Element Logic took on general contractor responsibility for the planning and implementation of the AutoStore automated storage and picking system, including EWCS (Element Warehouse Control Software).

L&R develops, produces and distributes medical and hygiene products worldwide with a portfolio of over 16,000 product solutions. The group of companies was formed in 1998 from the merger of the two companies Lohmann and Rauscher, from which the two L&R locations with headquarters in Rengsdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Vienna, Austria, are derived. The L&R team of more than 5,300 employees generated a sales volume of over 670 million euros in 2019.

L&R decided to invest in an AutoStore system from Element Logic at its Neuwied-Block site in order to optimize its internal logistics and focus on the growing market requirements for ever smaller order volumes. This storage and picking solution was integrated into the existing 1,130 m² warehouse in order to ensure optimum use of space, thereby aiming for shorter order throughput times.

In the first expansion stage, the AutoStore system from L&R was installed on an area of approx. 280 m² and offers a capacity of approx. 10,000 containers. Ten AutoStore robots ensure fast and order-oriented provision of goods at the two picking workstations and at the workstation for incoming goods. The Element Logic EWCS software, connected to the customer's own WMS, handles all operational planning and optimization routines. The system was handed over to L&R in the 4th quarter of 2020. The implementation time (time from order to go-live) was around 20 weeks.

"At Lohmann & Rauscher, we are constantly working on more efficient and CO2-reducing solutions. The investment in the AutoStore system from Element Logic supports us in securing our economic success in the long term and achieving our goals," says Wolfgang Hoff, Head of Warehouse Management & Shipping Germany.