Modernization at J. Rettenmaier & Söhne
viastore announces largest retrofit order in the company's history
Record order for viastore: J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH & Co KG, a specialist in plant fibre technologies based in Rosenberg, Baden-Württemberg, has entrusted the intralogistics system integrator with the modernization and expansion of its logistics center.
The order is worth around 6.8 million euros - making it the largest retrofit project in the history of the Stuttgart-based company.
Originating from a classic oil and grain mill, J. Rettenmaier & Söhne - now under the umbrella of the JRS Group - has developed into the global know-how and market leader in functional plant fiber technology. The products are used in the food and pharmaceutical industries and in pet supplies, among others. Rettenmaier also operates a logistics center at its headquarters in Rosenberg, from which customers and sales locations all over the world are supplied.
Rettenmaier decided on a comprehensive logistics retrofit in order to be able to continue to cope with the company's ongoing growth and to equip itself technically for the future. Together with its long-standing partner viastore, a concept was developed that included expanding the existing high-bay warehouse by two aisles and extending the five-aisle warehouse by around 50 meters. The result is additional capacity to meet the growing demand for storage space. viastore also adapted the associated conveyor technology to the new conditions.
The logistics center will also receive a software upgrade: the existing viadat 7.0 Warehouse Management System (WMS), which has been reliably controlling and managing the processes between storage and retrieval since 2010, will be replaced by the latest viadat 9 version. A particular challenge: all conversion and expansion measures are taking place during ongoing operations, and there are no plans to shut down the warehouse.
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