Automation in logistics

Goods-to-person

Solution consisting of two different AMRs, racking, picking station and software specifically designed for goods-to-person picking, e.g. in distribution centres, fulfilment warehouses or e-commerce hubs. The solution is characterised by high flexibility, optimal use of space and intelligent control. Bin Pickers store and retrieve bins from the shelves, while Bin Movers transport the bins to the picking stations.

One Bin Picker and three Bin Movers form a module with the racking and a picking station and are optimally coordinated with each other. Each module has a footprint of 43m² and supplies the picking station with up to 50 bins per hour. For higher performance requirements, modules can be combined and expanded as required.

Overall, the solution helps to reduce walking distances for staff and organise picking quickly and efficiently. Orders can be completed up to four times faster than with manual picking.

Production supply and disposal / empty pallet transport

Lean production begins with the supply of raw materials for processing. Smooth supply ensures that production does not come to a standstill. These processes are usually also a good starting point for automation.

Our solution:

• Our autonomous mobile robots (AMR) are the smart solution for optimised horizontal material flow. Also for moving pallets when working with a transfer station.
• The automated all-rounder STILL EXV iGo high lift pallet truck ensures highly efficient logistics processes – as a stand-alone solution or in mixed operation with manual trucks. The truck picks up pallets directly from the floor without any additional hardware.

Customer reference:

Automated solution in use at the Hase Safety Group

Inbound & outbound

Take your intralogistics to the next level: Store incoming or outgoing pallets within a warehouse, move goods to production or to a material handling system – horizontally and vertically.

Our solution:
The automated all-rounder STILL EXV iGo high lift pallet truck ensures highly efficient logistics processes – as a stand-alone solution or in mixed operation with manual trucks. The truck picks up pallets directly from the floor without any additional hardware.

Customer reference:
Fully automated EXV high lift pallet trucks in action at
Danfoss Power Electronics A/S

Storage and retrieval (high bay)

High bay racking with very narrow aisles is one of the most effective ways of organising a warehouse in terms of volume utilisation. Typically, they involve repetitive handling tasks with standardised transfer stations and homogeneous load carriers.

Our solution:
The automated STILL MX-X iGo very narrow aisle truck is the ideal partner for warehouses with a particularly high level of space utilisation. It can also be combined with a STILL EXV iGo high lift pallet truck or an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to handle goods from the transfer stations.

Customer reference:
Find out what our customer Tarkett thinks of this solution.

Storage and retrieval (wide aisle or block storage)

You have to handle palletised goods in wide aisle racking or block storage. These are most commonly used due to their high throughput speed.

Our solution:
The fully automated STILL FM-X iGo reach trucks or STILL EXV iGo high lift pallet truck are ideal for long distance transport or for storing and retrieving goods at high heights. They help you increase capacity or enable a 24/7 production.

Order picking

You may be fulfilling a customer order, handling multiple shipments of spare parts, or replenishing your production with new raw materials. Bulky, compressible and fragile items often still need to be picked manually. An autonomous order picker - in combination with pick-by-voice - can increase picking rates by following and positioning itself optimally for the operator.

Our solution:
The OPX iGo neo autonomous order picker follows operators wherever they go, effectively reducing their workload. Thanks to the intelligent analysis performed by its sensors, it also accurately and proactively detects its surroundings, obstacles and distances.

Customer reference:
See how the order picking efficiency was increased at Migros Verteilbetrieb AG