Customized conveyor technology
Torwegge concludes major contract with automotive supplier
Torwegge GmbH & Co. KG has successfully implemented a major project for an automotive supplier. The aim was to optimize the "First In - First Out" (FIFO) storage of pallet cages with various goods.
To this end, the Bielefeld-based company installed conveyor technology tailored to the client's individual requirements in order to make the intralogistics processes in the incoming goods department more efficient. The heavy-duty roller rails supplied can transport various pallet designs weighing up to five tons. Torwegge completed the order in the first quarter of 2021.
"Goods such as spare car parts are exposed to the risk of loss of value, for example due to rust. It is therefore important that stored goods leave the warehouse as quickly as possible," explains Uwe Eschment, Managing Director of Torwegge GmbH & Co. In order to optimize the FIFO processes at the supplier, the intralogistics expert has installed tailor-made conveyor technology at its plant. "After initial successful test trials in 2019, we were awarded the final contract last July and completed the project in the first quarter of this year, despite a delay due to coronavirus," says Eschment.
In order to meet the high demands of the automotive industry, Torwegge has customized the installed heavy-duty roller rails. As different container shapes are stacked four to six high, the pallet stacks can weigh up to five tons. "The rails are custom-made and cannot be found in any catalog," says the Managing Director. The pallets are transported on them, sometimes several stacks in a row, pushed by forklifts into the throughput warehouse. At the end of the lanes, the pallets are removed and distributed further in the factory. Previously, the stacks of pallets were pushed across the floor individually, which on the one hand damaged the floor and on the other was less efficient than transporting several stacks at the same time.
The client's first inquiry regarding heavy-duty roller tracks was made back in 2017. "The business was then fleshed out in summer 2019 with a pilot phase involving various test tracks," reports Eschment. The intralogistics expert from Bielefeld secured the order in July 2020, and the first tracks were installed and accepted in November. "After a slight delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have now been able to complete the project," says Eschment.
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