Intralogistics processes for test laboratories
Unitechnik equips Testo Calibration Factory
Testo Industrial Services opened its new "Calibration Factory" in Kirchzarten in October. The intralogistics processes for the calibration service provider's calibration site were developed by Unitechnik Systems GmbH.
The system integrator has implemented automated technologies, including an automated small parts warehouse with shuttle system. 200 new workstations on a floor space of around 4,200 square meters: With the newCalibration Factory, Testo Industrial Services GmbH has made its largest investment in the company's history. The subsidiary of Testo SE & Co. KGaA is the leading metrological service provider in Germany and has been calibrating measuring instruments for a large customer base for over 20 years.
Although the Calibration Factory has been in operation since July 26, 2021, it was only officially opened in October. The new building combines laboratories, storage and offices in one location. "The Calibration Factory is the largest investment Testo Industrial Services has made in its history and the cornerstone for further growth. We are transferring the service of calibration, a classic laboratory activity, to an industrial production environment. This is where proven quality meets efficiency," said Raimund Föhrenbacher, Managing Director of Testo Industrial Services GmbH, at the opening ceremony. In order to make the company's processes more efficient, several calibration laboratories, a large order processing department and the logistics areas have been brought together in the new building. The motto "Quality meets efficiency" focused on automation and digitalization.
Unitechnik Systems GmbH was heavily involved in the project as part of the design of the material flow. The high-bay warehouse developed by the automation expert can manage more than 7,000 containers with test equipment using a shuttle system. The planning of the container conveyor technology and the UniWare warehouse management software also came from the Wiehl-based supplier. One challenge here was to integrate the intralogistics into the new building as discreetly and space-savingly as possible so as not to create a factory-like feel in the new company building.
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