psb microstore at SEW-EURODRIVE Bruchsal

SEW-EURODRIVE is a leading manufacturer in the drive technology sector, with headquarters in Bruchsal and a production and service location in Graben-Neudorf, a town nearby. SEW-EURODRIVE has been operating psb intralogistics systems at both locations for more than 25 years.

In addition to the existing warehouses for production supply, SEW-EURODRIVE in Bruchsal wanted to centralise and automate the storage of other goods:

• maintenance-related parts,
• auxiliary and operating materials,
• other, non-stocked items.

The system solution, a microstore compact warehouse, has been precisely designed according to the conditions and specifications of SEW-EURODRIVE, so that the available building space and height can be optimally used for the required capacity and performance. The new microstore is 21 m long, 8 m high and 4 m wide, with a storage capacity of 1,880 storage locations.

This lean warehouse solution includes a racking system with two vario.sprinter shuttles for storing and retrieving items, as well as a lift that transports the shuttle with the goods to the different warehouse levels. A lateral picking workstation automatically provides up to 40 totes per hour. Automatic storage is performed multi-deep in totes or trays with standard dimensions of 600 x 400 x 70/220 mm and a weight of up to 35 kg, depending on requirements.

The system is connected to SAP EWM, which was embedded in SEW-EURODRIVE’s IT landscape in cooperation with our partner HPC. Compared to manual warehouses, psb microstore offers decisive advantages for SEW: exact stock overview and control at all times as well as efficient goods access without walking distances.