Logistics for winners
Ludwig Meister's new logistics center is consistently geared towards the requirements of our customers. From goods receipt to delivery, all the optimally coordinated work steps have just one goal: to deliver your order to you as quickly as possible, correctly packed and labeled.
With automated processes, from central goods receipt to transparent item identification and labeling through to goods issue in individual packaging, we ensure significant cost and time savings for our customers. From goods receipt to packaging, all steps follow the FIFO process. This avoids long storage times and possible depreciation of the product and our customers always receive up-to-date, high-quality goods.
The heart of our logistics center is the pioneering “AutoStore” storage system. It ensures that our products, individually or in kits, arrive even faster and without errors. Tailor-made and largely automated, it enables same-day delivery of all orders. Small, fast robots prepare the containers with the goods, which are then simply packed and labeled by our employees. All ordered products are delivered by 5 p.m. on the same day. Ludwig Meister thus guarantees a fast, efficient and flawless flow of goods with maximum redundancy, scalability and volume utilization. This is logistics for winners!
In order to be able to react to new requirements at any time, AutoStore is future-oriented and can easily be further developed in various expansion stages. The system currently has a capacity of 37 robots with 6,500 picks per day.
This brings several advantages:
- More efficiency in incoming goods inspection
- Simplified storage - efficient work preparation
- Strict FIFO (First In - First Out) from goods receipt to packaging
- Fast order processing
- Significant reduction in throughput times
- Innovative storage system
- Optimized work processes thanks to kit bundling and parts lists
- Customized packaging in customer design
AutoStore cleaning device
higher robot availability and picking performance
Position monitoring of the robots
For the smooth functioning and safe operation of the AutoStore storage system, the exact positioning of the robots on the AutoStore grid is essential.
The robots are therefore equipped with rotary encoders in the motors, which calculate their position. Track sensors underneath the robots control and correct the position when crossing optical markers. This prevents robots from derailing or colliding.
Polluted sensors can no longer control the position, thus the system control stops the system. The robot affected must be „recovered“ from the system and the sensors must be cleaned manually.
The AutoStore cleaning device
The fully integrated cleaning system from
Ludwig Meister frees the sensors from dust and contamination during operation and thus prevents this reason for failure.
The cleaning device is installed in high-frequency locations, for example at the workstations for storage and retrieval. A sensor barrier registers the crossing of the robots and activates the blow-off nozzles. Only a few seconds are required for cleaning, so that ongoing operation is not interrupted and no intervention is necessary in the control system.
As a result, the robots can work longer without interruption and the total availability of the system increases.
"In our AutoStore with 94 robots, we had time and again downtime due to dirty track sensors. Ever since we installed the cleaning device of Ludwig Meister, this error never again occurred.“
René Fellmann - CEO Competec Logistik AG
ADVANTAGES
- Effective prevention of pollution of the robots sensor technology
- Significantly reduced downtimes
- Reduced plant maintenance
- Fully automatic cleaning during operation
- Environmentally friendly cleaning method by compressed air
- Quick and easy to install
The cleaning device in three variations