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[Translate to Englisch:] In den beiden AutoStore-Anlagen von Geis in Forchheim greifen insgesamt 30 Roboter die Behälter, sortieren sie und bringen sie zu den Arbeitsplätzen.
With this innovative warehouse, Geis has reduced order preparation times by up to 70 per cent. This benefits Geis' long-standing customer Siemens Healthineers AG in particular. "Until now, we have been supplying their plant in Erlangen from Forchheim," explains Maximilian Dörr, the Geis division manager responsible for the region. "In future, we will also take over the production supply for the new, state-of-the-art Siemens Healthineers plant in Forchheim and will then also receive more production and KANBAN orders."
In order to optimally fulfil these changing requirements, Geis put three concepts to the test at an early stage: the classic automated small parts warehouse, the shelving system and the AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system. The latter proved to be the most suitable solution and has been implemented over the past two years in consultation with Siemens Healthineers.
The new storage system consists of two systems in two warehouse bays. This separation allows Geis to react very flexibly to future developments. In addition, the two systems are connected to each other via gateways through the wall and currently make up a single unit.
"This innovative system makes order picking much more efficient," emphasises Marco Weißensel, Managing Director of Geis Industrie-Service GmbH. "For our customer Siemens Healthineers, we can not only shorten order preparation times by up to 70 percent, but also optimise picking quality at the same time, because the potential for errors has been greatly reduced compared to conventional picking methods."
Last but not least, the system also scores highly in terms of sustainability thanks to the use of renewable energy and high energy efficiency. For example, only minimal lighting is required and the robots recuperate energy when braking.
The first expansion stage, which covers around 600 square metres, has been in operation for exactly one year after a five-month construction and set-up period. It consists of five ports for storage and retrieval as well as eleven robots that move a total of 20,000 containers, so-called bins. The second expansion stage covers an area of around 1,800 square metres and has now been put into operation. It currently has seven ports, 19 robots and 70,000 bins.
"We have enjoyed a very successful partnership with Siemens Healthineers for many years," says Erik Lassen, Chairman of the Management Board of Geis Industrie-Service GmbH. "With the complete restructuring and partial automation, we have now achieved a quantum leap in terms of efficiency and flexible growth. With this innovative and sustainable solution, we can optimally integrate ourselves into the expansion and automation strategy of Siemens Healthineers."
With this innovative and sustainable solution, we can optimally integrate ourselves into the expansion and automation strategy of Siemens Healthineers.
Erik Lassen, Chairman of the Management Board of Geis Industrie-Service GmbH
