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Intervju med Jenny Heinze, Head of Sales Nordics på SSI SCHÄFER. När logistikbranschen ställs inför ökade krav på effektivitet, hållbarhet och spårbarhet, växer behovet av smarta lösningar. Särskilt inom kyllagring, där varje minusgrad påverkar såväl driftkostnader som arbetsmiljö.

Oavsett om det handlar om industri, e-handel eller läkemedels- och kosmetikbranschen – där enstycksplock av smådelar krävs är maximal precision avgörande. Detta gäller särskilt i takt med växande produktsortiment och ökade krav på tillgänglighet och kvalitet.
I en intervju berättar Markus Jammernegg, Head of Modules, och Thomas Elstner, Head of Product Management, Product Line Software, på SSI SCHÄFER, om den helautomatiserade lösningen SSI Piece Picking – en robotlösning som utmärker sig genom skonsam produkt­hantering. Den intelligenta mjukvaran gör det möjligt för roboten att ta över repetitiva uppgifter och på så sätt snabba upp plockprocesserna med bibehållen noggrannhet.

Att gå runt och plocka manuellt kan stå för mer än 50 % av den tid som ägnas åt plockning. Tillsammans med optimering av lagringsutrymme, som är den främsta och vanligaste utmaningen för logistikchefer, skapar detta ett tydligt behov av en lösning. En vertikal lagerautomat (Vertical Lift Module, VLM) kan hantera båda dessa utmaningar samtidigt.

Vi frågade 20 företagare: ”Vad innebär det egentligen att automatisera lagret?”. Svaren skiljde sig åt, men alla var överens om att ett automatiserat lager har mycket större potential på sikt – trots att det ofta kräver en lång, kostsam och krånglig installationsprocess. Men måste det verkligen vara så? Eller har ni kanske bara kollat på fel lösningar?

Dagens kriser har fått många branscher att granska sina verksamheter, eftersom problemen blivit tydligare – och i vissa fall värre. Bristen på digitalisering och kompetent personal visar att ekosystemet är sårbart. För att företag ska kunna vara konkurrenskraftiga och säkra sin framtid krävs snabba lösningar. En av de sektorer som behöver nya lösningar är kyl- och fryslagring.

Intralogistics is all about complex, long-term relationships with multiple personal contacts at every stage, from warehouse layout design to implementation to lifetime service. To achieve operational efficiency, maximum availability and rapid response are essential. Service providers in all industries consider their top priority to be making customers' everyday lives easier. The standard service package for intralogistics includes 24/7 technical support, call out support, preventive maintenance, reactive support and a long list of other services. With the introduction of Industry 4.0 and also remote tools, such as SSI Augmented Support, communication became clearer and respond times became shorter.

Wear and tear, defects and even discontinuations can pose a real risk for system operators – in the worst-case scenario, they can even lead to a shutdown. To prevent this, proactive action is required. The solution? Obsolescence management: Through strategic planning and implementation of necessary measures, failures can be avoided, costs reduced and the lifecycle of machines efficiently extended.

Lagring, transport, plock: I komplexa logistikprocesser måste alla komponenter samverka perfekt. Vad händer om en av komponenterna går sönder? Skynda! Att återställa ett smidigt flöde av varor kräver ett oplanerat serviceingrepp. Detta medför kostnader – och dessa stiger med varje minut av driftstopp. Det finns ett sätt att undvika detta: prediktivt underhåll.

Conventional remote access solutions, such as virtual private networks, open the network to attacks by establishing a direct connection between potentially untrustworthy people. SSI SCHAEFER has worked with BearingPoint to develop a secure remote access solution based on Cyolo's software solution. Cyolo's RPAM tool (Remote Privileged Access Management) is an identity and access management and fraud detection software that helps to reduce attacks on networks and thus enables secure privileged remote access.

Digitalization offers a huge range of opportunities, but this is accompanied by security risks as a result of cybercrime. SSI SCHAEFER, one of the world’s leading providers of solutions in all areas of intralogistics, tackles these challenges with a comprehensive security concept based on standards such as ISO 27001 and IEC 62443, and the “Defense in Depth” approach. By combining cutting-edge technology, a strong partner network, and keen awareness of security issues, the company is able to ensure security in all areas and provide effective support for its customers.

Ergonomics and improved work station layout, introducing a safety culture, specific work instructions and the introduction of regular safety checks ensure a safe warehouse environment. While this may sound straightforward, it is often neglected in practice and can unfortunately result in accidents. Make your warehouse safer.

What does a warehouse management system (WMS) need to do to meet the challenges of the fashion market? What is important when selecting a WMS? How can a WMS improve throughput times in the warehouse and support warehouse staff at the same time? These and other interesting questions will be answered in this expert talk.

Companies that want to optimize their material flow are often interested in 'the latest technologies'. Unfortunately, they often overlook the traditional technologies, which have already proven their reliability, are free of growing pains, and have been optimized. "Because these optimizations are often invisible, many companies think that older technologies have stood still in time, but nothing could be further from the truth", explains Jenny Heinze, Sales Manager Logistic Solutions at SSI SCHÄFER.

In the expert panel discussion at LogiMAT 2024, Pär Svärdson, CEO of Apotea, and Hans Ekström, Solution Design Manager at SSI SCHÄFER, talk about the challenges in e-commerce and how they have solved them in joint cooperation through warehouse automation - with the A-Frame picking system at the heart of the solution, which processes up to 70 percent of all orders quickly, reliably, fully automatically and without errors. Pär Svärdson also provides insights into the next joint project and its innovative warehouse solution.

Mobila pallställ är konstruerade för att maximera lagringskapaciteten genom att eliminera fasta gångar. Detta möjliggör fler pallpositioner inom samma golvyta jämfört med traditionella statiska pallställ. Det finns flera skäl till att investera i mobila pallställ jämfört med traditionella lösningar och vi har sammanställt några nedan:

In intralogistics, the term "retrofit" refers to the modernization of machines, equipment, and software systems. It is a cost-effective alternative to buying new, ensures sustainable operation, and goes hand in hand with increased system efficiency. But what exactly does it mean when a software system in a warehouse is modernized? What impacts on ongoing operation can be expected?

Successful fulfillment has become a multidimensional and complex service within the supply chain. Automated, highly dynamic warehouses in particular require sophisticated order fulfillment software solutions: such as those offered by the WAMAS Warehouse Control System (WCS). Modern WCS systems are the first choice in automated warehouses across all industries. They connect both people and performance modules and help align order fulfillment efficiently.

Expectations of logistics continue to grow, and the ability to respond consistently requires a high degree of agility and flexibility. Affordable plug & play solutions serve as the basis for easy integration into existing processes, and diverse expansion options ensure a high degree of flexibility, even for dynamic requirements in connection with ongoing expansion. SSI SCHAEFER is a family-run intralogistics specialist with a long history anchored in the SME sector, offering modularly combinable, scalable and reliable logistics systems in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Every last inch of space in your warehouse is taken – so what do you do now? Looking for a bigger building is one option, but it’s not the only one. Perhaps you could use your space even more efficiently? This may take a lot of time, effort, and planning, but with the right partner by your side you can maximize the potential of the space already available to you.

Hackers often sneak unnoticed into companies’ IT infrastructure. One popular method is to gain access through phishing emails or exploit security vulnerabilities and then access not only the company’s IT systems, but also connected systems.

When planning a new logistics building – and for retrofits too – green building and sustainability factors gain in importance. SSI SCHAEFER offers several green solutions. Moreover, the company offers further services from energy consulting and planning, certification and monitoring, and subsidy consulting. Johannes Zimmermann, Director Construction Management at SSI SCHAEFER, provides deeper insights in the following interview.

How volume reduction helps to reduce CO₂ emissions and what returnable container options SSI SCHAEFER provides.

Fully automatic concepts that are integrated seamlessly into intralogistics processes, provide the ideal basis for tailor-made, gentle and reliable product handling. For this purpose, SSI SCHAEFER offers tailor-made, modular solutions for robot-supported palletizing and picking as well as high-performance robotics applications for single-piece picking in the warehouse.

The e-commerce sector continues to grow exponentially and promises rapidly increasing sales. However, at the same time, the number of returns is constantly rising, which puts a strain on margins. The fashion industry suffers from this development, as it wants its products to be available for the customer as quickly as possible to prevent loss of value in the seasonal business. Automation is an effective solution of meeting this ideal.

Learn more about how SSI SCHAEFER increases efficiency in manual or semi-automated processes with our AGV portfolio.

Intralogistics systems are becoming larger and larger and increasingly complex. Today’s computing power of a modern warehouse IT infrastructure is breaking new ground in terms of size and complexity, thus reaching dimensions that would have been unimaginable just a couple of years ago. In the following article Markus Klug, Team Leader Data Analysis & Simulation, explains how SSI SCHAEFER enables sustainable logistics with and through IT.

An activity is carried out efficiently and effectively when it comes easy and follows clear processes. In order to meet these requirements, as part of the ergonomics@work!® program, we implement special picking stations designed to motivate employees, promote peak performance and significantly improve ergonomics at the work station. Movements such as lifting and carrying are assisted with ergonomic pulling and pushing. This means optimization of workflows and work heights. The goal is to create “feel-good work stations” that feature intuitive operator guidance using intelligent communication and display systems. The solutions are specifically tailored to the customer’s needs.

Interview with Dr. Armin Vogel: how sustainable plastic containers are produced and used in logistics over the long term.

A new compact “C” assembly group is now available, completing the range of proven SSI Exyz storage-retrieval machines from SSI SCHAEFER. SSI Exyz C automates the pallet rack processes in existing buildings in heights of up to 13.5 m. Without any need to upgrade floor slabs or perform extensive modifications - implementation during ongoing operation is also possible. Learn more about the energy-efficient solution.

Everybody is talking about climate protection. Discussed in-depth in society and linked to global campaigns, the topic of sustainability is also increasingly becoming a decisive criterion in logistics to ensure whether the offered solutions are viable. This is nothing new for SSI SCHAEFER as the topic corresponds to the long-term view on Green Logistics that was firmly engrained at an early stage. This is part of our Think Tomorrow. philosophy according to which we plan logistics solutions that are tailored to our customers’ needs and continually optimized with a view towards long-term criteria - this is the basis of our success.

In the area of Integrator Business Automation, SSI SCHAEFER applies a product-based approach to supplying the market. Our day-to-day business involves delivering intralogistics components to a general contractor. How this business sector works and the role that SSI SCHAEFER plays is explained by Arnold Lanz, Vice President of Hub Development & Integrator Business Automation.

One Step Ahead for Permanent Availability.

In the following interview, Elie Zita provides an overview of how digitalization has revolutionized customer service, guaranteeing maximized system availability and sustainability as a result of customized, predictive maintenance.

The everyday role of e-commerce in retail, wholesale, and fashion industries, becomes also more important for pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies with the growth of online pharmacies. Increased consumer health awareness, coupled with self-medication trends, is leading to higher online demand for over-the-counter products and beauty and care orders.

Freshness, timeliness, and service quality are the challenges of the food retailing industry in the classic, stationary retail trade. Due to the changing consumption patterns and the online boom in the food retail industry, new logistics challenges arise, which can only be met with state-of-the-art software.

No matter whether it is due to rapid growth, supply bottlenecks or absence of employees – the importance of flexibility in small parts storage becomes apparent in cases of unforeseen events. How do you ensure delivery capacity, even in dynamic times? If automation is the solution, what measures can be implemented in a small parts warehouse with only minor investment? How flexible and scalable are these systems?