High-bay warehouse with customised conveyor technology
Mayr-Melnhof Holz has invested in a state-of-the-art, 3-aisle high-bay warehouse at its Leoben site. The major project sets a new standard for timber logistics with a high degree of automation including lorry loading.
A modern, future-orientated intralogistics solution has been created at the sawmill site in Leoben, with an automated, 3-aisle high-bay warehouse and the connecting conveyor technology for order-related sequencing, packaging, stacking and tour-orientated provision. The lorry loading in the loading hall is connected, which is also semi-automatic for the first time. The project is groundbreaking.
HÖRMANN Intralogistics was commissioned to develop a customised solution for the storage of sawn timber, lorry loading and sawn timber supply to the cross laminated timber production facility, which is both efficient and future-oriented, as part of the new construction of the high-tech cross laminated timber plant with an upstream high-performance re-sorting and planing mill. The conveyor technology transports the timber packages from the sorting and planing mill to the high-bay warehouse. These load units consist of bundled packages of sawn timber measuring up to 5.2 metres long, 1.27 metres wide and 1.30 metres high and weighing up to 3,200 kg. To transport the packages safely and gently, HÖRMANN Intralogistics relies on innovative modular belt conveyor technology.
In the 3-aisle high-bay warehouse, the timber packages, which come directly from the post-sorting and planing plant after the sawmill, are temporarily stored and, depending on the order, either loaded onto lorries for internal and external customers or removed for further processing in the cross laminated timber plant.
Stefan Hierzenberger, Head of Group Logistics at Mayr-Melnhof Holz: "The all-in-one concept from HÖRMANN Intralogistics has enabled us to revolutionise our logistics processes. The designed software control, sensor technology, innovative conveyor technology and seamless integration into our existing processes increase our efficiency and competitiveness. We are delighted with the possibilities offered by this new system."