THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCHAEFFLER AND SSI SCHAEFER

What specific services has SSI SCHAEFER provided for the goals of Schaeffler?

The new European Distribution Center (EDZ MItte) of the automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler rises over Kitzingen’s technology park on a 148,000-m2 site. In the future, it will serve as the heart of the new European supply network for industrial customers.

在德国，基特辛根(Kitzingen)拥有先进的技术，创造了前所未有的内部物流概念。胜斐迩安装了一个7条巷道的高层架仓库、全面性的栈板和物料盒输送系统以及电动轨车系统，透过7台高效、节能的Exyz，其两个桅杆存取机将为高层架中的28,000个欧规栈板储存位置和56,000个Düsseldorf栈板储存位置提供服务，它们配有两个载重处理装置和可同时容纳两个欧规栈板或四个Düsseldorf栈板。小零件储存在6条巷道料盒式自动仓储系统中运作，其中12台胜斐迩箱式堆垛机在两楼层间进行存取操作，以确保高吞吐率。大约有100,000个LTB物流箱也是胜斐迩供货范围的一部分，将运用在整个系统中。全自动机械应用程序用于物流箱以及符合人体工程的工作站进行叠货和卸货，进而完成交货和服务包。

With the “Maintenance 4.0 for Intralogistics” concept, SSI SCHAEFER, as system integrator, and Schaeffler, as system supplier, together realize an integrated solution package for condition monitoring of operation-relevant drive systems and semi-automated maintenance for warehouse logistics. Practically applied, 58 Schaeffler SmartChecks in the EDZ Mitte perform condition monitoring of the storage and retrieval machines for the engines and transmissions of the travel and lifting drives. The alarm status of the SmartCheck devices as well as other warehouse systems is visualized in the WAMAS® Lighthouse logistics cockpit. In addition, centrally controlled Concept8 lubrication systems with specially developed lubricating pinions on chain conveyors and roller conveyors ensure continuous and precise relubrication during operation.

Case Study Schaeffler

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The Schaeffler Success Story

“When designing our European distribution center in Kitzingen, our goal was to get away from preventive maintenance with static maintenance intervals to condition-based maintenance and semi-automated maintenance.”
Egon Grief, Head of Maintenance Management EDZ Mitte Kitzingen

IMPRESSIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHAEFFLER

“Given the challenges of a project such as this and the short implementation phase, we were pleased to have a partner as competent as SSI SCHAEFER by our side.”
Dr. Jörg Zellerhoff, Technical Project Manager Logistics at Schaeffler Group

The dimensions of the new EDZ are truly impressive: it covers a built area of 94,000 m² – of which the logistics spreads over 25,000 m² with two levels – on a nearly 15-hectares site. The fully automated processes of the highly dynamic system emboss the internal material flows from goods-in registration to dispatch staging, and help Schaeffler to meet its targets. Besides the needed bin and pallet conveying system, SSI SCHAEFER also installed a fully automated 7-aisle high-bay warehouse with 28,000 pallet storage locations and a two-tier automated miniload system with approximately 95,000 bin storage locations, as well as ergonomic workstations. A 900 m long electric pallet conveyor with 50 vehicles also provides for the efficient transport of goods. Fully automated robotic applications for depalletizing and palletizing of bins complete the scope of supply and services. The conveying system is also connected to respectively one sequencing tower with 20 buffer storage locations to ensure the efficient and sequenced supply of the packing locations in the outgoing goods area. The WAMAS® logistics software from SSI SCHAEFER acts as the server system. The SSI SCHAEFER IT specialists connected the software to Schaeffler's SAP EWM.

Aside from the automation of the internal material flows, SSI SCHAEFER and Schaeffler also worked together to develop the "Maintenance 4.0 for Intralogistics" solution package. It comprises intelligent, condition-based maintenance of operational drive systems and a semi-automated maintenance system.