remote and on-site service and support for fast and efficient assistance in the event of service issues
Successes
- Stabilised production processes and early identification of supply bottlenecks through automated, system-guided processes
- Increased transparency and delivery capability through pre-picking and just-in-time delivery to installation
- Use of SuperCaps to store and reuse braking energy during operation
- Reduction of the required warehouse floor area from 1,472 m² to 1,240 m² thanks to the taller construction
- Increased employee satisfaction thanks to shorter walking distances and ergonomically designed workplaces with order picking assistance systems
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd. in brief
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