Reference Giesswein
Modern AutoStore® warehouse for Giesswein fulling goods in Austria
Giesswein Walkwaren AG is a Tyrolean family business in its third generation. Modern, sustainable and functional garments and shoes are produced in-house from hand-picked wool in traditional quality. With special know-how and a holistic approach, the company has developed into Europe's leading manufacturer of 100% virgin wool clothing. A finished goods warehouse was built in an existing warehouse at the Brixlegg site to support the steadily growing online store business and stationary trade. The tailor-made concept with the modern, versatile AutoStore® system comes from HÖRMANN Intralogistics.
Concept
The joint planning discussions and several system simulations with real data led to the individual AutoStore® system configuration with 31 robots and 17,500 bins on nine levels. The height of the AutoStore® grid was determined by the 4.6-metre-high existing hall.
In order to guarantee the performance targets of 140 storage and 900 retrieval operations per hour, 5 carousel and 3 conveyor workstation modules were initially planned. A further carousel workstation module has already been preconfigured. The single-double grid with overall dimensions of 26.1 x 30.4 x 3.1 m (L x W x H) is clad on two sides.
The 17,500 containers in the standard format 649 mm x 449 mm x 330 mm (L x W x H) each allow a payload of approx. 30 kg.
31 robots supply the Carousel workstations 8 hours a day. This requires a charging process per robot of approx. 4 hours per day, for which a total of 24 charging stations are available at the edge of the grid.
Maximum flexibility and efficiency
Basically, all workstations are equipped for putaway and picking of items. The incoming goods are delivered to the workstation by the warehouse employees.
Stacks of 9 bins are positioned directly on the warehouse floor in the grid system. A single-double-grid rail system is mounted above the container stacks, on which the battery-operated, autonomous robots travel. They pick up containers cooperatively, re-sort them as required and serve them at the carousel ports. The bins can be flexibly subdivided using dividers for the use of multiple items.
The AutoStore® system at Giesswein Walkwaren in Brixlegg was put into operation in July 2020.
Videos
AutoStore Giesswein Brixlegg - Timelapse AutoStore® system construction
Happy AutoStore customers stories - Interview with shoe king Markus Giesswein
The new AutoStore system makes our picking processes much more effective and makes work easier for our employees. A benefit for the whole team.
Markus Giesswein
Owner