Hans Kupfer & Sohn

YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION 2008 | HEILSBRONN/GERMANY

Hans Kupfer & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG is an old-established Franconian producer of sausages and other meat products with a long tradition and is among the top ten German companies in its industry. With a total of 700 employees in Heilsbronn and at two other sites, the company produces cooked and pre-cooked sausages and cooked ham in a wide variety, from regional classics to home-made creations that cater to the latest tastes. Hans Kupfer & Sohn supply food retailers with an annual amount of 30,000 metric tons of sausages. Since 2008 they deliver from one of the leading-edge production facilities in Germany with an automated distribution centre.

PROJECT OUTLINE

HIGH-BAY WAREHOUSE

Painted steel rack
Inhouse structure
L x W x H: 65 x 18 x 22 m
4 rack lanes, single deep storage
Approx. 4.500 pallet spaces
Payload: 700 kg
Air conditioning: + 2°C

STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL MACHINES

4 aisle-bound SRMs
Driving speed: 200 m/min
Hoisting speed: 70 m/min
Load handling device: telescopic fork
Performance: 68 single cycles resp. 41 double cycles/h/SRM
SRM as connection between storeys

MATERIALS HANDLING TECHNOLOGY

On 2 levels with storage/retrieval, dispatch area, connection to order picking and packing

2 transfer carriages
Empty pallet handling
Integration of RFID stations, labelling systems, automatic pallet wrapping machines

SOFTWARE

LTW adapted warehouse control unit as interface with the customer‘s SAP system
Visualisation of system status and logging of status messages

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