STORAGE , HANDLING & DISTRIBUTION
KASTO SOLUTIONS
KASTO
All storage areas at a glance with a single click
Manage and operate automatic and manual storage areas with a single system – at SchwarzwaldEisen , located in Lahr , Baden , this is reality . Two KASTO solutions make this possible : The warehouse management system , KASTOlogic , and the intelligent app , KASTOlogic mobile . These two solutions allow the steel distributor to simplify and accelerate its processes , minimise the error rate and track all batches seamlessly .
“ We love steel ”: With this motto , Schwarzwald-Eisenhandel GmbH & Co . KG – abbreviated as SchwarzwaldEisen – has evolved into the leading steel distributor in Baden , Germany . The roots of the fourth-generation family-operated company date back to 1870 . Since 1966 , the headquarters is located in Lahr ; SchwarzwaldEisen has other facilities in Freiburg in Breisgau , Bad Säckingen and Karlsruhe . With subsidiaries in Baden- Württemberg , Rhineland-Palatinate and
Switzerland , the specialist is active at a cross-regional level and continues to expand with new locations . The group turns over approx . 120,000 tonnes of material per year .
“ We focus firmly on organic growth and a decentralised organisation ,” explains Dr Steffen Marco Auer , who manages the activities of SchwarzwaldEisen together with his brother Ingo Auer and Alexander Hatt as the Managing Directors . “ Instead of operating one major facility , we have several regionally active sites that are close to the customer , enabling fast and flexible deliveries .” Efficient communication between the individual regional locations and well-organised logistics are essential requirements for the operation of such a network . “ That is why we try to structure all subsidiaries according to a similar principle to utilise proven processes , to use technologies across all sites , and to standardise interfaces while keeping them at a minimum ,” continues Auer .
PREFERRED PARTNER FOR STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
This approach is also evident in the storage technology . SchwarzwaldEisen puts its trust in KASTO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co . KG as the preferred partner in this area . For about eight years at the headquarters in Lahr , an automatic bar stock storage system from the UNICOMPACT 3.0 series provides quick and efficient storage and removal of sections , tubes and solid materials , which are up to six metres in length . SchwarzwaldEisen offers its customers a range of goods consisting of around 10,000 products , mainly construction steel , stainless steel , and aluminium . “ Approx . 70 to 80 per cent of the orders for sectional steel are semi-processed ” reported Managing Director , Auer .
Well-organised logistics is an essential requirement for the steel distributor , SchwarzwaldEisen located in Baden , Germany .
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