Fast, flexible and efficient automated small-sparts warehouse

Overview Gilgen Stacker Cranes

Stacker crane for small parts
KTL 50
Stacker crane for small parts

KTL 250

Advantages of the system

  • Mobility, functionality and economic efficiency for transporting packaging and for storage
  • Fast and precise access to inventory, improvement of the overview of inventory and inventory security
  • Speed when travelling: up to 6 m/s, and when lifting up to 2 m/s acceleration / deceleration to 2 m/s2
  • Short approach dimensions
  • Single- , double- or multiple-deep storage for increasing picking and inventory turnover performance
  • Flexible load-carrying, carousel with up to 10 loading aids simultaneously
  • Low overall weight
  • Vulkollan track wheels make for less flexing work, lower energy requirement
  • Frictional drive system, optimum efficiency, high energy efficiency
  • All elements to be serviced are at the bottom of the device
Conveyor system for trays ans cardboards

ALSO Schweiz AG, CH-Emmen

ALSO is one of the leading wholesale and logistic companies for the information technology and consumer electronics in Europe. In Switzerland ALSO is the leader for the distribution of their products. ALSO co-operates with well-known manufacturers for hard and software. Additional ALSO offers a wide pallet of IT-consumables.

Requirements

With the new logistic center the total logistic platform grew on a surface of +20% on 53’000 m2. Totally this are over 44’000 storage places (shelves or pallets). ALSO dispatch more than 8’000 tons as unit loads and 5’000 tons by packet dispatch.

Logistics solution

All levels (Basement / Ground floor / 1st floor / 2nd floor) are connected by an automatic conveyor system. The trays and cardboards are placed onto the conveyor system in the commissioning area situated in the basement. Over elevators and C-conveyors the trays are transported to the 1st floor and 2nd floor and are conveyed via belt conveyors (under the ceiling) to the dispatch area / dynamic buffer / dispatch inspection / commissioning.

Short cycle times, a high productivity by intelligent planning of the material flow with specific combination and distribution of the delivery orders are some examples regarding the requirements for the dynamic flow of goods.

Fördersysteme für Behälter ALSO Schweiz AG Layout

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