Completed WMS projects

Unitechnik Cieplik & Poppek AG

Logistics Centre for Office Supplies

Customers

Soennecken LogServe

Completion

01.09.2009

Country

Germany

Branch

  • Wholesale industry
  • Logistic service provider industry
  • Mail order industry

Unitechnik_Ref_Soennecken_e.pdf

Description

Task description

Soennecken eG is the purchasing and marketing organization with the biggest turnover for office supplies in Europe. From the headquarters in Overath, about 570 specialist supplier at over 1200 locations are serviced. The distribution previously handled by a third party logistics provider should be brought back to the headquarters of the company and shell be carried out by Soennecken LogServe.

Unitechnik got the order to realize the complete logistics system as a general contractor.  n automatic storage and retrieval system provides the goods for the picking platform. Very narrow aisle trucks with radio data terminals supply the storage bins in the 42 picking zones. Picking is done directly in the order carton by Pick-by-Voice. The tray conveyors handle the transportation of the order cartons - from the automatic carton opener via the picking zones and the packing area to the automatic carton closer and the dispatch area. Up to 11,000 parcels and 600 pallets shell leave the Overath logistics center every day.

Project duration

18 months

System components

High-bay warehouse store of silo design with 6000 pallet storage positions

Pallet conveyor with incoming and outgoing goods, picking and retrieval positions

Picking rack with 42 picking zones and 26,000 bins accessed

1.6 km of tray/carton conveyors, up to 1800 trays I h,

automatic carton erecting,
Pick-by-Voice,
Pick checking by weight,
Photo documentation,
automatic carton closers

Software requirements

UniWare for warehouse management and material flow incl. visualization and cockpit 

PLC-Level: Simatic S7

System environment

UniWare with distributed cluster server
70 stationary work-stations
20 forklift terminals
30 hand held terminals
42 Pick-by-Voice devices
ProAlpha ERP coupling

Performance data

approx. 13,000 articles

Conveying System: up to 1,800 tray / carton per hour

Commssioning performance: up to 5,000 picks per hour

Dispatch: up to 11,000 parcels and 600 pallets per day

Project volume

8,3 Mio€

External interfaces

ERP coupling: ProAlpha

Contact person

Michael Huhn

Sales Director

Telephone: +49 2261 987-518

logistics@unitechnik.com