Fresenius Kabi gets automated with SSI Schaefer
April 1st 2010 Pharmaceutical giant, Fresenius Kabi,
has opened a new fully automated,
high-bay warehouse at Cargo Centre
Graz (CCG), planned, designed and
installed by SSI Schaefer.
The fully automated high bay
warehouse contains 2 aisles inclusive
of two stacker cranes, controlled by
logistics software WAMAS, with
double deep storage. The racking
system, with a length of 94m, a width
of 15m and a height of 26m, provides
a storage capacity for 7500 Euro and
industrial pallets. A conveying system
platform, containing 36 drive units,
plus two other platforms for
ventilation units are located in the
upper warehouse level.
The overall system is operated by
WAMAS including 490 digital inputs
and 236 digital outputs. Simultaneously,
the WAMAS material flow
calculator controls the flow of goods
on the conveying systems and ensures
the transport to and from the pallet
storage locations.
Due to the nature of the products
being stored, the warehouse has three
temperature zones for its different
sections ranging from -15°C to room
temperature – these areas include an
oxygen-reduced, fully automated
high bay warehouse, a clean area for
the sampling of products and a state
of the art monitoring system.
The new Fresenius Kabi logistics
facility accommodates the company's
complete warehouse management
system, the goods-in area and picking
area. It will serve as the base for the
company-owned trucks that supply
hospitals and pharmacies throughout
Austria but perhaps more importantly
will operate as a central logistics
interface to supply Eastern European
markets as well as patients from all
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