TOOLS Finland Oy: Storage and Picking of Spare Parts for Industrial Operations
TOOLS Finland Oy is part of the Swedish MOMENTUM GROUP AB, the largest provider of industrial consumables, components, and other related services in northern Europe. At its distribution center in Kotka, Finland's largest port of export, approximately 21,000 small parts are continually stocked and prepared for shipping over an area of 26,000 square meters.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
In 2016, TOOLS Finland Oy made the decision to carry out the extensive reorganization of its distribution processes at the Kotka site. High-density warehousing and the picking of low-volume items in the smallest space was designed to increase picking performance by 40 percent across all lines. The centerpiece of this new arrangement is the goods-to-person principle, which uses four SSI LOGIMAT® Vertical Lift Modules. The provision of the required picking and transport bins with customer logo already attached also formed part of the scope of SSI SCHAEFER's services.
Goals:
Fast 40 % increase in picking performance across all lines
Securing the leading market position by optimizing the quality of the supply chain
Spare parts logistics: efficient storage of small parts
Optimum utilization of the available storage space through automatic
consolidation of the stored goods combined with intelligent height optimization
Integration of the lift modules in the available infrastructure with a connection to the customer's own warehouse management system
Functional enhancement options and connection to conveying sections if required
