Retrofitting for increased efficiency at PAWI
Maximum system availability and process standardisation in the warehouse
To standardise complex logistics processes, packaging expert PAWI decided to modernise its main site in Winterthur. A combination of upgraded stacker cranes, conveyor systems, and control technology, coupled with the Jungheinrich WMS, ensures increased production efficiency and performance.
Challenges
- Ensuring minimal downtime during the reconstruction
- Standardising redundant processes to increase storage efficiency
- Increasing plant safety during the reconstruction of an existing building
- Replacing fault-prone components and installing certified fire doors
Solutions
- Retrofitting a single-aisle high-bay warehouse with a semi-automated stacker crane
- Retrofitting a four-aisle high-bay warehouse with automatic curve-going stacker crane
- Implementing suitable conveyor and control technology, including expansion for more redundancy in the system
- Upgrading to the Jungheinrich WMS to replace the existing warehouse management system..
Successes
- Enhanced system availability due to the replacement of discontinued, fault-prone components
- Maintaining production and delivery capability during retrofitting operations thanks to fast response time and flexibility
- Improved efficiency and process standardisation with the Jungheinrich WMS
- Optimum utilisation of space capacity with the new system
- Increased safety through the retrofitting of key safety elements, such as the two-channel emergency stop circuit
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