HELLA

Partial Automation Raised This Warehouse’s Capacity by Nearly One Half

Hella is a global publicly traded company that employs roughly 36,000 people at over 125 locations in 35 countries. At its Slovak plant, Aimtec completely transformed the warehouse logic while preserving existing principles. A WMS control system within Aimtec DCIx controls the plant’s equipment and the work queue for its human operators. The WMS handles planning and management for all its intralogistics processes. It controls fourteen dispensing points on the conveyors, two semi-automatic VNA forklifts, logistics trains and storage in double-deep pallet and item positions.

Comprehensive management of all intralogistics processes and technologies at the warehouse.
More efficient put-away of materials based on a provided strategy.
A 45% increase in warehouse capacity.
Automation of the picking of materials for production.
A 29-month ROI for the entire solution.