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Würth inaugurates new Künzelsau distribution centre
The new Distribution Centre West provides the logistic basis for future growth at the headquarters of Adolf Würth GmbH und Co KG in Künzelsau-Gaisbach, Germany.
opening ceremony. “In the course of the next few months, both our customers and our employees will benefit more and more from the building. It will make their everyday work easier.” Prof Dr. h. c. mult. Reinhold Würth, chairman of the supervisory board of the Würth Group’s Family Trusts, and Günther Oettinger, EU energy commissioner, addressed the guests and expressed their joy about the inauguration of the new distribution centre. The new distribution centre expands Würth’s picking and storage capacities: an additional 60,000 order lines per day are now possible with even quicker reaction to customer requirements. The new building has a storage floor area of 17,000m2
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to the existing distribution facilities by a connection bridge. This way, a total of 40,000 orders can be picked every day. The new Distribution Centre West has been equipped with the latest technology to allow for error-free and automated picking.
Mobile data terminals are used for the entire warehouse process and it has fully automated palleting. Two picking systems are operated - pick-by-voice where orders are voice transmitted to the logistic operator’s headset; and pick-by-light, where picking is carried out without any paper with both quantity to be picked and retrieval location displayed. Würth also placed high emphasis on an ergonomic design of the workplace, which has been developed together with Fraunhofer
Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Stuttgart. In the shuttle warehouse the principle of ‘goods to person’ is used. A container warehouse with over 96,000 containers supplies goods to ergonomically designed retrieval places in the warehouse feed area. The construction of the new centre also included environmental aspects. 80% of heating demands are provided by a biomass heating system and a heat recovery system in the ventilation system contributes to energy saving. Energy efficient cooling of the building in summer eliminates the need for an energy guzzling air conditioning system. The building was designed by the Munich based architects office - Allmann Sattler Wappner. Heidelberg based planning office
io-consultants GmbH & Co KG was in charge of the conceptual planning and process design. The capital expenditure totalled approximtely 70 million euros.
Houston Precision Fasteners
acquires JM Precision Houston Precision Fasteners, a dedicated short run/fast turn aerospace fastener manufacturing service provider, has announced the acquisition of all machinery, tooling, and testing equipment previously owned by the now defunct JM Precision Inc of Chatsworth, USA.
expansion doubled the facility footprint to 2,415m2 J 16 M Precision ended operations on 30th November 2012,
and all assets acquired by Houston Precision Fasteners are in the process of being moved to its factory and headquarters in Houston, Texas, where a recent plant .
Upon completion of the move, integration, calibration, and
certification of the additional manufacturing and lab equipment, Houston Precision Fasteners’ manufacturing throughput capabilities will effectively be doubled. Houston Precision Fasteners says it is dedicated to increasing
the rate of lot manufacturing, certification, and shipment, rather than increasing average lot size, as it remains steadfast in its’ business model as a highly responsive short run/fast turn manufacturing service provider.
Wulfren Fasteners acquired by US Group
TriMas Corporation confirmed it has acquired Wulfren Specialised Fasteners, based in Wolverhampton, UK, to help grow its Lamons energy business in Europe.
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he deal is worth approximately US$9.6 million (7.3 million euros). TriMas estimates Wulfrun to have made sales equivalent to US$10 million (7.6 million euros) in 2012.
TriMas is headquartered in Michigan and produces
products for the packaging, energy, aerospace and defence industries. Lamons is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and supplies fasteners and gaskets to the petrochemical and energy sectors. Over recent years Lamons has opened operations worldwide and expanded through the acquisition of two Brazilian companies, Gasket Vedações Técnicas in January 2013 and CIFAL Industrial e Comercial in July 2012.
he foundation stone for the new facility was laid in December 2011 and its inauguration was celebrated on 6th May 2013.
“With our investment in the new logistics centre, Adolf Würth KG also clearly confirms its commitment to the Künzelsau-Gaisbach site. Our new building stands for high environmental standards, ergonomic workplaces and an even better service for our customers,” Norbert Heckmann, chairman of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG, said at the official
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