Secured material replenishment in existing FIFO stations
The Wilo Group is a multinational technology group and one of the world's leading premium suppliers of pumps and pump systems for building services, water management and industry.
About the customer
Over the past decade, Wilo has developed from a hidden champion into a visible and connected champion. Today, more than 8,400 people work for Wilo worldwide.
With innovative solutions, smart products and individual services, Wilo moves water: intelligently, efficiently and in a climate-friendly way. With its products and solutions, processes and business models, Wilo is already the digital pioneer of the industry.
Objectives and customer requirements
Our customer needed an automated conveyor unit for the continuous material supply of floor rollers including crates, which could be integrated into existing FIFO stations without structural changes.
The manual handling of the floor rollers frequently caused bottlenecks and delays, which impaired production efficiency. Seamless integration with the eKanban system was also required in order to optimise the material flow.
The solution was to increase efficiency, reduce costs and be integrable into existing systems. These requirements led to the development of the SG monomover, which successfully meets these challenges.
The SG solution
New product development SG monomover
The SG monomover is an innovative feed unit for floor rollers that impresses with its compact design and unlimited track length. It supports eKanban and enables automated transport to the picking position, which increases efficiency considerably.
Thanks to its modular design and integrated communication interface, the SG monomover can be flexibly adapted to different production requirements. A further advantage is the simple retrofit option in all common FIFO stations, allowing existing systems to be modernised.
All in all, the SG monomover offers an efficient, flexible and future-proof solution for production.
Test development including customer application
- Construction of an on-site FIFO station with 4 lanes for 4 floor rollers each and 3 SG monomovers per lane, including peripheral equipment
- Continuous improvement process with a total development period of 3 months, including an on-site test phase and ongoing documentation of the application
- Optimal adaptation of the FIFO station and the associated SG monomover to the on-site requirements during the implementation phase
Benefits for the customer
- More efficient picking processes thanks to a tailor-made customer solution for optimising material supply
- Development of the SG monomover conveyor unit for improved work processes and secured material replenishment
- Automated replenishment of floor rollers including crates at an ergonomic working height
What Wilo says
“The system with integrated SG monomover significantly improves ergonomics and work processes. It is also very compact and therefore ideal for integration into existing processes.
Thanks to the way it works, the factory floor is always tidy, which in turn is important for trouble-free operation in FIFO stations. In close and professional cooperation with syskomp gehmeyr GmbH, a product was created that is tailored exactly to our needs.”
Y. Uysal, Head of Holistic Improvement Group Operations, Wilo SE
