Major orders from around the world, a significant award, and forward-looking innovations: Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions (WDS), a leading automation specialist for robot-based and datadriven intralogistics solutions, maintained its successful course in the fourth quarter. Contract awards from Mai Dubai, Stemilt, and a major Asian customer alone generated new orders in excess of €76m in the last three months of the year.
Swisslog Group and CEO of its Warehouse &
Distribution Solutions (WDS) division.
Whether in the automobile or pharmaceutical industry, the food and beverage sector, e-commerce or retail: Wherever customer requirements and specialized expertise in process design are critical, Swisslog made a lasting impact in 2016 with its competence in automated logistics solutions.
“2016 was the most successful year in the history of Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions,” states Christian Baur, Chief Operating Officer of the Swisslog Group and CEO of its Warehouse & Distribution Solutions (WDS) division. “We enjoyed substantial growth through major contracts in all regions around the globe.”
Swisslog posted several noteworthy orders, particularly in the fourth quarter.
Swisslog successfully continued its expansion into new markets. The company boosted its business in the Middle East with the award of a contract from Mai Dubai, an up-andcoming bottled water producer in the United Arab Emirates. Mai Dubai is pursuing an ambitious expansion strategy and is partnering with Swisslog on a comprehensive logistics automation project. The €18m project includes implementing a high-bay warehouse for raw and packaging materials as well as constructing a new high-bay warehouse for finished goods.
Superior shuttle technology
Increased storage capacity and reduced energy consumption: PowerStore, a new pallet shuttle technology recently added to the Swisslog portfolio, combines all the features that a state-of-the-art, highthroughput storage system needs.
Stemilt Growers LLC, a major US fruit growing, packing and shipping company, recently decided to invest in the technology. As part of this €12m project, Swisslog WDS Americas will be responsible for upgrading the automation in Stemilt Growers’ distribution center located in Washington over the coming years. In addition to supplying warehouse management and software control, Swisslog will also install several stateof- the-art conveyor components.
In the final quarter of 2016, Swisslog won a major contract in Asia valued at €50m. The logistics system for a major Asian corporation will be equipped with the latest software, conveyor and storage technology components and feature a fully automated storage system for pallets.
Long-term support guaranteed The long-term support that Swisslog guarantees beyond project completion is a major reason for last year’s successes. Swisslog offers 24/7 support for all of its IT and storage systems – either via remote maintenance or onsite System Operations teams – and is committed to continually expanding its service portfolio, for example with virtual reality applications and big data analytics. “Our technical expertise in this arena is growing rapidly,” says Baur. “Every single technological innovation that we successfully deploy holds enormous potential for sustainably reducing the cost of warehouse operations.”
A glance at the well-filled order books leaves Baur in no doubt. “By developing our expertise in IT and logistics design, we laid the right groundwork for growth several years ago. Winning the 2016 Industry Prize at the Hannover Messe for our innovative human-robot picking station, Automated Item Pick (AIP), further confirms Swisslog’s pioneering role in the development of forwardlooking Industry 4.0 technologies.”
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