SEW USOCOME

Cutting-edge production logistics at SEW USOCOME

SEW USOCOME, the subsidiary of the SEW-Group, is one of the leading suppliers of drive technology in France, with around 2,200 employees, two production plants, a logistics center and five Drive Technology Centers. The Brumath site, a central production and assembly plant, recently celebrated its tenth anniversary and the inauguration of a 25,000 m² extension.

SEW is not only a valued customer of psb, but also one of our major suppliers. With highly efficient IE5 drive systems and intelligent energy management, SEW supports psb solutions in conveyor technology as well as in our storage and retrieval machines and vertical transfers.

As part of the first phase of the plant expansion, we implemented a comprehensive intralogistics solution:

  • A two-aisle pallet warehouse with 3,520 storage locations, 65 m aisle length and 23.5 m height, operated by storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS). For the first time in a customer project, we have applied the new energy-saving PowerCaps energy storage system for AS/RS.
  • In addition, a six-aisle shuttle warehouse with 53 levels, two height classes, 90 shuttles, and a capacity of approximately 2,400 double cycles per hour, in which 120,000 container can be stored.
  • This is complemented by a sequencing warehouse with around 1,300 storage locations, 30 m aisle length and nine shuttles, directly connected to Eurodrive production workstations.

A special feature of this project is the installation of picking stations and finishing workstations with intermediate buffering and sequencing in the rotasort. This new system is a further development of our rotapick high-performance picking system for the dynamic and economical sequencing of load handling units (LHU), such as containers, totes, etc.

In the next construction phase, it is planned to extend the pallet warehouse by two additional aisles and to connect the conveyor system to the new production area for the winder shop (stator). This offers us another opportunity to expand our partnerships in beautiful Alsace.