The new BG Sorter is at the heart of the new distribution centre: the parcels are fed dynamically.
“ This machine allows us to handle a large mix of product with precision while being cost effective; and distribute to other logistics centres in Austria and our distribution units in Carinthia and East Tyrol,” says Fischer.
ENERGY-EFFICIENT DRIVE The new BEUMER system is equipped with energy-efficient drives. The servo drive-based OptiDrive reduces power consumption and CO2 emissions. The contact pressure of the drive wheel is automatically set depending on the required driving power – even for braking, which makes this solution highly efficient and force-fitting. This boosts efficiency to up to 90 percent and enhances the service life of the drive wheels. The BG Sorter is equipped with carrying wheels that are larger than those used in comparable systems. They reduce the rotation frequency by 25 percent. This has a positive effect on the wear and tear and the noise.“ One very important aspect for
36 FDPP- www. fdpp. co. uk our 40 employees,” says Fischer.“ It stays very quiet in this hall, you can easily talk to each other, the operating volume remains very pleasant, which means it causes no additional stress for the employees.”
The packages are transferred via chutes onto telescoping belt conveyors. The items are taken off the conveyors and transferred into swap bodies. They are then transferred onto trucks that carry them to one of the other six distribution centres in Austria.
SMOOTH PROJECT HANDLING AND RELIABLE SERVICE After the successful completion of the project, BEUMER Group continues servicing the customer. Österreichische Post has signed a hotline contract with BEUMER customer support. This allows the customer to contact a service engineer whenever necessary. If the machines come to a standstill, BEUMER Group can dial in directly to the machine via a VPN connection, examine the situation and solve the problem directly or come up with a solution together with the customer.
“ This project was carried out extremely professionally and our communication with BEUMER was honest and direct the entire time,” says Gert Haas, Technical Director at Österreichische Post AG, Region West.“ We were able to stay on schedule and the entire system was commissioned on time. Quite extraordinary for a project of that size.” Branch manager Kathrin Fischer is very satisfied.“ The BG sorter operates very quietly, is highly reliable, and extremely precise and fast when it comes to sorting the products.” And speed is a valuable asset in this industry, on top of the list for the customers.“ We are the only parcel service in Austria that delivers six days a week, from Monday to Saturday,” says Fischer.
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