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Fourteenth Issue, No. 1/2011 STÖCKLINNEWS What‘s happening at Stöcklin? WinMode makes the work of the start-up crew on site easier Page 2 Warehouse and conveyor technology System change at JTI Reichle & De-Massari “A dream in black” Page 3 + 4 Dear Readers After this long spiral of recession, the economy seems to recover, helping the enterprises to a higher order volume and thus to a certain stability. Investments are done again, although not still to the desired extent, but a clear improvement is already noticeable. In this issue of the Stöcklin News you will come across a great variety of topics. At the beginning of the year we could put online our new website. With this website we offer the interested visitor the chance to get an ample insight into Stöcklin and our products. The clear design allows the visitor a fast navigation through the extensive website. Additionally we are proud to present you our new simulation software and the tremendous advantage which this tool produces for our customers and us. This working instrument enables us to support our customers in any phase of the life cycle of a plant due to emulation or simulation. Read more on page 3. In the area of fork lift trucks there are also a lot of news. So, we had the opportunity to spend a fabulous day with our longstanding distributor NHK and drink to our 20-year partnership. Just such dealers as Mr. Kurt Hartmann of NHK are of great importance for our company. They represent us in the area of fork lift trucks outside Switzerland contributing to the positive image of our company. Furthermore we lanced a new column, „Codes of conduct with Mr. Stacker“. This column shall remind us all that if you want to enjoy a machine for a long time, you need to keep certain codes of conduct. We do not only think of our future, but also of our children‘s future. Besides an environment-friendly powder coating and our products with energy efficient design, we participated in the Swiss National Future Day and invited our employees children, so they could form an impression of possible jobs suiting them within the Stöcklin company. Aside from questions whether I have always desired to become a boss and which has been the worst-case error of an employee, the children could form a general idea of the working routine. A successful day which in some children also contributed to know what they would not like to be in the future. Now I hope you enjoy reading the latest issue of Stöcklin News and will be glad to see you in person at one of the many events we attend this year. The last page Stöcklin is thinking of tomorrows future Page 6 + 7 Page 8 The WinMOD Test Workstation To save costs and increase efficiency - these are the targets to act successfully on the market. To take these requirements into account, we at Stöcklin decided to work with a new system which enables us to execute real-time tests before the system has been installed in place and thus detect and solve possible sources of error. This procedure enables us on the one hand to commission the system within less time and on the other hand it provides us with the security that all components correspondent exactly to the performance requirements of the customer. WinMOD is a tool that simulates the real components of machines and plants and joins them in a test environment with the customer‘s software and the locally installed control systems. This way we are able to simulate a mirror of our planned plants and the behavior of our systems, in real time and In House. These editing and runtime platforms for real time simulations are linked via a graphical user interface with high-quality behavior simulations. automating systems (AS) DESIGN AND FLEXIBILITY OF WinMOD Important criteria for the In-House Testing of customer systems are the time required and real machines/plants virtual machines/plants the flexibility of the testing software. Due to the longstanding experience of our Control Department we could create a standardized WinMOD enables you to link real plants with virtual components and element library. It enables us to assemble the systems to test them. be tested rapidly and fully parameterizable, reducing the needed time to a minimum. Given the modularity of the system and the test environment, plants of any size may be simulated and tested. Likewise, with this system we can divide projects in phases or add extensions to existing plants. Read more on page 3 Urs Grütter Lift trucks 20 years of fork lift partnership with NHK New column: Mr. Stacker 2 What‘s happening at Stöcklin? New Website online We have decided to give our internet presence a new look. The objective is to offer the customer an informative platform where he will find all interesting facts on the Stöcklin group of companies and its extensive range of products. The website is divided in four main product ranges: Complete Systems, Modernization, Fork Lift Trucks and Customer Service. Besides, there is a comprehensive Company area, that offers the interested visitor an insight in our international company. The new website offers not only videos to watch, digital brochures and news, but also gives a deep insight into the range of services of an enterprise with more than 75 years of experience. INFORMATION ON OUR PRODUCTS TOGETHER WITH INFORMATION ON OUR COMPANY It doesn‘t matter whether you search for information about complete systems, the modernization of your system or a matching forklift truck for your warehouse, here you will find all the information you are looking for in the blink of an eye. The „Complete Systems“ category provides you with specific information on different storage methods. Here you will discover which possibilities you have to store your products manually or automatically. And it does not mind whether you have to transport boxes and pallets in standardized or special sizes. Due to our special flexibility we always find a fitting solution to transport your goods carefully and fast. THANKS TO OUR FLEXIBILITY YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND THE SYSTEM TO MOVE YOUR GOODS As a system integrator we do not only offer the hardware devices but also our in-house designed Stöcklin Warehouse Management System (WMS) which has been validated by the Fraunhofer-Institut in over 180 points. In addition, the WMS is fully compatible with ERP systems and is SAP and SGS certified. Aside from solutions for determined sectors we also concentrate on finding effective solutions in power optimization. You will find these standardizing solutions summarized under the title „Eco Drive“. The Homepage of the new Website is well organized. An easy navigation helps you to reach your goal fast. If you should be thinking about modernizing your outdated warehouse or to extend your capacities, you will find all the necessary information in the „Modernization“ section. Due to our many years of experience in this area, we have acquired excessive knowledge which enables our qualified employees to analyze your plant through and through, trace critical points and provide specific solutions. EVEN THE MODERNIZATION OF THIRDPARTY PLANTS IS NO PROBLEM FOR US After the modernization, our qualified team will continue to support you, so that your staff may fully utilize the potential of your generally overhauled plant. The subcategory „Fork Lift Trucks“ concentrates on all devices for the careful and efficient transport of your pallets or special goods. In our many years of experience we developed a large number of standard products, that are able to transport nearly every article. Nevertheless, if you need a special device, you may have a look at the special models we already realized. For detailed information about the different fork lift trucks the data sheets in PDF format are ready to download. Of course, we also put an exhaustive retailer list with our partners worldwide at your disposal. To offer our customers the chance to overcome short-term production peaks, we also rent our fork lift trucks by the day, week or even months. To sum up the offer the website now peresents the CUSTOMER SERVICE area. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE CATEGORY „CUSTOMER SERVICE“ ENTERS THE STÖCKLIN WEBSITE can get for many years the matching spare parts for your truck. Apart from the detailed information on our product range you will also get an overview of the company‘s philosophy, have the possibility to inform you about the highlights of the development of the enterprise with more than 75 years of experience, to follow its current developments and if finally you feel in a mood to become part of our well-established Swiss company, why don‘t you browse our „Jobs & Careers“ section. In addition, the Information Center offers you the possibility to establish contact with us at any time or download pictures and press releases for your free use . Here you get instantaneous information on how you can preserve with our help the value of your investment as long as possible. For your plant we offer you the Helpdesk available during 24/7 as well as some other maintenance models. We are keen to keep up the value of your investment and for that reason Stöcklin offers training courses for your employees to operate your plant optimally. For the fork lift trucks different maintenance models are also available. To safeguard the value of your investment, we warrant that you The Homepage of the category „Customer Service“ is divided into the are as „Complete Systems“ and „Fork Lift Trucks“. 3 Inhouse MANY PROJECT PHASES - ONE SYSTEM his system - virtually and from their office chair. Another application of WinMOD is during the software development. Due to the high versatility of application we are able to test new software concepts or improvements fast and reliably. Thus, a progressive software check is possible in all phases of the software development. This tool enables us to create process flows for the quality assurance of our software solutions. Such environments can also serve to coordinate the reached software versions between the customer and Stöcklin. ADVANTAGES OF TEST SIMULATIONS IN ALL PHASES OF AN AUTOMATED PLANT With their many years of experience, our The headquarter where complex systems are tested and simulated. Simulation screen from the WinMOD program Due to continuous improving and optimizing of our development and engineering tools, we are able to reduce the virtual plant engineering further and to improve the flexibility. DIFFERENT APPLICATION RANGES OFFERS SECURITY At the moment WinMOD is used at Stöcklin in different phases of the project, from checking the software for the system to the virtual training of the customer. The projects realized with WinMOD are tested in our factory before the building phase. The tests of the control system makes the work on site easier, reducing the commissioning times considerably. Critical machine and system states may be adjusted and tested without any risk for the real plant. This gives security on the side of the customer and of Stöcklin. he Test with WinMOD not only offers a complete check of the plant at the control experts in Project Planning design carefully each single plant, in order to present the customer the solution which represents the biggest profit for his company. For very complex systems we already use in the planning phase other simulation tools like Tarakos and AutoMOD. These tools enable us to test the warehouse layout and determine whether the complete system will meet the needs of the customer today and in future. Thus, we can guarantee that we will find and implement the best solution for our customer. With real-time simulations, advantages for both, the customer and Stöcklin, arises. The customer as well as Stöcklin can benefit from a vast time reduction and a safe planning of the commissioning phase. With the In-House Tests we could achieve convincing results in the past and improve still further the usually high software quality, by detecting and eliminating arising error sources already in our factory. This way we can ensure a high availability at the customer‘s site from the beginning. So, WinMOD really saves money and increases the competitiveness. Another benefit for our customers is in the future. If the plant‘s performance does not longer come up with the requirements of the operating company, then our expert team will draw up performance-increasing measures, adapting the complete system to the new needs. Afterwards we can test these adaptations with WinMOD in a real environment without interfering in the existing plant, which will save the customer unnecessary downtimes. With WinMOD we can offer our customers a reliable system for the testing of performance extensions. That way our customer has the security to be optimally attended in all phases in the life cycle of an automated plant. With WinMOD Stöcklin has invested in a system that yields a perceptible and above level, but also offers a test environment for all measurable profit to all parties. Today we the material flow computer (MFC) and the can guarantee an even higher quality for your warehouse management system (WMS). This success. situation has great advantages. The material flow computer is able to test and optimize simultaneously to the completion of the system in the customer‘s plant its interfaces with the control and its components in real-time, and to remove potentially occurring errors in the office. WinMOD has not only established as a test platform at Stöcklin, but also offers the customer training opportunities for 4 Warehouse and conveyor technology Landmark System change The JT International Germany GmbH established in Trier enjoys the reputation to be one of the most modern factories of the Japan Tobacco Inc. group of companies all over the world. A considerable contribution to this has the logistics. Due to the „global renewal“ of the means of production warehouse finished at the end of 2010, JTI has again considerably improved the plant performance and the quality and efficiency of the processes. The plant‘s concept has been developed and implemented within a short time by the Stöcklin Logistik AG. JTI - Japan Tobacco International comprises the international tobacco business of the Japan Tobacco Inc., the globally third biggest company of the tobacco industry with a market share of 10,5 % and a market value of approx. 35 Billion US-Dollar. JTI sells its brand-named products in 120 countries and gives work to approx. 25 000 persons in 60 different nations. At the German site Trier JTI operates besides the existing production plant and the recently build finished goods warehouse also an automated capital goods warehouse with 17 aisles. By this, the most important commercial employer of the region ensures that the cigarette production is supplied on time and demand-oriented with paper, filters and additives. The initial conception of the plant was based on the decision to use three fork lift trucks for the aisles 1 to 9 and two multi-aisle stacker cranes (SCR) for the aisles 10 to 17. During the reorganization, these have been replaced by three new, 10 m high stacker cranes with transfer car technology, which serves approx. 13 600 storing positions divided into three heights with products on Euro, industrial and large pallets. JTI followed the recommendations of our intralogistics experts. Their potential analysis proved that the solution is quite profitable – above all when the needed performance parameters with a relatively low throughput and high storage volume are put in relation to the necessary investment. The defined total power of the devices is ensured even in case of unequal distribution of the load units in the shelf. However, a condition is that the SCRs may enter flexibly in each aisle and that a device with less load supports a device with more load. This is possible through the corresponding configuration of the transfer car layout and control within the Warehouse Management System (WMS). TRANSFER CAR TECHNOLOGY WITH CLEAR BENEFITS AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE WITH NEW WAREHOUSE TECHNOLOGY AND WINCC This example also shows, that a reduced number of devices is not inevitably accompanied by a loss of performance. Just to the contrary - where before about 40 load units could be handled per hour, today up to 60 storage and retrieval movements can be carried out in the same time. For JTI this measurable quantity is a central advantage of the transfer car technology, and the functional principle is easy, too: the SCRs are not guided via points, but are received by a rail-guided transfer bridge, transferred crosswise to the aisle direction and positioned automatically in front of the corresponding aisles, in which they finally enter. In this customer project instead of our own Stöcklin-WMS we used WinCC to control and visualize the material flows. WinCC (Windows Control Center) is a PC-based process visualization system from Siemens and forms the platform for a plant visualization with all details. It provides the plant operators with an overview at any time over the current travel movement of the conveying tracks, shuttle cars and stacker cranes. Thus, the operation of the entire plant results very comfortable. The Stöcklin Warehouse Management System takes charge of the storage location management and thus forms the layer between the ERP system and WinCC. The TUNING FOR THE CONVEYOR SYSTEM Beyond the supply and implementation of the SCR‘s and transfer cars we were also in charge of the dismantling of the existing pallet conveying tracks in the area in the front of the warehouse and its renovation. After the preceding analysis of the optimization potentials, the existing storing and retrieval tracks were modernized with 102 chain conveyors and with new, powerful and energy efficient motor controllers. Furthermore, additional light barriers and consoles for the control panels were installed. Now, the pallets previously collected in the incoming goods area are supplied via a new continuous pallet conveyor at an height of 1000 mm. For the delivery to the infeed conveyors a single distributor carriage has been integrated. Loaded, it reaches a travel speed of up to 2,5 m/s, unloaded it runs up to 6 m/s. The acceleration performance is 1,0 m/s2 or 2,5 m/s2. safety PLC implemented by us is responsible in cooperation with WinCC for the entire access concept and the monitoring of the plant . WELL-FITTING AND STILL FLEXIBLE Between the beginning of the gradual remodeling and the start-up of the manufacturing operation of the reorganized system only four months passed. Here, the Stöcklin project team on site was highly demanded, since the ongoing operation must not be disturbed too much under no circumstances. For that reason a part of the work was carried out on weekends. JJTI now continues looking optimistically into the future. The „overall renovation“ of the capital goods warehouse is considered an important cornerstone to strengthen and improve the own market position. Basis for this are an increased plant availability, more efficient and speed-up processes as well as an improved internal and external delivery service. If one day the steady growth demands a further performance increase, the system may be expanded flexibly at any time and be adapted at a calculable investment. 5 Warehouse and conveyor technology Growth in efficiency due to sustainable thinking The leading manufacturer of cabling systems Reichle & De-Massari has built in the Swiss town of Wetzikon a ultramodern cube. Stöcklin was in charge as general contractor to conceive the internal logistics and was able to create on nearly 800 m a „state-of-the-art“ logistics center. The previous decentralized solution which resulted increasingly time, personnel and cost intensive, lead the Swiss co m pany to decide to optimize the goods and information flows. Based on that considerations a strategic union of engineering, production and logistics at one central site, the ultramodern cube, came into being. Due to the reduction of the distances, an important competitive edge could be achieved. The material flow was accelerated extremely and also the communication could be improved. That is how R&M is able to improve the high quality standards of its products and services and enhance also its processes. With Stöcklin, R&M found a partner for logistics whose demand for quality, standardization, sustainability and innovation matches the own profile of requirements. s general contractor for logistics we supplied the whole equipment for the high-bay warehouse built in silo construction, the upstream picking zone as well as the paternoster conveyors. The high-bay warehouse which holds finished products as well as intermediate products and raw materials, is designed logistically on three levels. The upper two levels ensure the the connection between the warehouse and the production which is located on the second and third level. Thus, the central criteria of an efficient material supply can be fulfilled, what is absolutely essential for a trouble-free process of production and outgoing goods. On the lowest level the warehouse is operated by a high-performance shuttle car, where the pallets for the customer‘s picking are delivered to the two U-shaped picking positions. Furthermore, in this zone the arrival of goods is located. The pallets charged either with raw materials or finished goods reach the warehouse via an I feed point by means of a shuttle car. The new perfectly thought-through logistics platform, which is working in 1-shift-operation, 5 days a week, 10 hours a day, offers space to store 4850 pallets. Our scope of supply not only included the delivery and integration of the stacker cranes as well as all other conveying equipment, but also the rapid doors and the fire protection system in the logistics zone. The logistic processes are controlled by means of an intelligent PLC control, we especially programmed for this plant, and the higher-level SAP system. Both control modules check the entire material flow and thus take over the functions of a warehouse management system and a material flow computer. For the visualization the WinCC program was implemented. This system which works in 2D graphics offers the system operator the chance to determine the source of error at once if a message is prompted and thus the chance to avoid downtimes. R&M aimed high regarding the growth in efficiency. We could help in the logistics area to simplify certain processes and thus reduce reaction times. With the new Cube the set targets could be achieved, with R&M setting new standards in all sections and supporting Switzerland as an industrial site. 6 Lift trucks German-Swiss fork lift partnership Almost 20 years ago the experts in fork lift trucks of Stöcklin and NHK got together. Since then a close partnership between the Swiss traditional company and the German sales partner exists. In 1986 Kurt Hartmann and Hans Wilhelm Kissel started in Bensheim, situated approx. 50 km south of the metropolis of Frankfurt, with the sales of fork lift trucks. The company founders did not become aware of Stöcklin, for whom they should soon become the most important German retailer, until they lost a sales order! NHK offered an inexpensive brand, but the customer insisted on acquiring the high-grade fork lift trucks from Stöcklin. IN THE ORIGIN OF THE PARTNERSHIP WAS A LOST ORDER This was decisive for Kurt Hartmann to inform himself about Stöcklin and to travel to Switzerland, where he got to know and estimate our company and its products. Since that time NHK is one of our most reliable partners. At the beginning NHK bought 20 hand pallet trucks and distributed them to good clients of their own. They resulted to be very successful and nowadays NHK attends a vast number of big businesses up to 60 km around Bensheim. Through the good contact with NHK we could soon solve the problem to provide spare parts at a reasonable price in Germany. The Bensheim-based company is acting as an advanced spare parts warehouse within the EU market, concentrating the majority of spare parts orders from German retailers and transmitting them to us. This way we save customs duties and can lower the prices for spare parts. About 2.000 different spare parts are now on stock at NHK. This is enough to cover the 95 % of all repairs. Also available are larger parts as motors, gearboxes and controllers. Off course, our retailers have an exclusive sales district, but with one important exception applying to NHK. A large printing shop with activities all over the country with a current stock of more than 100 machines is exclusively attended by NHK – and this shall remain an exception. INNOVATIONS THROUGH TO CLOSE COOPERATION hours or more in use. But not only the durability of our products has convinced NHK and its German buyers. Also the minimized use of electronics, as well as the classic hand console which allows to easily adjust all important parameters and read the error codes directly at the device, caught on. The development of the Stöcklin devices never stood still. With innovative thinking in the last years entire series have been completely modernized and technically improved. Our range was expanded by devices made entirely of stainless steel, how they are needed in wet or hygienically highly sensible environments. Also FTS and explosiveatmosphere devices have established in our product range. Besides the standard devices we always attach great importance to the continuous innovations and are pleased to take of the most special customer requirements – another reason why the customers got to appreciate the Swiss company. Due to the close cooperation with the German company still another advantage arises: thanks to the many suggestions we get from Germany, we are able to improve our products constantly and adapt them more precisely to the needs of the user. This includes among other things the development of the optical pallet detection for the transport of 3 pallets crosswise. By this, the driver receives the information, when the load rollers at the fork end are optimally placed A BUSINESS RELATION THAT HOPEFULLY within the pallet window and thus pallet WILL STILL LAST LONG damages are excluded. The relation between our enterprise and the THE SPECIAL QUALITY IS REFLECTED IN OPE- sales professionals from Bensheim could not RATION TIMES AND EASE OF OPERATION be better and this year will see the 20th anniversary – well to hear then, that the next Due to our special requirements to the quality generation of the NHK founders already is of our products, there are quite a few of our prepared to continue with the company. driver-seated lift truck with 16.000 operation 7 Lift trucks New column Codes of conduct with Mr. Stacker The following pictures are to demonstrate how to handle your Stöcklin stacker - and what never to do... So, please do not copy all the things Mr. Stacker is willingly demonstrating here. #1 getting to know each other Always keep in mind: Only trained per- The fork lift truck driver should have Never overload the truck! sonnel is allowed to drive your Stöcklin always in mind these functions. This may occur in two different ways: fork lift truck. 1 . Exceeding the maximum load capacity. 2. Taking the load outside the prescribed distance of centre of gravity. 8 Stöcklin Logistik AG Förder- und Lagertechnik CH-4143 Dornach 1 [email protected] www.stoecklin.com The last page Stöcklin Logistik AG Förder- und Lagertechnik Büro Jona CH-8645 Jona [email protected] www.stoecklin.com The future at Stöcklin Stöcklin Logistik GmbH Förder- und Lagertechnik DE-57250 Netphen [email protected] www.stoecklin-logistik.de Stocklin Logistics Sàrl Technique de manutention et de stockage FR-93350 Le Bourget [email protected] www.stoecklin.com On 10th November 2010 in some cantons of Switzerland the National Future Day took place for the tenth time. We from the Stöcklin Logistik AG took part in this event, too... ...and invited the children of our employees to spend an exciting day in our company. In small groups the children could visit the different departments and get a taste of the most varying jobs. In our own small parts warehouse the children had the opportunity to cast a glance over the stored and retrieved containers at the picking position.But also in the office rooms there was quite a lot to learn for the children, too. Through interviews with our employees they could find out selective information about their planned career. For example Dannick (13) said after spending the day with us: „Later I would also like to be a project designer - just like Pascal Martin.“ As the event has gone down well with the children, Stöcklin will participate in the event again next year in order to boost the children in their perspectives for the future. Stocklin Limited Materials Handling and Storage Systems GB-Herts SG6 1NE [email protected] www.stocklin.co.uk Stocklin Logistica S.r.l. Materials Handling and Storage Systems IT-22078 Turate (CO) [email protected] www.stoecklin.com Stöcklin spol s r.o. Flurfördermittel und Komponenten CZ-760 01 Zlín [email protected] www.stoecklin.com Stöcklin Logistics de México S.A. de C.V. Materials Handling and Storage Systems MX-51090 Tlalnepantla Estado de México [email protected] www.stoecklin.com Stöcklin Logistica do Brasil Ltda. Materials Handling and Storage Systems BR-Moema-São Paulo-SP [email protected] www.stoecklin.com Stöcklin BV Materials Handling and Storage Systems NL-5835 AC Beugen [email protected] www.stoecklin.com Stocklin Logistics d.o.o. Materials Handling and Storage Systems HR-10000 Zagreb [email protected] www.stocklinregional.com Imprint Stöcklin News, 14th issue, No. 1/2011 Circulation: 6000 copies in German, 4000 in English Publisher: Stöcklin Logistik AG Editorial Staff: Central Marketing; Damaris Grütter, Tatjana Leitl Stöcklin Logistik AG CH-4143 Dornach More information about the Stöcklin Group can be found at www.stoecklin.com Agenda Fairs and Events The Stöcklin Group will be represented in the near future at the following trade fairs and events. Date Fair/Event Country,CityInternet 8th–10th Februar 2011 22th–24th März 2011 4th–7th April 2011 2th–6th Mai 2011 21th–24th Juni 2011 21th–23th Juni 2011 LogiMAT Logistic Summit CeMAT South America CeMAT ExpoPack Cold Chain Logistics DE, Stuttgart MX, Mexico City BR, Sao Paolo DE, Hanover MX, Mexico City CN, Guangzhou www.easyfairs.com www.logisticsummit.com www.cemat.com www.cemat.de www.expopack.com.mx www.coastal.com.hk/coldchain/