Challenges:
After the announcement of a new BMW model, the contract service provider Schenker Deutschland had to realign its services to the car manufacturer. This meant:
- Taking on the entire upstream management of incoming goods for assembly in the Munich works
- Modernizing automated miniload, which was nearly 10 years old
Solutions Implemented:
Schenker Deutschland undertook a combined retrofit and new construction project. Solutions implemented included:
- Storage rack construction
- Tote conveyor
- Stacker cranes
- Pallet conveyor
- Automation
- WinCC monitoring system
Benefits:
With an enlargement of the miniload to 27,000 tray storing positions, performance has increased by 80%. The precisely timed IT system directs the trays with the required items from the loop to one of the five workplaces. This guarantees the just-in-time (JIT) supply to the BMW plant in Munich. Additional benefits include:
- The option of storing and retrieving 5,000 trays per day to guarantee the entire upstream incoming goods handling for BMW
- The dual camera system that all storage and retrieval machines (SRM) are equipped with increases safety and transparency of the whole system and makes maintenance easier
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