Case study: Robotic warehouse with 24/7 operation for receiving and retrieving materials
Founded in 1991 and being part of the German Vailant Group, Protherm Production is manufacturing heating technology and operating on a global market. The manufacturer needed a warehouse automation software in Skalica to manage its daily WCS operations.
Specification
COMPANY: Protherm Production (part of the German Vailant Group)
SIZE: Enterprise
EMPLOYEES: 1,800+ in Slovakia
INDUSTRY: Manufacturing – Heating Technology
SYSTEM REPLACED: Newly implemented system
CLOUDEMPIERE PRODUCT IMPLEMENTED:
Cloudempiere WMS
Cloudempiere WCS
Cloudempiere WMS Mobile App
Cloudempiere WCS portal
COOPEATION STARTED: 2021 - Until now
Customer
A manufacturing company with more than 1,000 employees. Protherm Production, founded in 1991 as part of the German Vailant Group, manufactures heating technology and operates globally.
Challenge
Protherm Production needed a seamless solution to manage continuous material flow in its high-volume robotic warehouse in Skalica. The goal was to enable real-time tracking and automation for the Stow Atlas robotic shelving system.
Solution
Cloudempiere integrated its Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Warehouse Execution System (WES) with Stow Atlas robots through API. The WCS portal and mobile app provided real-time data flow for receiving and retrieval tasks.
Results
Increased efficiency and operational reliability 24/7. Critical SLA between Stow and Vailant 6/7.
Effectivity
After 4 months of operation the solution has reached 30% more retrievals with Cloudempiere in the same time frame as before and an increase in the number of orders processed could be visible. The exact numbers are the following:
1000 daily WCS operations
24/7 availability
Integration
We are cooperating with Stow International headquartered in Belgium and also Stow Slovakia on a contractual basis to achieve successful long term relationships and make mutual product advancements in terms of software and hardware enhancements.