Pilot project
DB Schenker is testing the widespread use of exoskeletons
DB Schenker has successfully tested the use of exoskeletons at several logistics locations.
Exoskeletons are electro-mechanical support structures worn on the body. They are designed to support employees during lifting and turning movements. "Employees are our most important and valuable asset. I am therefore very pleased that we are once again taking a significant step towards testing better and, above all, healthier working conditions," says Thomas Schulz, CHRO of Schenker AG. "This brings us closer to our goal of being the first choice for employees as an innovative and leading global logistics service provider."
Practical test in Cologne
The pilot project at DB Schenker focused on picking and sequencing packages weighing up to 15 kilograms. The packages were removed from storage racks by employees equipped with an exoskeleton and then placed on pallets. The exoskeleton supported the movement sequences. As part of the Graduate Summer School at the University of Dortmund, DB Schenker invited around 20 doctoral students to the supplier park of a well-known car manufacturer in Cologne for a practical demonstration of the exoskeletons.
Positive feedback
Gerald Mueller, Head of Process and Efficiency Management, Schenker Deutschland AG, explained: "The feedback from the doctoral students and DB Schenker employees after the test was very positive and once again confirmed that long-term use in conjunction with ergonomically optimized logistics processes can have a health-promoting effect on employees. In the coming months, we will now analyse the results in detail and check whether the exoskeletons will then be incorporated into process optimization at DB Schenker."
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