Revolutionary complete solution from a single source
Turnkey solutions for the corrugated board industry
The corrugated board industry is facing new challenges: increasing demand, complex system integration and the pressure for maximum efficiency. HÖRMANN Intralogistics and Van den Bos Corrugated Machinery have the answer: the industry's first turnkey solution that seamlessly connects production and logistics.
The concept: innovation through strategic partnership
For the first time, corrugated board manufacturers can obtain their complete intralogistics from a single source. Our strategic partnership with Van den Bos CM combines decades of expertise in intralogistics with specialized know-how in Dutch corrugated board machine technology. The result: an end-to-end system without interface problems that covers everything from production to shipping.
The solution in detail: three core components perfectly coordinated
1. Modern high-bay warehouse with integrated shipping areas
- Two-aisle to five-aisle silo design depending on requirements
- Maximum storage capacity with minimum space requirement
- Special RBG travel curves for damage-free corrugated board storage
2. Conveyor technology that protects transported goods
- Plastic belt conveyor systems especially for paper products
- Gentle transfer stitches for production integration
- Infeed and outfeed stitches with high throughput
3. Intelligent warehouse management system HiLIS
- Fully vertically integrated from ERP to PLC level
- Centralized control of all warehouse processes and conveyor technology
- Performant output especially for the corrugated board industry
- Real-time material flow management and system visualization
Dunapack Straßwalchen: General contractor order for turnkey two-aisle high-bay warehouse in silo design
Automation for the market leader: Dunapack Packaging, part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group and market leader in Central and Eastern Europe with over 6,000 employees, relies on HÖRMANN expertise. The company, which has an annual sales volume of around 3 billion square meters, is expanding its production and logistics infrastructure at its Straßwalchen site with a state-of-the-art automated format goods warehouse.
Facts
- General contractor order for turnkey two-aisle high-bay warehouse in silo design
- Two powerful two-mast stacker cranes with optimized driving dynamics
- Incoming goods performance: 40 load units/h, outgoing goods capacity: 65 load units/h
- Special conveyor technology for corrugated board formats with wide plastic modular belts
- Shelf sprinkler systems for optimum fire protection
- HiLIS Warehouse Control System for warehouse management and material flow control
- Complete HiLIS control technology and system visualization
- Shelf steel construction and roof and wall cladding of the warehouse
- Storage of corrugated cardboard stacks up to 3.000 kg without strapping
- RBG-specific travel curves to reduce vibrations for gentle transportation
- Completion and commissioning planned for 2025
Palm Gruppe Wellpappe Alzenau:
Finished goods and intermediate goods high-bay warehouse
New building with innovative double warehouse concept:
The Palm Group, one of the leading European manufacturers in the paper and packaging industry with 5 paper mills and 29 corrugated cardboard plants, is implementing a pioneering logistics concept in Alzenau. The new plant relies on state-of-the-art technologies and combines an intermediate goods and finished goods warehouse into a continuous material flow system for the first time.
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Our partner: Van den Bos CM
Specialist in machinery for the corrugated cardboard industry
Van den Bos Corrugated Machinery (CM) is an authentic and innovative family business from Amelo, NL with a passion for the trade. Our partner supplies stand-alone systems, complete solutions or customized solutions in the field of (corrugated) cardboard processing and logistics. They mainly deal with converting machines, robot palletizers and transport systems. These can be integrated into the existing system. Intelligent and intuitive software with strong visualization is the common thread here.
Corrugated board intralogistics with fewer interfaces
Are you a paper and corrugated cardboard producer looking to expand or do you provide advice as a logistics planner in this sector? Please contact us without obligation and we will analyze your material flow and specifications for an initial target price.
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The man-machine dream team
Is the shortage of skilled workers slowing down your warehouse? Almost half of all German warehouse companies are already struggling with this problem. While qualified employees are hard to find, customer requirements are constantly increasing. Human-centric automation offers the solution: relieve your team in a targeted manner where monotonous activities and physical strain dominate.
Human-centric automation focuses on people and uses automation to provide targeted relief. Instead of replacing employees, this approach frees them from repetitive tasks and allows them to focus on value-adding activities. Robots precisely take over the monotonous work, while humans concentrate on qualified tasks.
In our white paper, you can find out about the enormous relief that results from the use of "robot colleagues" and the costs that can be expected.
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The man-machine dream team
Skills shortage in the warehouse: automation is the solution
The topics & tools:
- How Human-Centric Automation to keep your warehouse stable
despite a shortage of skilled workers - Skilled worker shortage in the warehouse: Automation is the solution
- 5 Key Takeaways
- Relieving relief where it counts: Typical pain points in warehouse operations
- The pragmatic start: automate what really pays off
- From bottleneck to implementation: Now automation is getting concrete
- Practical example 1 - From everyday warehouse work to automated order picking
- Example 2 - Automated KLT picking at Siemens in Rastatt
- Outlook: The course for the future is being set today
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HÖRMANN Intralogistics Brochure 2025
HÖRMANN Intralogistics offers decades of expertise and cross-industry experience in the planning and construction of turnkey, automated warehouse solutions and accompanying services.
HÖRMANN Intralogistics comes with decades of expertise and industry-wide experience of planning and constructing turnkey, automated warehouse solutions and accompanying services.
Fully automised high-bay warehouses, miniload systems, patented conveyor technology, state-of-the-art robotics and our modular warehouse management system HiLIS guarantee customers the most efficient material flow layouts from a single source provider.
With ten locations in Germany, Austria, Poland and Hungary, we put great emphasis on personal customer care, reliability, quality and comprehensive service. We also offer a wide range of modernisation and retrofit services.
HÖRMANN Intralogistics - Your general contractor with heart & mind
Want to find out more about HÖRMANN Intralogistics? Simply download our current brochure.
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HerStory - Episode 4:
Kim's story: Juggling deep data, mental work and everyday life as a mom
Kim is proof that flexibility and responsibility are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary: she exemplifies how technical expertise, self-organization and team spirit can work together.
Since April 2023, she has been an integral part of our Controlling team as a Business Data Analyst.
With a clear eye and a sure feel for numbers, she works to make our resource planning smarter, more transparent and future-proof.
She laid the foundation for this during her studies in business informatics: As a working student, she supported us in the introduction of new systems and also wrote her final thesis with us.
Today, Kim is responsible for the optimization and further development of the Jedox BI tool independently, in a structured manner and with an eye for the big picture. Her analyses help to make well-founded decisions. Her perspectives flow directly into strategic planning.
Even though she usually works remotely: Her opinion matters!
Kim is present in the team, actively contributes and is valued for her expertise. She also manages her everyday life with a child part-time, with clear focus. Not less, but organized differently. Not on the side, but very consciously.
"I don't want to matter ´despite´ working part-time. I want to show that responsibility and flexibility go together well if you are trusted and deliver nontheless."
3 questions for Kim
How do you organize your working day between remote work, part-time work and responsibility in controlling?
My daily routine is pretty well organized. Even though working remotely saves me the commute to work, it doesn't automatically give me more time. I take my daughter to daycare in the morning and pick her up again in the afternoon.
As I have increased my working hours, my day is well structured and requires a lot of organization. What I can't manage during my regular working hours, I sometimes do in the evening, as I consciously want to be there for my child after picking them up.
Of course, this can also be exhausting. That's why it's all the more important to take some time out now and then and pay attention to your own balance.
How did your bachelor's thesis with us make it easier for you to start your current role?
The bachelor's thesis gave me a great practical experience boost, especially in dealing with Excel. However, my learning curve didn't really get steep until after I got a permanent position.
I'm grateful to my line manager for giving me responsibility early on and still always being there if I had any questions. This mixture of trust and support helped me to settle in quickly and develop professionally.
What advice would you give to women who want to confidently combine work and family?
There can be phases when everything becomes too much and you doubt whether you can do everything justice. It's important not to let this discourage you, because better times will come again.
You shouldn't try to be perfect in all areas. That only puts you under unnecessary pressure. It's much more important to listen to yourself and find a solution that suits your life.
With good self-organization and support from your family, environment and employer, it's much easier to find a balance.
We are proud to have Kim in our team because she shows that modern working models work best when trust, competence and team spirit come together.
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Reference Siemens Rastatt
AutoStore system with fully automatic small load carrier goods receipt
When established production processes meet modern warehouse technology: At Siemens Rastatt, HÖRMANN Intralogistics has developed a pioneering solution that stores small load carriers fully automatically in an AutoStore system for the first time. An innovation that overcomes system boundaries and sets new standards in intralogistics.
The concept
Combining decades-old production structures with new technology
Siemens Rastatt was faced with a complex challenge: the over 30-year-old automated small parts warehouse (Miniload system) had to be replaced, but production had been working with established small load carriers (SLCs) in four different types for decades. Although AutoStore is a state-of-the-art storage technology that offers maximum efficiency, it is a closed system - the containers of which must never leave the grid.
Conventional solutions would have meant either complex manual repacking processes from SLCs to AutoStore containers with high personnel costs and the risk of errors, or a complete conversion of the established production processes. Neither of these was an option for Siemens.
The solution in detail
Fully automated bin-in-bin technology with maximum precision
The AutoStore core system with 23,000 bin capacity and eight Red Line robots forms the basis of the solution. Six conveyor ports ensure an efficient material flow with 100 retrievals per hour for production and 60 for customer order picking.
The heart of the innovation is the specially developed robot cell: a KUKA robot with MechMind 3D vision technology recognizes four different KLT types and positions them in AutoStore containers with millimetre precision. The 3D camera automatically compensates for tolerances and ensures error-free placement.
The fully automated process sequence: AGILOX driverless transport vehicles deliver the KLTs pallet by pallet. The robot cell removes them precisely and feeds up to 55 SLCs per hour into the AutoStore grid. Integrated barcode readers and weight checks check every container - non-compliant ones are automatically ejected.
The INXPECT radar security system with multi-level airlocks, light grids and roller shutters ensures 24/7 operation without personnel. The reverse process - the removal of empty SLCs - is also fully automated.
Objectives and challenges of the project:
- Fully automated integration of four different types of small load carriers into the AutoStore system
- Replacement of the 30-year-old miniload warehouse without interrupting operations
- Continued high level of relief for warehouse personnel
- Maintaining the proven production processes with established small load carriers
- Realization of personnel-free 24/7Automated operation
- Seamless SAP EWM integration for consistent material flow control
- Highest precision with different container sizes and weights
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"We were looking to integrate our well-established system with standardized SLCs and AGV connection with the new AutoStore system. HÖRMANN proved to be the ideal partner with the necessary interface expertise for robotics and software integration."
Jonas Wilhelm
Project Manager Logistics, Siemens Rastatt
About Siemens Rastatt
Siemens AG is a global technology group with a focus on industry, infrastructure, mobility and healthcare. At its Rastatt site, Siemens develops and produces innovative solutions for automation technology (with a focus on valves) and relies on state-of-the-art logistics concepts.
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Fully automated AutoStore system with SLC picking robot cell at Siemens
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Are you already an AutoStore user or about to take the step towards automation? Feel free to contact our project planning experts without obligation. We will analyze your requirements for full automation with picking robots and Autostore and give you an initial price point.
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Warehouse logistics reconnected – How integrated systems reliably control material flowu vernetzt - Wie integrierte Systeme den Materialfluss zuverlässig steuern
Networked warehouse logistics is the key to stable material flows. Integrated systems connect storage areas, replace isolated solutions and create transparency at all interfaces. Clear processes and overarching control ensure that technology, IT and manual processes interact smoothly – for reliable throughput and significantly higher performance!
Download the white paper now and learn from real-world examples how companies are successfully optimising and networking their warehouse processes.
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Warehouse logistics reconnected
How integrated systems reliably control material flow
Find out why isolated solutions slow down warehouses and what steps pave the way to future-proof, networked warehouse logistics.
Topics & tools:
- Why many warehouses are currently at a standstill
- Isolated systems – the invisible brakes in the warehouse
- How to network warehouse technologies
- Better decisions thanks to integrated warehousing
- Two smart ways to achieve system integration
- The next step for your networked warehouse logistics
