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System integrator Element Logic has implemented the complete intralogistics equipment for automated storage and order processing for the new logistics center of Buttinette Textil-Versandhaus GmbH. One of the largest AutoStore systems in Germany, precisely tailored conveyor technology and a comprehensive WMS offer a highly efficient solution from a single source.
Following a comprehensive tendering process, Buttinette Textil-Versandhaus GmbH, based in Wertingen near Augsburg in Bavaria-Swabia, has commissioned system integrator Element Logic to plan and implement efficient system automation for its new logistics center.
"We opted for an implementation partner who, in addition to impressive references, was able to offer a comprehensive range of automation and software systems from a single source," says Managing Director Josef Wagner. "Element Logic impressed us with its interesting expertise and an intelligent solution for our requirements."
The distribution center of one of Germany's largest catalog and eCom companies for craft and handicraft items as well as carnival supplies is being completed in the Geratshofen industrial and commercial area in Wertingen. On an area of 33,000 square meters, what is currently probably the most modern logistics center in the industry is being built there with investments in the multi-digit million euro range. Around 20,000 creative items and 8,000 carnival items will be stored there in future for distribution via the catalog and online channels as well as for supplying the branches in Austria, Switzerland and France. The order placed with Element Logic to ensure coordinated, automated and reliable processes for storage and order processing included the complete intralogistics equipment for the logistics center, excluding forklifts and some manual shelving. The SuPCIS-L8 warehouse management system was also implemented as a fully comprehensive software solution for process control and warehouse management.
As hardware components, Element Logic installed a comprehensive, precisely tailored conveyor system with a system partner. The system is controlled by the eController and the PLC automation controller from Element Logic. The conveyor technology connects the individual workstations between automatic carton erection, picking in the autostore, manual packing areas, carton sealers and goods issue. In addition to scanners and labelers, five folding box erectors and five automatic closing machines were integrated, two of them with volume reduction.
One of the largest AutoStore systems in Germany is at the heart of the intralogistics system in the new logistics center of the family business, which was founded in 1979. The storage cube, known as the grid, offers storage space for 135,000 containers with side heights of 425 millimeters. On the surface of the grid, 325 R5+ robots ensure fast storage, transfer and retrieval of the bins and their presentation at 40 integrated picking stations. These so-called ports are set up under the Autostore system and connected directly to the conveyor system. This is where the source containers are picked into shipping cartons. In addition, 17 conveyor ports are integrated into the cube, where goods are received.
The WMS SuPCIS-L8 connects the AutoStore via a standard interface and takes over inventory management, material flow and process control. The software retrieves the articles from the container warehouse in an order-related and sequenced manner and controls the dialogs of the connected workstations. System performance can be further increased through prioritization strategies.
"With its dimensions and the intelligent design of the system components, the AutoStore system at Buttinette is a proven example of the high level of flexibility offered by AutoStore technology," summarizes Joachim Kieninger. "Together with the comprehensive intralogistics automation and the future-proof software solution, the project at the new Buttinette logistics center is another successful showcase project for Element Logic."
