automated finished goods warehouse for laminate ... - SSI Schäfer

PROJECT SPANOLUX, BELGIUM
Automatic high-rise rack
replaces block storage
Spanolux MDF started production in the Belgian
town of Vielslam only in 1997 and is the first and
only Belgian MDF plant.
Hence, it is a new enterprise that is striving for
perfection in the MDF process.
The great entrepreneurial success can be seen in
a permanently and strongly increasing production
volume as well as continually growing sales.
Eventually, full warehouses with conventional block
storage and low throughput were the trigger for the
planning and construction of a modern high bay
warehouse with aisle-bound storage and retrieval
machines.
With regard to finding a concept, detailed planning,
and the implementation of the project, SSI Schäfer
proved to be a competent partner.
The buffer for finished goods – a three-aisle highbay
warehouse with one storage and retrieval
machine per rack aisle – was integrated into the
logistics processes
A buffer line (chain conveyor) over the entire rack length decouples production and warehouse
Pallet conveyor system
Components Roller conveyor
Lifting transfer unit
Triple-strand chain conveyor
Four pallet shuttle vehicle
Control station (shape
control, scales, scanner)
Warehouse management system
Computer hardware HP Proliant DL 380
generation 4 packaged
cluster MSA 500 G2
Operating system Microsoft
Windows 2000 server
Database system Oracle 9i, standard edition
WMS software
A double shuttle vehicle suitable for the transport of a total of four pallets ensures high performance
for parallel storage and retrieval operations
Functionalities
Warehouse management
Goods receiving / shipping
Order picking
Material flow control
Visualization
Shape control, pallet identification, and weight check at the control station