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Increasing demand for refrigeration
logistics in the food and non-food
sectors prompted Galliker Transport
AG to build its new Logistics Centre
4 (LC4) in 2 phases. Phase 1 (P1)
started with the implementation
of an automatic refrigerated pallet
warehouse (RW) for food products. It is
now up and running and meets every
requirement with regard to function,
efficiency, design and cutting-edge
technology. In addition, its appearance
is unrivalled anywhere in Europe.
The intralogistics of the new building
were installed by Stöcklin as the
general contractor. In addition to
meeting objectives such as high
availability (in which redundancy is
added to the system so that there can
no longer be a single point of failure),
ergonomic working, tough operating
safety standards and superb design,
the system also works quickly and
efficiently.
The heart of the LC4 is the 4-aisle
refrigerated high-bay warehouse as a
supporting structure for the roof, with
space for 9,200 pallets. It is operated
with four automatic storage and
retrieval units from the MASTer model
series. The fire prevention system
in the HBW is an inertization plant (a
system in which the level of oxygen is
automatically controlled).
In the six-story incoming goods
building, the refrigerated HBW is
connected with the incoming goods
conveyor technology on 2 levels, each
with a high-capacity distribution truck
One of Switzerland’s major transport and logistics
companies is investing in a new logistics centre for food
and non-food products. We take a look inside.
Cutting-edge
intralogistics
which runs through the inertization
barriers on each trip. A mast cable
lifting station is the vertical connection
between the two refrigerated stories.
On the first floor, functions such
as goods intake and dispatch with
automatic dispatch labelling are carried
out, with the outgoing goods pallets
automatically provided on special
refrigerated gravity lanes.
On the mezzanine level, the
refrigerated layer/article picking and
picking for C articles as a supplement
to the forklift shelf picking are carried
out. Here, the design of the picking
stations is absolutely exemplary in
terms of ergonomics and safety.
Finished pallets are automatically
wrapped on the system and forwarded
via the lifting station to the first floor for
further processing.
The ERP/LVS system manages and
controls all warehouse facilities, orders,
logistics processes, forklift control system
and internal transports through to loading
inspections. The integrated material flow
calculator is fitted with a wide-ranging
energy management system for the
storage and retrieval units which goes
beyond the standard functions. The
current status of the entire system can
be seen at any time at the control station
on the WinCC system display in real
time. Faults in the system are localized
immediately up to transmitter level and
displayed in the control station. This
means that errors are quickly rectified for
staff in the event of a fault.
To protect against fire in the HBW, an
inertization system with barriers to the
incoming goods conveyor technology
has been installed.
After goods have been positioned, the high-speed gate opens and the pallet moves
through the entrance lock into the refrigerated area.
Outgoing goods pallets are
automatically provided on special
refrigerated gravity lines.
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Logistics Business Magazine | February 2016
REFRIGERATION LOGISTICS