From simulation to reality
Roller bearing manufacturer SKF automates its warehouse on the fly
Based on extensive process-time simulations, Jungheinrich developed a customised logistics solution to automate the material flow of SKF. Now, 16 driverless electric order pickers of type EKX 516a ensure greater productivity in a new narrow-aisle warehouse with 18 aisles.
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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