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At the end of January 2015
Wollschläger GmbH & Co. KG
completed the biggest move in the
company’s history within Bochum.
The previous location no longer
offered sufficient capacity for further
growth, meaning that more space
was required. For this new 28,000 m
2
central warehouse, Arnsberg-based
META-Regalbau supplied and installed
a pallet racking system with wide
and narrow-aisle stores as well as a
multi-tier shelving system in order to
provide structured storage for a total
of 50,000 different items.
Wollschläger is a systems supplier for
precision tools, welding technology,
occupational safety and operating
equipment. On average, 7,500 order
items leave the new warehouse
every day. Thanks to the systematic
processes in place, deliveries are made
within 24 to 48 hours.
Comprehensive project
management
Wollschläger worked together with the
Fraunhofer Institute IML in Dortmund
to design a neutral rough concept
for the new logistics centre. The
Bochum-based company then tasked
META-Regalbau with setting up the
Well-structured
colossus
warehouse. Volker Nielsen, Head of
Logistics at Wollschläger, co-ordinated
the construction, the planning and the
shelving. “It was particularly due to the
flexibility of META-Regalbau that we
managed to get the entire project right
on target,” he stated.
The three-tier META QUICK® shelving
system is 7.5m high, and with 18,850
shelves it has 80,000 storage positions
for stocking small parts. The shelves are
rated for a load of 150kg. “The multi-tier
shelving system comprises two large
blocks. In between these is a three-tier
storage platform through which the
conveyor technology runs,”, explains
Elmar Dolle, regional sales manager at
META. The approx. 1,000m
2
all-round
storage platform has a foreman’s office
integrated into the first upper tier. Five
stair towers ensure convenient entry
and exit as well as quick escape routes.
The META MULTIPAL® pallet racking
system is designed to have approx.
11,000 storage positions. To ensure a
seamless order-picking process, over
100 transition positions have been
installed at the front sides of the narrow-
aisle store.
Perfect partner
Wollschläger and META have a long-
standing partnership going back around
20 years. This successful collaboration
has resulted in positive synergy effects
for both Wollschläger and META. With
its warehouse, Wollschläger provides
a successful reference for the racking
technology of its trading partner META,
who in turn can guide its customers
through the new logistics centre.
“Even changes at short notice were
no problem for META, which meant
that we were able to integrate the
conveyor technology into the shelving
system without any complications.
Being nearby meant that all queries and
change requests were handled quickly
and personally too,” Nielsen summed-
up with satisfaction.
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Logistics Business Magazine | September 2015
STORAGE & RACKING