WAGO Partners with Schaefer for Their Distribution Center Retrofit
Posted by Travis Baker on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 @ 07:44 AM
Charlotte, NC: WAGO Corporation announced that they awarded Schaefer Systems International the contract to upgrade their distribution center. WAGO, whose corporate office is in Germantown Wisconsin, is a manufacturer of electrical and automation components for industrial equipment.
WAGO wants to increase storage and update the overall system. The Schaefer solution meets both of these goals while substantially increasing the storage capacity of the building and automating the rest of the material handling process.
Schaefer is providing WAGO a system that includes a 2 aisle double-deep mini-load crane with rack, totes, and goods to person workstations. The software controlling the system is designed to interface smoothly with their WMS from Klug GmbH.
This project was one of Schaefer’s “Combi Projects”, meaning that the entire system, from cranes to totes, to rack to software, was developed, designed, and manufactured by Schaefer.
Gordon Hellberg, VP of ASD for Schaefer systems, said, “We are excited about this solution for WAGO. It will meet all their needs and it will interact well with all of the components that were already in place, making for a smooth integration.”
The project is slated to begin in mid-December and has a 37 week timeline.
WAGO is the leader in spring pressure connection technology that eliminates loose wires resulting from vibration and temperature cycling, while providing highly reliable, corrosion-resistant and maintenance-free connections. Products: DIN-rail, PCB and chassis-mount terminal blocks; signal conditioners; the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM and more.
Schaefer Systems International, Inc., the North American subsidiary of the SSI SCHAEFER group of companies, established headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1989.
SCHAEFER’s automation integrates to any existing system earning us an international reputation as the global leader in the material-handling industry for returnable packaging, static racking, and highly complex, automated distribution systems. With over 70 years of experience and a 100% commitment to quality behind every SSI Schafer system, we focus on providing our clients with unconventional picking and storage solutions delivering best value