Swisslog Provides Modern, High Speed ​​Warehouse Technology and Warehouse Management Software to SBB’s Rail Technology Center, Swisslog AG, Press Release

Through the “Site concentration in Hägendorf” project, SBB is laying the foundation for the further long-term development and modernization of what is already the largest railway technology production and storage facility in Switzerland. As part of this project, Swisslog, an expert in automated storage systems headquartered in Buchs, is realizing the creation of a high-end automated warehouse including a picking area and software communication with SAP EWM for SBB.

Specialized in Aargau automation, Swisslog provides modern, high-speed warehouse technology and warehouse management software – with a focus on 100 percent system availability and efficient physical logistics.

“It gives us great pride as a Swiss company to actively support the Swiss Federal Railways in setting up its new and advanced logistics operations.”As Heinrich Luthy, Managing Director of Swisslog Switzerland says and adds, “Our customers will soon be able to make their material flows more efficient and sophisticated.”

Central supply point for railway infrastructure operators

The Hägendorf Railway Technology Center delivers 150 tons of switches, rails, signals and safety systems to the Swiss railway network each year. The integrated production and logistics site in Hägendorf with automated warehousing and manufacturing and assembly systems unique in Switzerland and specifically designed to build turnout forms the central backbone of supply security and efficient material supply for troubleshooting, maintenance and expansion of SBB rail infrastructure projects.

The continuous availability of logistical infrastructure is essential: “We guarantee SBB almost one hundred percent of all the intralogistic ingredients we offer”, confirms Heinrich Luthy, Managing Director of Swisslog Switzerland. To this end, intralogistics has improved all schemes in such a way that standard components that have been tested and tested in mechanics and controls are used and complex ones are replaced by simpler ones. Safety is also a top priority. As a measure of active fire prevention, the logistics are encapsulated and made inert by adding nitrogen.

Optimized layouts with SAP EWM

The elevated repository planned by Swisslog must exist 13800 pallet BuildingAnd Three specific lanes It operates three Vectura storage and retrieval machines. Cassette warehouse, specially designed for long goods, is single aisle and provides storage capacity for 1,570 parking spaces. Swisslog not only implements SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) in new automated warehouse areas and commissioning areas, but also existing systems such as manual internal and external warehouses connected to the software platform. It is planned to start live broadcasting in the summer of 2023.