Stoecklin implemented a robust and reliable automation solution for Fresenius Kabi in Wilson (USA, North Carolina) to meet growing delivery requirements and safety regulations.
Automation of processes at the Fresenius Kabi site in Wilson. The aim is to ensure the safety, accuracy and precise handling of medical solutions.
Fully automated MASTer high-bay warehouse, AKL with 10,200 pallet spaces. Integration of the logOS control software into the SAP management system.
The automation of the facility minimizes the error rate and ensures products that are both reliable and consistent, resulting in better patient outcomes and reliable positive brand reputation.
Thanks to the vertical design of the high-bay warehouse, much space is saved for other areas of operation. The automation ensures short distances for on-site workers and makes forklifts almost superfluous.
The German healthcare group Fresenius Kabi offers vital medicines and medical products for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition to customers all over the world. In order to meet the growing delivery requirements and safety regulations, Fresenius Kabi chose Stoecklin Logistics to create a new automation solution for the production facility in Wilson, North Carolina.
To create space for the new plant, a fully automated high-bay warehouse was built in Wilson, North Carolina for the MASTer miniload system solution from Stoecklin. The system consists of three aisles with 10,200 pallet spaces.
At the beginning of the process, liquid chemicals are mixed in a neighboring system and filled into PVC-free infusion bags, which are packed by a robot automatically. Other robots then stack the cartons on pallets. A Stoecklin transfer carriage takes the full pallets to one of the pallet wrappers, from where the goods are transported to the storage and retrieval machine (SRM). The logOS control software from Stoecklin is integrated into the SAP management system and carefully monitors the status of each batch throughout the entire process.
Once the products are ready for dispatch, the pallets are picked up by the stacker cranes' load handling devices and placed on a conveyor belt for transportation to the dispatch area. On arrival in the dispatch area, the pallets are moved by another transfer car to the staging area, where they are temporarily stored until trucks are ready for loading.
"The automation of processes leads to more reliable and consistent products and minimizes the error rate. This means higher quality products for our customers and ultimately for our patients. We were impressed by the speed and efficiency with which Stoecklin's system solution was integrated. Everything ran like clockwork right from the start." Christi Mitchell, Technology and Maintenance Manager at Fresenius Kabi.
