“Our customised end-to-end solution supports Radial’s goals of improving efficiency, increasing flexibility, and ensuring future scalability, which, in turn, will lead to an improved experiences for employees and customers,” explains Kevin Heath, the global director of robotics at Dematic, a global leader in the design, installation and support of intelligent automated solutions.

Radial uses the AMR system primarily to process e-commerce orders for apparel products. The system has three key application areas utilising three types of AMRs respectively:

• Pallet-to-picker AMRs transport pallets from the entrance to a large storage bay. From there, they are transported to transfer stations and picking station racks at the packing stations. The same process then takes place in reverse.

• Bin-to-picker AMRs handle pallet storage in an automated high-bay warehouse and transport them to the picking stations for the execution of split-case orders, including orders that consist of many individual products or article variants. To support this, the racking system has a capacity of around 65,000 locations for customer goods.

• Order-shelf-transport AMRs handle the transport of orders on a shelf with several levels, which are delivered to the packing stations.

Dries De Love, executive vice president at Radial Europe, says, “It’s a double win for Radial. The solution increases efficiency, resulting in improved services and lower costs for our customers. On top of that, we see ergonomic improvements and safety benefits for our employees, resulting in a stronger overall performance.”

The project at Radial’s Groningen facility marks a milestone for Dematic. Together with KION partner Quicktron, it has provided an innovative and full-scale AMR solution as well as its implementation. “This significant contract has helped establish best safety practices for this innovative technology as well as the strategy for customer service and spare parts provision within the EMEA region not to mention the template for best-in-class service for AMRs globally,” sums up Heath.

The project has provided Dematic with valuable insight into the application, design, and implementation of AMR systems. “It has allowed us to significantly expand our expertise in how to apply, design, and implement AMR order fulfilment systems, and we intend to continue to grow this line of business globally,” says Heath.

For more information about Dematic, visit dematic.com/de.

Dematic designs, builds, and supports intelligent automated solutions empowering and sustaining the future of commerce for its customers in manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. With research and development engineering centres, manufacturing facilities, and service centres located in more than 35 countries, the Dematic global network of over 11,000 employees has helped achieve successful customer installations for some of the world’s leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions.

Rose Overstreet
Dematic GmbH
Manager, Media Relations EMEA
Martinseestr.1
63150 Heusenstamm
+49 173 484 3293
rose.overstreet@dematic.com

Thorsten Burgard
Sputnik GmbH
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
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burgard@sputnik-agentur.de