Managers graze on new tech in Graz
December 1st 2011 Existing and potential UK customers from a variety of
industries visited KNAPP's headquarters in Graz, Austria
to see the group's latest technologies for warehouse
automation
KNAPP provided the Let's Move
event for customers at its HQ in
Graz, with highlights including
a presentation on KNAPP's shuttle
technology, a tour of the manufacturing
facility and visit the distribution centre
of KNAPP customer, JCL Logistics, and
the warehouse of grocery retailer, SPAR
Österreichische Warenhandels-AG.
JCL Logistics is a third-party logistics
supplier with more than 60 sites across
25 countries. JCL provides distribution
services for a number of clients including
a major Swiss fashion retailer and
recently invested over 18 million Euros in
its Werndorf facility. The 45,000 sq m
distribution centre, which opened this
summer, accommodates some 2 million
hanging garments, 15,000 containers and
10,000 pallets.
Designed to use automation to meet
both B2B (retailer) and B2C (online
consumer) demands in a flexible way, the
site features KNAPP's OSR Shuttle
solution, as well as the overhead
conveyor systems of KNAPP subsidiary,
Dürkopp Fördertechnik.
The site also has the first installation
of KNAPP's new Fastbox towers. Situated
adjacent to the picking stations, Fastbox
modules can act as a buffer for fastmoving
products (such as goods featured
in current promotional campaigns), as a
buffer for order containers or as a means
of sequencing containers ready for
robotic palletisation or route-optimised
vehicle loading. The Fastbox systems
feature handling for containers, trays or
cartons. The OSR Shuttle and Fastbox
systems serve a series of order picking
stations. As JCL wanted these
workstations to be as ergonomic as
possible, user-friendly materials – such as
warm-to-touch wood and cushioned
fascias – were incorporated into the
design.
Craig Rollason, head of sales and
marketing for KNAPP UK says: "With
the time pressures that executives at this
level face, we were delighted that so
many of our current and prospective
clients were able to join us for this visit
and the feedback we have received clearly
shows that they valued the opportunity
to see our solutions in operation." More articles from KNAPP UK Ltd: | 
