en.Wedoany.com Reported - Austrian trading company Haberkorn has commissioned Kardex as the general contractor to expand its existing logistics center in Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, to automate the handling of small parts and pallets. Haberkorn focuses on the DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region as well as Central and Eastern European markets, primarily dealing in occupational safety and technical products.
According to the plan, the project will build a four-aisle automated pallet high-bay warehouse with 5,388 pallet locations, as well as an AutoStore system. The latter is distributed across two connected floors, accommodating up to 178,800 containers, and is equipped with approximately 600 meters of automated container conveyor technology. The project is divided into two construction phases, with the first phase having started in April and scheduled for delivery in December.
The new storage area will be built within Haberkorn's four-story expansion building covering 13,000 square meters. In addition to the logistics area, the building will also house workshops, offices, and a cafeteria. This new construction and expansion aim to strengthen the Haberkorn Group's logistics site network and establish it as the central warehouse for occupational safety products in Germany. The total investment for the project is €55 million, making it the largest single investment in the history of the Haberkorn Group.
The small parts warehouse in the first phase is implemented by Kardex AutoStore Solutions. This warehouse will establish grids on two levels, with a capacity of up to 178,800 containers, handled by 97 new-generation AutoStore Redline "R5.1" robots, equipped with 77 charging stations. Infeed and outfeed are carried out via 7 Carousel Ports and 20 Conveyor Ports. Order picking is controlled by 7 Kardex Intuitiv Picking Assistants (IPA). To allow for future expansion, 4 Bin Lifts and 6 Frames have also been installed. The AutoStore container conveyor technology connecting the small parts warehouse totals 588 meters in length, including 3 container vertical lifts and 2 buffer and sequencing sections. In the packaging area, Kardex has set up 14 parcel consolidation stations and 7 mixed goods (pallet and small parts) packaging stations.
The second phase will involve the construction of an automated pallet high-bay warehouse with 5,388 pallet locations, scheduled to start in April 2027. The core of this phase consists of 4 "Kardex MSingle A-800/18-ZT" stacker cranes, which will connect to 3 ergonomically designed picking stations. Transport is carried out via an automated pallet conveyor system equipped with approximately 200 drives, a pallet vertical lift, and 10 loading points. The second phase is scheduled for delivery in November 2027.
The entire logistics center will be controlled by the warehouse management system SAP EWM. This system is implemented by Kardex partner Prismat. The project features a total of nine pallet and small parts picking stations and 21 packaging stations, developed in collaboration with supply chain consulting firm Miebach Consulting. From the first phase onwards, Prismat has been involved in implementing SAP EWM, managing its interface with the Kardex AutoStore controller as well as the PLC control interfaces for the entire conveyor technology and stacker cranes.
Bernd Neßler, Head of Logistics at the Haberkorn Group, stated that the cooperation with Kardex has been very smooth during the planning phase and the ongoing implementation phase. The company is confident in completing each construction phase as planned and achieving efficiency goals through the expansion.
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