The nationwide logistics division of Swiss meals retailer Migros is increasing its extremely automated dry items distribution heart in Suhr with WITRON. The combination of 14 extra COM machines into the prevailing resolution throughout ongoing operations is claimed to be a logistical, architectural, and sustainable masterpiece.
The logistics space required for that is being constructed on the roof of the dispatch station, which is adjoining to Migros Verteilbetrieb AG (MVB), Suhr in order that no extra house must be sealed for the enlargement. Beginning within the third quarter of 2027, the extra know-how will allow MVB to choose nearly 132,000 extra instances onto retailer pallets absolutely robotically day by day. The power in Suhr will then decide greater than 560,000 instances on a peak day utilizing a complete of 47 COM machines together with WITRON’s DPS and ATS options.
The mission often known as “FOODTURA” was a difficult activity for WITRON’s logistics designers, as solely 7,000 sq. meters had been out there for the enlargement. A complete of 14 absolutely automated choosing machines, 116,000 tray storage places, 28 stacker cranes, 6 depalletizers, and 4 stretch-wrappers needed to be built-in – unfold over two ranges. Given these specs, MVB and all architects concerned have elaborated an answer that units requirements by way of each performance and design.
Integration of 14 extra COM machines
The brand new logistics space might be related to the prevailing one through a compact conveyor system community. “MVB has been storing and choosing dry items in Suhr since mid-2011 with a WITRON OPM system at Champions League degree”, explains Alexander Schweizer, Head of Engineering and IT at MVB. “From there, we at the moment provide greater than 700 shops with 315,000+ instances each day.” On the finish of 2015, an automatic resolution for the recent produce and comfort sectors was built-in into the prevailing constructing, enabling nearly 120,000 instances to be picked day by day.
“With the OPM resolution, now we have achieved a excessive degree of cost-efficiency and retailer service in recent times – and, consequently, a excessive degree of buyer satisfaction. Because of the anticipated development, the choice was made to combine 14 extra COM machines into the dry items sector. This can allow MVB to choose an extra 132,000 instances per day in future”, explains Schweizer.
Migros Verteilbetrieb AG in Suhr is already working 28 COM machines within the dry product vary and 5 COM machines within the comfort sector. “By the top of 2027, a complete of 47 COM machines – together with WITRON’s DPS (Dynamic Choosing System) and ATS (Automated Tote System) options – might be stacking greater than 560,000 instances onto pallets and roll containers day by day nearly error-free, store-friendly, ergonomic, and sustainable. Almost 100% of the product vary might be picked robotically”, says Schweizer.
In depth IT mission in Neuendorf
Along with the OPM enlargement on the Suhr web site, the 2 firms additionally signed a contract for a complete IT mission on the Neuendorf web site.
In the beginning of 2021, WITRON efficiently carried out one of many world’s best omni-channel distribution facilities there as a part of a difficult greenfield / brownfield mission. The extremely dynamic facility provides greater than 700 shops and plenty of hundreds of dwelling purchasing clients from a large near-food / non-food vary of 100,000+ completely different objects p.a. On a peak day, WITRON’s OPM, AIO, and CPS methods decide 470,000+ instances, items, and ponderous components, that are dispatched each by truck and by rail. The power additionally began the operation of a frozen items warehouse, which makes use of OPM know-how at minus 25 levels Celsius to provide greater than 1,400 shops from a spread of two,200 merchandise and stack as much as 100,000 instances each day store-friendly onto pallets and roll containers.
Clever software program suite replaces present resolution
Whereas the automated logistics areas in Neuendorf are already managed by a WITRON WMS, the upstream and downstream logistics areas (receiving / delivery / returns dealing with) in addition to all interfaces to the Migros SAP system and different higher-level methods (e.g. route planning, container pool administration, statistics instruments, and many others.) haven’t but been built-in into the WITRON platform.
As a part of the end-of-life course of, the prevailing resolution within the near-food / non-food sector is now being successively changed by a state-of-the-art WITRON WMS throughout ongoing operations. The longer term software program suite is spectacular end-to-end each functionally as a result of a excessive degree of warehouse intelligence and thru a excessive diploma of usability and person expertise – individually tailored to the duties of the respective employee. This mission must also be accomplished by mid-2027.
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