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News Release from: Witron | Subject: Automated warehouse and picking
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 May 2007
Automated warehouse and picking for
manufacturer
Gardena, a leading manufacturer of gardening equipment and tools, awarded Witron the contract for building an automated warehouse and picking solution.
Gardena, a leading manufacturer of gardening equipment and tools, awarded the system integrator Witron, Germany, the contract for the project planning and realisation as general contractor of an automated warehouse and picking solution In Ulm, Germany, Witron will integrate a highly dynamic system for articles to be picked in totes
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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This system will be based on Witron's "Dynamic Picking System" (DPS).
In addition to the complete planning, the scope of works of the project called "Picking System DPS 2006" comprises the Witron Warehouse Management System as well as Control System, the delivery and installation of the racking construction and conveyor system as well as the stacker cranes.
The productive tests will start the beginning of January 2006.
Gardena will use the system operationally in March 2006.
The picking system DPS is based upon standardised software, control and mechanical elements and will be handed over after a six months realisation phase only.
Witron will also cover the professional instruction and training of the Gardena staff members.
About 600 pick channels for 400 mm x 600 mm standard size totes will be integrated within the DPS picking aisle with a length of 52 meters.
Partially the pick channels will be filled dynamically with alternating articles of the warehouse.
This will be processed order related.
Controlled by the Warehouse Management System, two automatic stacker cranes re-store totes that are no longer required and provide new articles within the pick channels which have been cleared.
This way the pick front is reduced considerably.
This results in a marginal system footprint, in short picking paths and with a significant increase of the pick performance.
"Pick-by-light" displays show the picking location and quantity of the goods to be picked.
Five ergonomically designed pick locations are available.
The DPS system offers double-depth storage locations for 8,700 totes.
All processes are controlled and supervised by the Witron Warehouse Management and Control System.
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