"The construction site logistics for this project are extraordinary and challenging," reports Pascal Martin, Head of Logistics Systems Projects at Jungheinrich Switzerland. "While the building is being constructed, we are already installing part of the racking system and the storage and retrieval machines. The new production facility will then continue to be built above the high-bay warehouse on the upper floors."

New racking warehouse: the heart of the new building
The 48-metre long, 15-metre wide and 19.5-metre high rack storage system will be the heart of the new building. As a "decoupling warehouse", it will temporarily store semi-finished products delivered from the press on around 3,800 storage spaces and distribute them as required in the assembly area, which extends from the basement to the fourth floor. The warehouse is also connected to a cleaning station, a laser punching system, small parts production and the "ZugGate". The warehouse also returns empty containers from assembly and makes them available for filling from the press. Manual transportation or goods elevators are no longer necessary thanks to this solution.

Up to 90 double cycles per hour
In addition to the racking, Jungheinrich is supplying two storage and retrieval machines, the conveyor and control technology and the warehouse management system as part of the project. The entire administration is handled via an interface to V-Zug's ERP. "Thanks to the high performance of the stacker cranes and their efficient use across several storage and retrieval points of the high-bay warehouse on all levels, up to 90 double cycles per hour, including vertical transports, can be achieved," Martin calculates.

Jungheinrich V-Zug also wants to offer speed as part of its comprehensive customer service: Over 130 technicians are on duty in Switzerland, around 20 of them specifically for automated systems. In the event of an emergency, an expert can be on site at V-Zug within two hours. "That convinced us, because continuous availability is crucial for us," says Paul Cathomas, project manager at V-Zug, citing a key argument in Jungheinrich's favor. The high-bay racking system in Zug operates 220 days a year, and all the systems are also designed for continuous operation.