Erowa, CH-Büron

Erowa specialises in the development and production of manufacturing technologies for tool and mould making as well as production and precision mechanics. Erowa is a world leader in the fields of clamping technology and automation; its solutions contribute significantly to the successful production of high-precision workpieces. Founded in 1970, the company employs around 530 people worldwide.

Customer

EROWA

Branch

Industry

Products

Container, Pallets

Initial situation

Intralogistics for new production hall

Erowa had decided to build a new production hall for larger workpiece loading systems at its headquarters in Büron, Lucerne. This also required an automated high-bay warehouse for large and small components.

Solution

Pallet and container storage with ‘Performance’ storage and retrieval machine

We developed a two-part, fully automated warehouse complex consisting of a pallet warehouse and a high-bay container warehouse for small parts. The two warehouses are each equipped with a ‘Performance’ storage and retrieval machine - the latest generation of our efficient, safe SRMs.

Benefit

Efficient production and provision of spare parts

Due to our high-bay solution with the highly efficient operating devices and the direct connection to the picking stations, the components for the assembly of the workpiece loading systems and the spare parts for the international customers are quickly available.

Our intralogistics solution for Erowa

At a glance

1 high-bay warehouse for 1500 Euro and half pallets
1 high-bay warehouse (23 m) for 9200 small parts containers
2 ‘Performance’ storage and retrieval machines
Picking stations for the provision of items in the two warehouses (expandable)
System control
Warehouse management system with connection to customer ERP

Cleverly threaded

The installation of the 22 metre high masts for the storage and retrieval machines was spectacular: the pre-assembled masts were lowered into the new building through a small roof hatch with the help of two crane vehicles.

The high-bay racking solution from Gilgen fulfils all our requirements: maximum efficiency, optimum connection to the assembly line and expandability.

Georges Murer, Head of P&L Division