Galliker Transport AG, one of the largest Swiss transport and logistics companies, is investing successively in expansion of their intralogistic structure. After conclusion of the first phase of construction, a fully automatic high bay pallet warehouse of food and health care products was initially put into operation. The facility, operated at ambient temperatures of -26°C, is distinguished by its outward appearance as well as a sophisticated, intralogistic inner life for maximum availability and labor safety - made by Stöcklin.
Current Galliker Transport AG employs a staff of nearly 2,500; 2,100 in Switzerland alone. This transport and logistics service provider is active in the areas of “car logistics”, “cargo logistics”, “healthcare logistics” and “food, frig and fresh logistics”. The fresh and frozen products intended for Switzerland or international markets are buffered, picked, prepared according to customer specifications and delivered using various temperature zones to maintain an uninterrupted cooling chain.
Before the new logistics center 4 (LC) was opened at the location in Dagmerseller, storage and handling of food products was reserved primarily for the arctic temperatures at LC3. “The new building was our reaction to the increasing demand for extensive logistics services from our domestic and foreign customers” explained Martin Hofer, Storage Logistics Manager at Galliker. The company’s capacities for such services were exhausted. However, in view of defined company principles, the investment was necessary: Quality at the highest level, uninterrupted food safety as well as optimum labor safety and human engineering.
“Themes such as cleanliness and orderliness are important for our customers”, stated Urs Martin, Stöcklin Sales manager for Switzerland, Germany and Austria. In addition to straightforwardness in the form of short decision-making paths and fair relationships, these are further central values which distinguish the company and constitute the interior - regardless of whether we are dealing with vehicle fleets equipped with state-of-the-art GPS technology, buildings, technical equipment, offices or picking stations. In view of this attitude, the assignment was to install a photovoltaic system on the roof of the new LC4 building, to serve simultaneously as shelter for approx. 800 parked cars; just one more logical cue from the builder/owner.
Dagmersellen at the border to Altishofen enjoys a central location ideal for transport directly next to the A2 motorway and Gotthard railroad line. In view of the strategic objective of expanding the services offered in the areas of “food, fresh, frig logistics and healthcare”, the decision to upgrade the storage capacities at the time-honored company headquarters was a logical consequence.
This ambitious project was realized into phases: Phase 1 was successfully concluded according to plan in October 2015. It includes construction of a 28 m high, fully automatic deep freeze high bay storage facility (TK-HRL) with storage capacity for 9,200 pallets. This 4 aisle, deep freeze storage facility (TK-HRL) is served by four stacker cranes from Stöcklin’s MASTer series. As general contractor, the Swiss system provider also supplied and implemented the storage and retrieval conveying routes with integrated picking areas, distribution cars for horizontal transport, and elevator systems of various types as well as an inertization system for fire protection purposes. Stöcklin connected the material flow computer (MFR) to the existing ERP or merchandise management system, which also serves for warehouse management and control. In addition to regular functions, the material flow computer (MFR) also offers comprehensive, intelligent power management for the stacker cranes. A continuously visible, real time, system visualization feature was realized using Stöcklin WinCC.
“This intralogistic solution required extremely meticulous planning and layout to match the specific requirements”, remembers Oliver Vujcic, responsible Stöcklin Project Manager. “In addition to meeting the requirements for availability, this project also required realization of redundancies and emergency strategies. The subject of ergonomics and safety was of equal significance.”
The objective was therefore to create a working environment with a positive effect on the staff’s wellbeing and motivation. Such a constellation has a productivity-increasing effect on the overall system performance.
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