Storage along the conveyor line

Whether ordered online or purchased on site in one of the five professional centers in Switzerland: The cordless drill, sweeper or hard hat was first transported to Hasler's warehouse in Winterthur by one of the 17 Servus transport robots, temporarily stored in a buffer warehouse or taken directly to the packing area.

The modular system

Servus Intralogistics plans, manufactures and installs turnkey intralogistics systems as a general contractor on the basis of the Servus modular intralogistics system. From simple assembly automation for manufacturing companies to small parts warehouse systems and complete in-house logistics. The Servus modular intralogistics system adapts precisely to the respective requirements. At the heart of the modular system are the intelligent and autonomous transport robots "Autonomous Robotic Carrier" (ARC3). The Servus ARCs can transport cartons, boxes and trays as well as bulk goods and customer-specific workpieces up to a maximum payload of 50 kilograms.

Five years ago, the Winterthur-based company asked itself how logistics processes could be made more flexible, cost-effective and professional. Hasler is also planning to set up a central warehouse in the near future. Today, the Servus system transports and stores 80 percent of the 35,000 items in the wholesaler's range. The Servus system extends over two floors.

Robots travel overhead below the ceiling

The autonomous transport robots travel overhead below the ceiling, leaving the valuable areas free. Servus uses the track as a warehouse. There are 525 storage locations to the left and right along the route, which are used for the dynamic intermediate buffering of partial orders. Only when all partial orders have been picked does Servus transport them for packing.

Project in figures

17 Autonomous Robotic Carriers (ARC3) 525 storage locations along the route 35,000 items in Hasler's product range

Convincing flexibility of the system

Why did they choose Servus? "The decisive factor was the great flexibility of the system," says Robert Hinnen, Head of Logistics at Hasler, with a view to the future: "If we grow, the Servus system will grow with us and we can then easily expand it in full operation." This is possible because all the intelligence and energy is built into the transport robots, while the track consists purely of carrier profiles. This also allows the power to be regulated as required. If more power is required, additional ARCs - short for Autonomous Robotic Carrier - are simply placed on the route. "The system remains as simple as ever," says Servus owner and Managing Director Christian Beer and explains further: "Servus is organized decentrally and works like a cab company in Manhattan. The cab control center assigns a ride order to the cab with the shortest route to the source address. The transport robot then decides for itself how to get to the destination as quickly as possible."

Contact:Hasler + Co. AG 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland Tel.: 00 44 / 0 52 / 2 35 33 33 E-Mail:[email protected] www.hasler.ch

Servus Intralogistics GmbH 6850 Dornbirn, Austria Tel.: 00 43 / 55 72 / 2 20 00-3 00 E-Mail:[email protected] www.servus.info