INDUSTRY NEWS
Upbeat warehousing and transport management solutions
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tahl GmbH has awarded 3tn the biggest order in their company history. The order, is to supply
28 TWMS/metals warehouse management systems for their Linz works. These systems will help voestalpine Stahl GmbH optimize the warehousing and transport processes for coils, slit strip and sheet packs in the cold rolling mill.
transport and storage of products, while using the available storage optimize multi-layer stacking, taking into account product characteristics and all applicable This avoids unnecessary shifting operations – and the associated risk of damaging any stored material - and speeds up the transport processes. The scope of the order includes the supply and TWMS/metals systems, which requirements of the Linz works, systems. The systems will cover the entire transport and storage process chain from the exit of the
hot strip mill via the pickling line and the slitting and cut-to-length lines down to the dispatching of the coils, slit strip and sheet packs. phase will include the entire Thanks to this approach, all systems will have a common source code basis.
• a coil store with cranes operated by crane drivers,
• a coil store with driverless cranes, • an automatic high-bay store for coils,
• an outdoor storage area with mandrel pilers and vehicle
• the management of transports across various warehouses, for example, by chain conveyors and shuttle systems.
systems will be adapted to the areas of the works, either by voestalpine alone or with the parameterizing functions of TWMS/metals will reduce the custom rule-sets, for example, and transport activities, and, the assignment of priorities, a topology editor and a report designer guarantee optimal
that it was the right decision to focus on solutions for the metals industry: “During the tendering phase, we visited reference installations together with our customer. Among these references were various solutions which came very close to what they were expecting from their new system. And, last but not least, the great number and the up to the minute reference systems, seem we have added many new helpful functionalities to the basic TWMS/ metals version. It is a secure investment in the future as the system is highly parameterizable and scalable. These characteristics make it easy to adapt the system to changing conditions.” The process of drawing up the is scheduled to last until March
More information on 3tn Industriesoftware GmbH t: +49.2301.91261-0 f: +49.2301.91261- 11
www.3tn.de info@3tn.de
Supply capability and accessability The IPP Group is a
comprehensive stockholder of heart of the UK, we have great accessibility via road, air and sea.
items on a fast track basis for outages, unplanned shutdowns and breakdown requirements, whether from stock or overnight
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manufacture, to sites around become an increasingly large and important part of our from stock to facilitate early construction with production deliveries scheduled to meet client requirements. With our own in-house, yet independently can be tested to meet the
becoming standard practice at our facility.
to supporting its clients and their requirements. To better service the needs of several of our Australian client’s, orders have now been placed for a comprehensive range of new
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and low temperature materials from approved manufacturers. This complete range of stock includes standard and heavy wall thickness materials and available for immediate delivery all over Australia and South East Asia.
More information on the IPP Group
sales@ippgrp.com
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