More space and more flexibility. That was the wish of Mafell AG in Oberndorf am Neckar in Germany. The number of SKUs has been increasing drastically during the past years, space for items for the in-house tool manufacture drew to a close. Thus, the existing logistics centre was enhanced with established technologies by systems integrator TGW. More storage space and flexibility are the result.

Objectives and Requirements:
- Expansion of the storage capacities for a rising number of items
- Increase of flexibility
- Update of the IT system for future-proof material flows
- Sustainability during retrofit

Customer benefits:
- Additional 8,000 tote storage positions to avoid bottleneck situations
- New picking area for more flexible picking procedures
- State-of-the-art technologies ensure the technical future of the warehouse and the fastest supplies to the customers
- Server virtualisation de-connects processes: New system and database secure the system for a successful future
- Sustainability of the system by energy recovery into the system