RAMSEIER Suisse AG is one of the largest beverage manufacturers in Switzerland, producing fruit juices, soft drinks, mineral water, syrup and beers.
TECHNICAL DATA
- Host system SAP R3
- Users 10
WAREHOUSE DATA
- 5,540 sqm of storage space
- Production and storage areas connected by a 31-metre conveyor bridge
- 16,444 beverage pallets
- 300 different articles
- Automated high-bay storage system (general contractor: Gilgen Logistics AG) with five stacker cranes and aisles
- Stacker cranes with satellite vehicles (connected via WLAN)
- 10-deep racking system for putaway and retrieval
HARDWARE CONTROL AND INTERFACES
- Host interface to ERP system SAP R3
- Interface to conveyor system (Gilgen)
- Interface to five stacker cranes (Gilgen)
- Interface to printer and printing of EAN128 documents
- Interface to pick-by-voice devices (connected via WLAN)
PERFORMANCE CAPACITY
- Around 1,500 articles in stock
- An average of 65 stock movements take place daily, moving between 5 and 20 tonnes.
PROCESSES AND SOLUTIONS
- Pre-picking at 148 picking areas using pick-by-voice.
- Three roller conveyors are replenished automatically with the same article code.
- Automatic inspection of inbound goods using permanently installed scanners. Pallets are checked for contour, weight and barcode legibility.
- Putaway is based on A, B or C criteria, even distribution principles, batches and maximum loads per bay.
- Route optimisation: PROLAG®World sorts the beverage pallets according to the scheduled delivery routes. The pallets are collected from the warehouse in such a way that they can be loaded onto the lorry in reverse order, i.e. the pallets to be unloaded first are readily accessible.
- Visualisation: An overview template provides real time views of the conveyors and high-bay areas showing the current status of the warehouse. As soon as a conveyor, stacker crane, profile control, highspeed door or fire door reports an error or malfunction, PROLAG®World’s visualisation system indicates that this area is malfunctioning and marks it accordingly in red.
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
- Automation results in efficient, optimised processes.
- Sophisticated visualisation means that malfunctions can be detected and remedied at an early stage.
