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  Automated storage at Solar Norway: 14,500 m² of customer service

The Solar group is one of the largest wholesale dealers of electrical installation material in Northern Europe, and in May 2002, Solar in Norway took a step into the future when opening its new 14,500 m² central storage.


Turnkey: From receipt of articles to despatch
An automated picking and conveying system integrated with storage towers has contributed to a doubling of picking efficiency - with fewer personnel and a fault percentage near zero. The new picking and conveying system is 100% bar-code based and unites logistics - from receipt of articles to several picking areas to packing and despatch.

  
     
 
 
     
The Univeyor conveying system has meant a doubling of the picking capacity of the storage towers   The buffer loop is a central element of
the conveying system
 
     
 
 
  "We have great expecta-tions to considerable and problem-free increase of volume at the same time as great savings are obtained" says Logistics Manager Hans Sandum of Solar, here standing next to Purchasing- and Logistics Manager Jan Willy Fjellvær
   
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