Technical Support

If you require on-site assistance from our technicians because a fault cannot be rectified over the telephone or via remote access, SSI SCHAEFER will be there to assist you within a guaranteed and short response period. We have multiple service engineers available for all our divisions in order to ensure this. Furthermore, we maintain more than 90 service locations worldwide. Our in-house fault rectification is carried out rapidly and efficiently, and complies with specifically defined escalation mechanisms. Comprehensive reports document every call-out and ensure the necessary transparency.

You benefit from:

• The constant availability of qualified SSI SCHAEFER service technicians (24/7)

• A guaranteed, short response time

• Minimized problem duration resulting in increased availability.

System monitoring encompasses all measures necessary to ensure that the warehouse computing systems remain operational over the long term:

• System monitoring is provided by a qualified technician using a monitoring tool for remote maintenance

• Service encompasses all measures necessary to ensure that the warehouse computing system remains operational over the long term

• Escalation of identified problems to the responsible departments

• Specific monitoring of system-relevant parameters:

  • IT hardware

  • Operating system

  • Application

• Manual assessment at regular intervals enables the identification and elimination of deficiencies

• Identification of potential faults through long-term observation

• Rapid reaction to system error messages

• Solution proposals and performance data are documented and provided in a monthly report

SSI Augmented Support is the first multi-functional, mobile, real-time video communication system that provides everything necessary for efficient maintenance and repair work. The system is highly flexible and user-friendly, and as a consequence it improves the working processes in many areas while also saving on time and costs.

An on-site technician activates the SSI Augmented Support which then establishes a connection to SSI Schaefer Technical Support. Activities are transferred in real time, enabling the support staff to immediately begin assessing the problem and determining the situation. This eliminates all communication misunderstandings and the fault is rectified rapidly with voice and video support.

Due to its innovative design, the headset can also be used with a safety helmet. The central unit (PDA) features an integrated touchscreen that can be operated while wearing gloves. The unit itself can be clipped onto a belt or worn on a strap.

As a consequence, it does not impede movement and leaves both hands free to operate the machine. The PDA’s operating menu has a simple and intuitive design. The entire system is designed to ensure rapid and effective rectification of faults.

The focus lies on eliminating any delays and rapidly putting the system back into operation while avoiding time-consuming and costly travel.

• Intuitive, audiovisual communication between your on-site service technician and the SSI SCHAEFER support employee

• The video function on the headset provides the support employee with a real-time view of the on-site situation

• The screen device’s sharing function also enables screen information to be exchanged

• Cost reductions through faster troubleshooting

• Reduced system downtimes

• Support by experts and trained personnel

If you have any software questions, a qualified SSI SCHAEFER software service technician is available to provide support for your system.

The service portfolio includes:

• Questions about operation

• Troubleshooting in the event of faults

• Expansions to our software to integrate new business processes into existing systems.

Naturally, we also upgrade existing systems to new releases in order to keep your system on the cutting edge of technology. In addition, we provide assistance with combining connected systems along with databases, operating systems, and interfaces to third-party systems in order to guarantee the top priority of maintaining your system’s availability.

We rely on:

• Qualified software technicians available around the clock

• Local service teams worldwide

• Employees trained in our customers’ language and culture

• Networking our software support with the SSI SCHAEFER development teams from other divisions (such as mechanical components)

• Integrating third-party database and operating systems

• Integrating our customer assistance into the SSI SCHAEFER support network in order to provide online assistance