Issue27
trends inautomation
Impulse
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(A)High risehigh tech:
theCSC ishome
toover 168,000storage locations.
(D) Information thatworks:
special
attention ispaid to labellingof goods
for international shipments.
(B)Tidyworkstation:
asystem focused
on just a fewstandardsizesspeedsup
thepackagingprocess.
(E)Smooth flow:
theCSC receivesup to
40,000order itemsaday.
(C) Cylinderson theirway into theworld:
theCSCsuppliesall Festoplants, Regional
ServiceCentresandnational companieswith
finishedgoodsandproductionmaterials.
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
inanother fullyautomatedprocessas
protection for thenext stepofmachine
handlinganddelivery. Gripperspickup
the traysandplace them inboxes,while
scanners check thebarcodeson the
manuallyapplied labelsand tell thesystem
controllerwhether the contentsmatch the
label.
Completesolutions for customers
Aspecial featureof theCSC is thesocalled
finishingplatform for thesmall assembly
area. “The concept of theplatformdates
back to theearlydaysof theCSC,when
webuilt akindof platform togiveusa
second level in the logisticsarea formuch
neededspace,”explainsRalf Rosar. “The
small assemblyareasitsbetweenpicking
andpackaging in the logisticsprocess
and isalsobeinggradually integrated into
theRegional ServiceCentres.”
Theordersprocessed there range from
serviceunits to customisedpackages–
calledpre-packs–and complex tailored
solutionswithvalve terminals, cylinder/
valve combinationsor semi rotarydrives.
It isalsowhere installationof non Festo
parts likemountingplates takesplace.
The increase in thedailyaverageof custom
assembliesshowshowbig customer
demand is. They increased from just 380
units in2012 to430 configuredproducts
aday in2013. Thedocumentation created
byproject engineersat all Festo locations
for the requiredcustomer solutions is
faithfully followedby60assembly
professionalsat 20assemblystations.
Theobjectiveof the topmover area, the
partiallyautomatedpackagingprocess
and theassemblyplatform in theCustomer
ServiceCentre inSt. Ingbert-Rohrbach is
to increase thespeedatwhichproducts
areprocessed. This ishow Festosupports
its customers in their day-to-dayworkand
at thesame time reduces theamount of
timeproductsspend in thewarehouse.
This ishow theex-stock, ‘starred’ rangeof
Festoproductsare reliablydespatched to
GB for next daydelivery.
