Automated warehouse for Samsung in the Netherlands
Samsung has an order picking system for small electronics and spare parts in its automated warehouse in Breda, the Netherlands. The company decided to move the warehouse from the UK to the Netherlands to improve efficiency and reduce costs and be closer to the service market. The heart of the system is the VISION.XDOCK controls software, which manages the entire automated sortation process in real-time. Together with the CROSSORTER shipping sorter this provides a fully integrated, turn-key solution. Samsung selected Vanderlande Industries because the company has significant experience in designing and implementing this type of automated sortation system.
In the automated warehouse, orders are picked with order carts on 3 levels based on a batch picking concept. Products are transported via a central take-away conveyor to several packing stations. After packing, products are manually inducted onto the CROSSORTER cross belt sorter, scanned and sorted to one of 200 outfeeds. Full cartons are collected at a central location, where lids and labels are applied. Bulky products, such as flat screen televisions, are packed and then transported directly to the order consolidation area. In the order consolidation area order cartons and bulky products are consolidated by shipping order and shipped. The warehouse operates in 5 - 10 batches per day, 20 to 400 customers per batch.
