Automated warehouses for distribution and production

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Ein moderner, hell erleuchteter Lagerbereich mit einem roten Schienensystem und Greifarm, der Pappkartons aufnimmt, während ein fahrerloses Transportfahrzeug mit gestapelten roten Kunststoffkisten vorbeifährt und im Hintergrund eine freundliche Mitarbeiterin konzentriert an einem Bedienpult arbeitet.

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Automated warehouse & logistics systems

Unitechnik plans and implements intralogistics systems

Ansicht einer großen, hell ausgeleuchteten Logistikhalle mit ineinandergreifenden blauen Förderbandbahnen auf mehreren Ebenen, die zu automatischen Hochregallagern mit weißen Behältern, drei blauen Warmlagertunneln mit gelben Andockstationen und darunterliegenden Ladebuchten führen, während zwei charmant wirkende Beschäftigte in roten Overalls im Vordergrund Paletten prüfen.

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From the practice of decision-makers

"We have once again chosen Unitechnik as our long-standing partner for the new warehouse areas.
Unitechnik understands the requirements of our intralogistics and, with its own warehouse management system, offers a solution that precisely maps our processes."

Christian Müller
Head of Logistics at DEHN SE

material flow

"All the more reason for us to appreciate having a competent system integrator at our side in Unitechnik, with whom the
partnership was characterized by uncomplicated agreements."

Arne Bröske
Production Manager of Wildeboer Bauteile GmbH

Logistics today

"We are very satisfied with the result and the handling by Unitechnik Systems GmbH.
It speaks volumes for the project management that we were able to complete the construction on schedule."

Dietmar Düsing
Head of Logistics and Member of the Management Board of Claas Service and Parts GmbH

warehouse logistics

"What was special was that we took a manufacturer-independent approach and found the best components for us from various manufacturers' products and solutions."

Patrick Müller
Member of the Management Board Testo Industrial Services GmbH

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"I was very surprised that it was possible to change over on a long weekend, so that there were no problems at all during commissioning after this weekend and today we even have a higher throughput and can supply our customers better - with greater quality and speed than was previously the case."

Ulrich Turck
Owner and former Managing Director of Werner Turck GmbH & Co. KG

Further customer testimonials and publications

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Our technologies

Pallet

High-bay warehouse with SRM

Pallet shuttle

Container, tray and carton

Small parts warehouse with SRM (ASPW)

Small parts storage shuttle

Walking beam storage

Shelf-to-Person (Shelf2Person)

Skypod system Exotec

Order picking systems

Autonomous systems

FTS and AMR

Robotics

Our services

General contractor

Logistics Consulting

Warehouse management system

Customer Service

Retrofit

References and case studies by industry

DEHN

Two shuttle warehouses, one pallet HBW, goods-to-person picking, multifunctional robots, production supply with AMR vehicles

GF Piping Systems

Replacement of the existing WMS with UniWare, central warehouse and 4 external warehouses, 70 WMS workstations, automatic and manual storage areas

Testo

The logistical centerpiece of the new Calibration Factory is a shuttle warehouse with 7000 storage spaces. The measuring equipment to be calibrated is temporarily stored here before and after processing.

TURCK

Concept for future-proof logistics planned and implemented during ongoing operations. Doubling of capacity, flexibilization of the material flow ...

B.E.G.

B.E.G. Brück Electronic GmbH: AutoStore warehouse for 5000 containers with 6 robots and 3 carousel ports, integration into the existing material flow

Jokey Wipperfürth

New high-bay warehouse in silo design for 3,900 pallets with consolidation from manual storage and sequenced provision on shipping lanes.

Lindt & Sprüngli

Expansion of the pallet conveyor technology on several levels during ongoing operations: 700 square meters of new platform, 300 m of conveyor technology, 2 lifters

nobilia

Logistics center for 750,000 kitchens per year. Highly dynamic shuttle-AKL, high-bay warehouse, palletizing robots, WzP and PzW picking, UniWare MFS, ...

Scheidt & Bachmann

Modernization of a STOPA sheet metal warehouse during operation. Renewal of WMS, control technology, safety technology, distance measurement, frequency converter, etc.

Emirates Flight Catering

Largest flight kitchen in the world in Dubai: 115,000 meals per day. Control and instrumentation technology for electric monorail system, miniload and container conveyor technology

Soennecken

Distribution center for office supplies, 3-aisle high-bay warehouse, AutoStore, 42 picking zones with pick-by-light, 5,000 order batches/hour, UniWare WMS

Lime tree

At three sites in Germany and Sweden, the Linde Gases Division has decided to increase the level of automation in its filling plants.

OTTO FUCHS

Up to 1.3 million forged wheels on EWPS load carriers are stored in the new high-bay warehouse every year and prepared for dispatch.

CLAAS

Automated high-bay warehouse for worldwide spare parts supply. The logistical heart of the system is an electric monorail system (EMS) as a pre-zone loop.

SIEMAG TECBERG

Space-saving storage for mining equipment and technology: This was the focus for the SIEMAG TECBERG group when building the new production, staging and spare parts warehouse.

Berg Pharmacy

Logistics center for pharmaceuticals and medical products, 4 aisles AKL, partially refrigerated, 20,600 containers, 72 flow channels, 18 workstations, 1,000 orders/day

Sander Gourmet

Unitechnik implemented a logistics center for delicatessen products for Sander Gourmet. The central component is a shuttle warehouse for 30,000 E2 containers with 120 shuttle vehicles.

Ethiopian Airlines

Planning and realization of an airfreight center for 600,000 t of freight per year, partly refrigerated, automated high-bay warehouse for 1000 ULDs, 4ETVs, man. Warehouse for 8,500 pallets

MACROMEX

Europe's highest deep-freeze warehouse, 42-meter high, 3-aisle high-bay warehouse for frozen food with 17,000 storage spaces, throughput: 2,000 pallets per day

INSTA

Logistics center and production warehouse: AKL for 27,000 containers, HRL for 2,500 pallets, conveyor technology and order picking on two floors, LVS UniWare

VOSS

Refurbishment of the high-bay warehouse: conversion of the control system including visualization, conversion of the conveyor technology and 7 stacker cranes from S5 to S7 during operation

German Railways

Automated locker system in Cologne's main railway station. Underground high-bay warehouse with almost 1000 storage spaces, nine input and output points, 300 storage and retrieval operations per hour

Meyer Werft

Complete refurbishment of the existing profile line at control and computer level. Production control and management of 2 automated high-bay warehouses

Dubai Flower Center

Air freight center for handling fresh produce The automated high-bay warehouse stores 258 freight containers in different temperature zones

BMW World

Daily storage for vehicle handover at the "BMW Welt" customer center in Munich. 2 independent RBGs supply 286 parking spaces in 110m long aisle

Constantia

Production logistics for aluminum coils. High-bay warehouse and conveyor technology for coils, racks and bundles.

Oslo Opera

Automated high-bay warehouse with 244 storage locations on 6 levels. Truck shuttle between the opera and the warehouse 16 km away.

LSG Sky Chefs

Europe's most modern catering company. Overall responsibility for logistics systems: AKL, conveyor technology, LVS. Control and IT for electric monorail system

Dock 100 Logistics

Refurbishment of logistics center during ongoing operations: 16 storage and retrieval machines (40m high) for 70,000 pallets, conveyor technology on 9 levels, multi-client UniWare warehouse management system

Spirit Air Cargo Handling

Automated ULD warehouse for 131 20ft containers 2 storage and retrieval machines 11 lowerable work stations X-Way-Mover for flexible handling

Wieland

Control and management technology for 2 coil and 2 pallet stacker cranes (6 tons load) and for overhead transport trolleys

Celebi

Automated airfreight warehouse with 132 compartments, up to 20 ft deep Import and export on two floors Elevator for ULDs, X-ray equipment for ULDs

INL

Deep-freeze logistics center in Dubai: 14-aisle HBW with 40,000 pallet spaces, temperature range -18 to -28°C, LVS UniWare

Baosteel

Production logistics for tailored blanks. Warehouse management, material flow and control technology for fully automated HBW and machine delivery.

Athens International Airport

Conversion of the entire baggage handling system to Simatic S7 in continuous operation: 144 check-in counters, 8 X-ray lines, 11 baggage reclaim carousels, etc.

Ethiopian Airlines

Air freight center for 104,000 tons of freight per year, partially refrigerated, automatic high-bay warehouse for freight containers, manual pallet warehouse

Eaton Electric GmbH

Central distribution center of Eaton Electric GmbH in Meckenheim. High-bay warehouse and order picking for 35,000 different articles

Wieland

Production logistics for brass rolling mill. Automated storage and provision of coils weighing up to 15 tons for the rolling mill and annealing furnace

Bilstein

Shipping warehouse for steel coils. Fully automated storage and provision of horizontal coils on large pallets

Wieland

Surface storage for 110m long brass strips. These are lifted by traverses with vacuum suction cups and temporarily stored on stacks.

Volkswagen

Blank buffer storage in the press shop. Intermediate storage of different vehicle sheets (blanks) to decouple the press and cutting system.

Rio Tinto Alcan

Automatic paper roll storage system. Buffer storage for coils that are metallized and cut.

soft-carrier

Distribution center for office supplies, incl. renovation of the existing pallet and small parts warehouse, 47,000 containers and 2,600 pallets in 14 aisles

apt Extrusions

Production logistics for aluminum profiles, control and transport management system, WMS for 3 area warehouses, coordination of all transports across 2 locations

VOSS

Logistics center for automotive suppliers: 3-aisle miniload, 13,320 storage locations for trays, central sorting loop, 4 picking stations, SAP LES

King Shaka International Airport

Automated ULD cargo warehouse with 202 compartments, partially refrigerated, pallet warehouse, 250 m express sorting loop, X-Ray machines for ULDs, pallets and parcels

Leopold Kostal

4-aisle pallet high-bay warehouse with 7,000 storage locations. The pallet conveyor technology supplies 10 picking stations. Picking via SAP. Storage and retrieval takes place on both sides of the warehouse aisles.

B. Brown

Replacement of the material flow computer for production LIFE 1st expansion of the production plant with pallet conveyor technology, shelving and MFR connection

Goodyear Germany

Fully automatic tire blank conveyor system

Evergreen

Fully automated cargo terminal for 600,000 tons of freight per year: automated high-bay warehouse with 730 ULD compartments, 2 ETVs, 4 WTVs, 2 TVs

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