The EagleBurgmann Group, a leading international manufacturer of industrial sealing technology, is preparing for the future. With the implementation of Kardex AutoStore, the production site in Eurasburg will be positioned as a central lead facility in the global production footprint. The Group is therefore exploiting the plant's extensive digitalization and automation potential.
Zurich/ Eurasburg, 15.01.2024 –
EagleBurgmann is part of the German Freudenberg Group and the Japanese EKK Group, and is one of the leading manufacturers in industrial sealing technology. With roughly 5,800 employees, the company offers a wide range of innovative sealing solutions that help industrial sectors to operate in a more sustainable and green process.
The production site in Eurasburg is facing substantial changes: the company will transform the building structures that have expanded piecemeal over time along with the fragmented logistics across different buildings and floors. In building 86 in particular, processes in the incoming goods, outgoing goods and central warehousing divisions will be optimized. A “brownfield-solution” has been adopted to modernize existing buildings.
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“The implementation of the AutoStore solution marks a crucial step in modernizing our logistics processes and fully exploiting our future growth potential,” says Walter Fischer, Operations Director at EagleBurgmann.
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High-density storage for optimized logistics processes
The aim of implementing the new automated warehouse is to centralize logistics with maximum density and storage capacity. The consolidation of small, decentralized storage areas at the site will create valuable production space. The new AutoStore solution creates space for approx. 19,800 bins and is operated by 24 state-of-the-art Red Line (R5) robots. The AutoStore will store raw parts, semi-finished parts to supply production and spare parts, which will significantly increase workflow efficiency.
The project in Eurasburg not only includes the AutoStore system; the project also includes the conversion and integration of the existing conveyor system into a new control concept. Kardex can also provide an annual service contract to guarantee maximum availability and long-term support throughout the entire life cycle of the system.
The 'Kardex style' is a perfect fit for EagleBurgmann
The decisive factor for EagleBurgmann in the collaboration with Kardex was the seamless integration of the AutoStore store and the respective processes into the customer's existing SAP WM. The software solution was implemented with the partner StatusC; however technical expertise alone was not the only decisive factor.
“We were very impressed by the 'Kardex style,” explains Walter Fischer. “I felt that EagleBurgmann and Kardex were on the same wavelength right from the start. It was important for us to have a strong partner, both in the sales phase and during implementation, who would guide us safely through the whole process,” he continues.
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Falko Menz, Operations Manager at EagleBurgmann, adds “I’m looking forward to the launch of the AutoStore system, and my logistics team being able to work with the Kardex AutoStore team.”
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Kardex is a leading intralogistics solution provider of automated storage, retrieval and material handling systems. With two entrepreneurially managed divisions, Kardex Remstar and Kardex Mlog, the Kardex mission is to provide solutions and services to increase the efficiency in storing and handling of goods and materials on a global scale.
The two divisions serve as partners over the entire life cycle of a customer's product or solution. From project analysis to realization and service, Kardex helps improve a customer’s performance every step of the way. With three own production plants in Germany and one in North America Kardex ensures high quality solutions. To maintain and strengthen its competitive position within technological innovation and outstanding customer loyalty, Kardex is investing in research and development, its supply chain, the expansion of its service organization as well as in new technology via acquisitions. Kardex actively partners with global leaders who share the same values and complement the Kardex solutions including AutoStore.
Kardex employs 2,000 team members across 30 countries and has installed over 140,000 industry-specific solutions worldwide.
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