Swisslog secures major order from global personal care products company SCA in the Netherlands Mittwoch, 23. Oktober 2013 - 07:01
Swisslog secures major order from global personal care products company SCA in the Netherlands
Buchs/Aarau, 23 October 2013 – Swisslog has signed an agreement with SCA to design and realize an automated finished goods warehouse at an existing production facility in Hoogezand, The Netherlands. Swisslog will act as general contractor for this order.
SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company that develops and produces personal care, tissue and forest products. At its production facility in Hoogezand, The Netherlands, SCA produces famous brands of personal hygiene incontinence care and baby diapers such as the well-known brands TENA and Libero.
Highlights: monorail solution and depalletizing robot Swisslog will act as general contractor for the design and realization of a new automated warehouse for storage and distribution opposite the existing production facility. The project consists of the civil construction of the buildings and a series of materials handling equipment, including a 30 meter highbay racking with 27 900 pallet positions, 9 Vectura stacker cranes, a high throughput monorail conveyor, a depalletizing robot and the fully integrated Warehouse Manager software and control systems. Erection of the plant is due to start in November 2013 and start of operation is foreseen for March 2015. The order is subject to the issuance of the construction permit.
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| Contacts Swisslog Holding AG Reto Sidler Head Corporate Communications Tel.: +41 (0)62 837 95 36 E-mail: reto.sidler@swisslog.com | Swisslog Holding AG Christian Mäder Chief Financial Officer Tel.: +41 (0)62 837 95 64 E-mail: christian.maeder@swisslog.com |
About Swisslog Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistics solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. With years of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions, Swisslog provides the expertise that customers in more than 50 countries around the world rely on.
Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs over 2 100 staff in 20 countries worldwide. The group’s parent company, Swisslog Holding AG, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (security number: 1232462, Telekurs: SLOG, Reuters: SLOG.S). Note: Swisslog refers to an order as “major order” if its financial volume exceeds the threshold of MCHF 20. For more information, please visit www.swisslog.com