ECONOMICAL SORTING AND DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY - HERMES LOGISTIK - SORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY
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ECONOMICAL SORTING AND
DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY –
HERMES LOGISTIK
SORTATION AND
DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY
TO HELP YOU ARRIVE SWIFTLY AND SMOOTHLY AT YOUR DESTINATION You can count on us. With the BEUMER Group as their general contractor, Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland has a partner on their side with impressive individualised solutions. Reliable, fast and successful. 2-3
THE BEUMER GROUP – HIGH PERFORMANCE AT THE RIGHT
IMPRESSIVE EXPERTISE TIME, AT THE RIGHT PLACE HERMES AND BEUMER –
As an international leader in the manufac- The BEUMER Group product range com- PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS
ture of intralogistics products – conveying, prises fully automatic conveying and dis-
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland
loading, palletising, packaging, sortation tribution systems for all kinds of piece
is one of the most successful logistics
and distribution technology, we know goods. Our computer-controlled sorter
companies in Europe and is Germany’s
the routes goods and products take and systems stand for high levels of availabili-
largest privately-owned parcel courier
understand what matters most. ty, low maintenance costs and a top
in the B2C and C2C sectors. With
performance of up to 40,000 packages
over 14,000 locations, the company
We meet the constantly increasing de- per hour.
has the largest national network of
mands in the field of sortation and dis
drop-off points for parcel shipments
tribution technology with sophisticated Specific customer demands, such as
in Europe. Delivery six days per week
concepts, individualised system solutions “on-the-fly” optical character recognition
also allows packages to be transported
and user-friendly software. Complex ma- (OCR), certified weighing on the induction
quickly to recipients.
terial distribution technology, flexibility in unit or certified volume measurement
sorter tasks, the ability to adapt to local on the sorter, are no problem The BEUMER Group sortation and
conditions and efficient order picking distribution technology ensures a
all play important roles. For more profit smooth process with high profitability
ability, speed and precision. at the highest sorter capacities for a
wide range of item sizes.
THE JOURNEY IS OUR OBJECTIVE –
SAFELY AND PROMPTLY
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland/Hückelhoven
At the Hückelhoven Logistics BIG CHALLENGES DEMAND
Centre of Hermes Logistik Gruppe INDIVIDUALISED IDEAS WE KNOW THE WAY
Deutschland in North Rhine- Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland The goods arrive at the hub in trucks
Westphalia, three BEUMER established the first main turn-over sta- and are sorted for processing in the 61
sorters ensure that everything tion, or hub, with their logistics centre Hermes branches as well as the export
runs smoothly. With a total in Hückelhoven within the scope of the branches.
capacity of 27,500 shipments new Hermes corporate structure. The
per hour, they also sort a large business segments are: parcel and sack In the goods receipt department, boxes,
volume of boxes, bags and small shipping, business process outsourcing bags and small goods in various sizes
goods for further processing at and returns handling for corporate and and materials are loaded onto the induc
the various branches. private customers. The BEUMER Group tion conveyor belt leading to the parcel
was responsible for the engineering, sup- sorter, either using a tilt tray station or
ply, installation and integration of all sys- by hand.
tems, as well as for creating the applica-
tion software. One of the most important The shipments are identified utilising the
key accounts is the local home-shopping latest barcode reading technology and
network QVC, which is connected directly integrated, weighted volume measure-
to the Hermes Logistics centre via a con- ments. This type of measuring is first
veyor bridge, supplying 11,000 packages applied to the running sorter and allows
per hour. for, among other things, calculation of the
sorter capacity. This means vehicles are
used more efficiently and route planning
can be optimised.
4-5
Goods issue Goods receipt
Multi-function No-read workspace
Full tub workspace Empty tub de-stacker
transport for small goods HUB
Management External feeding line
system Small goods Barcode reading,
Empty tub induction unit
2 parcel sorters, transport volume measurement
stacked Social building and video coding
QVC Small goods Manual
Internal feeding line Tub turning Con- Parcel induction unit
sorter feed OCR un-
Goods issue device trol
room loading
Small
vehicle
unloading
QVC
Spiralveyor, Special
upward destination
transport
Switch unit
QVC returns Spiral chute Storage roller Telescopic Parcel Scanner OCR follow-up processing OCR Multi- Corlette Parcel Corlette
conveyor belt conveyor induction Scanner camera function unloading of induction unloading
unit Barcode printer destination small goods unit with tipper External
QVC Destinations for loose parcel with tipper feeding line
Internal feeding line loading and corlette loading
Technical layout of the WEST-HUB of Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland
Packages without a barcode are sent AT A GLANCE
through OCR (Optical Character Recogni-
tion), where handwriting or printed ›› Location: Hückelhoven,
lettering is automatically recognised, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
then labelled and entered in the Hermes ›› Overall size: 12,000 m2
database.
›› Premises: 1 hall
Both parcel sorters run in two stacked ›› Time for completion: 11 months
layers throughout the entire building. They
are each fed by eight induction units from ›› Sorters:
external and internal areas, as well as two 2 BEUMER Parcel Sorter BS 25 ET
induction units each from the OCR and 1 BEUMER Small Goods Sorter BS
No-Read (unrecognised barcode) areas. 7 BT
The shipments are discharged across 80 ›› Total capacity: 27,500
spiral chutes. shipments/hour
In the returns area, up to 10,000 – 15,000
shipments are processed every day.
THE GUARANTEE FOR SUCCESS:
EXCELLENT COOPERATION
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland/Hückelhoven
In Hückelhoven, the BEUMER HIGH PERFORMANCE WITH THE LATEST energy supply. Therefore, tilting and run-
sorting and distribution system TECHNOLOGY ning are particularly quiet, with low wear.
comprising two electrically driven The BEUMER Group was given the task The drive unit with linear motor drives for
parcel sorters and a piece goods of creating a robust, powerful complete the sorter is also contactless.
sorter was fully operational within system in just 11 months, which adapted
just eleven months. The sorters to the local conditions and impressed Defective linear motor drives can be easi-
are optimally matched to the through creative solutions, while gently ly turned off during operation without dis-
different requirements of the handling all piece goods. rupting the performance of the system.
shipments. In order to eliminate downtime, all crucial
Both parcel sorters, each 681.7 m in components of the system are redundant.
length, run at a speed of either 2.27 or Every line is, for example, equipped with
2.5 m/s. All piece goods are quickly and a switch unit that redirects parcels auto-
safely transported and discharged accur matically to the other sorter when one
ately. The 164 m long small goods sorter, sorter comes to a halt.
which gently processes bagged goods The IT systems are also designed to be
and small parcels, contributes to the redundant. All controls are hierarchical
capacity of this large-scale system. and have a wide-ranging network level.
From the control station, every remote
BEUMER SORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION control, motor, switch and lamp can be
TECHNOLOGY – EVERYTHING RUNS reached at any time. That means simple
SMOOTHLY operation, high capacity and minimal
The tilt element of the BEUMER E-Tray standstills, for an efficient sortation and
Sorter is driven by an electric motor. The distribution system – from BEUMER.
tilt elements are powered by a contactless
6-7
BEUMER Parcel Sorter BEUMER Small Goods
Technical data
BS 25 ET Sorter BS 7 BT
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES
Quantity 2 1 OF THE BEUMER BELT TRAY
Sorter length (m) 2 × 681.7 164 SORTER ARE:
Sorter speed (m/s) 2.27/2.5 (optional) 1.5
›› power supply on demand, due to
Tray pitch (mm) 850 800 the contactless energy supply
Tray width (mm) 800 – system
Number of trays 2 × 802 –
›› modular design
Belt width, belt tray (mm) – 600
Belt length, belt tray (mm) – 800 ›› standard PLC with world-wide
service
Number of belt trays – 205
Tray performance (per hour) 2 × 9,600/10,500 trays 6,750 belt trays ›› minimal maintenance requirements,
Overall nominal capacity (per hour) 22,000 shipments 5,500 shipments
easy access
Spiral chutes 80 – ›› considerably lower maintenance
Sorter chutes – 80 costs compared to conventional
energy supply systems
THINK BIG – SYSTEM SOLUTIONS
THAT MAKE IT BIG
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland/Friedewald
At the Hermes logistics centre in CENTRAL AND POWERFUL,
Friedewald in Hessen, a BEUMER FOR ALL SIZES ALL STATIONS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
large goods sorter ensures that The logistics centre in Friedewald – the From the loading docks, the shipments
even exceptionally large and heavy largest of seven facilities in Germany, are fed directly to the sortation system via
shipments are reliably forwarded located directly on the A 4 – is the central telescopic belt conveyors. Smaller pack-
and distributed. hub of Hermes Logistik Gruppe ages delivered in roller containers are fed
All other packages are handled Deutschland. Equipped for parcel ship- onto the belt conveyor at the tilt tray station.
quickly and reliably via two ments, business process outsourcing for
BEUMER parcel sorters. notable customers, returns management, In Friedewald, two BEUMER BS 25 ET
international shipments and baggage ser- high-capacity tilt tray sorters sort stand-
vices, the hub has two parcel sorters and ard shipments on two stacked layers.
a large goods sorter. Shipments up to 2 Large and bulky goods, on the other
metres in length and weighing up to 60 hand, are conveyed to the large goods
kg can be transported at a capacity of up sorter after a height and length check.
to 4,200 items per hour on the large goods The dynamically regulated induction
sorter and distributed to 84 destinations. units ensure precise allocation to empty
In total, 300,000 packages are recorded, sorter trays.
sorted and loaded every day.
8-9
Multi-function
Goods receipt workspace
Goods issue
Multi-function Corlette loading Loose parcel loading 2 parcel sorters,
Fire wall destination pack table to swap bodies OCR workspace stacked
Loose parcel
unloading
Large goods
Unloading for large sorter
goods sorter
Corlettes
Corlette
unloading
with tipper Direct
corlette
loading
Manual
corlette
unloading
Control
room Large goods
induction unit Barcode reading, Corlette loading
Parcel volume measurement, Telescopic OCR pack table
Barcode reading, induction video coding and OCR belt conveyor destination
volume measurement unit reading
HUB-Management Small vehicle unloading
Technical layout of the central HUB of Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland
AT A GLANCE
Line-scan cameras read the shipment
barcodes as they run through the sorter. ›› Location: Friedewald, Hessen,
Shipments with No-Reads are video cod- Germany
ed by staff at a separate location. Using ›› Overall size: 20,000 m2
the certified volume measurement, the
freight volume is calculated in advance ›› Premises: 2 halls
in order to ideally utilise loading space ›› Time for completion: 12 months
and verify the calculated freight costs.
›› Sorters:
2 BEUMER Parcel Sorter BS 25 ET
1 BEUMER Large Goods Sorter
BS 55 ET-LIN
›› Total capacity: 26,000 shipments/
hour
WE KNOW THE
DEMANDS OF THE MARKET
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland/Friedewald
In Friedewald, the three BEUMER ROBUST, EFFICIENT, SPACE-SAVING large goods sorter – a combination of
sorters were designed not only to SYSTEMS tried-and-tested components of convey-
match the volume of shipments, As the general contractor, BEUMER’s task ing and sortation technology. This large
but were also tailored to fit the was clear: integrate a complete high-ca- goods sorter provides the capability of
two dispatch halls. Optimum use pacity sortation system into an already sorting packages as large as 2.00 ×
has been made of the available designed hall at a low cost. 0.95 × 0.95 m (L × W × H) and weighing
space so that as many as 300,000 In just 12 months, BEUMER, together with up to 60 kg.
shipments can be handled daily on qualified sub-contractors, was able to in- The motor-driven tilt elements on the
the total 20,000 m2 floor area. stall a powerful and space-saving convey- sorter create a nearly seamless surface
ing and sortation system, which is suita- and prevent baggage or oddly shaped
ble for standard shipments, as well as items from becoming stuck. The steel
large and bulky packages. wire belt, used as a traction element,
The most modern technology and the allows for low-noise and energy-efficient
latest version of software standards im- operation.
press, as does the use of the tried-and-
tested contactless energy supply, which BEUMER – PUTTING A SPIN ON THINGS
helps to reduce service and maintenance Together, the two parcel sorters service
costs. This is what makes BEUMER sor- 90 internal destinations – where roller
tation and distribution systems low-noise, containers are loaded – and 70 external
robust systems for profitable corporate destinations – where the swap bodies are
success. loaded – directly using telescopic belt
conveyors.
XXL – EXTRAORDINARY DIMENSIONS To create passage routes to the gates,
CALL FOR EXTRAORDINARY SYSTEMS spiral chutes with rotation reversal are
For the Friedewald logistic centre’s ex- used as a shared destination for the
traordinary demands, BEUMER devel- stacked sorters.
oped a vertically circulating, elongated
10-11BEUMER Parcel Sorter BEUMER Large Goods
Technical Data
BS 25 ET Sorter BS 55 ET-LIN
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES
Quantity 2 1 OF THE BEUMER E-TRAY SORTER
Sorter length (m) 2 × 651 – AND LARGE GOODS SORTER
Sorter centre distance (m) – 130 ARE:
Sorter speed (m/s) 2.27/2.5 (optional) 1.4
›› exceptional sorting quality
Tray pitch (mm) 850 1,200
Tray width (mm) 800 1,000
›› gentle item handling
Number of trays 2 × 766 219 ›› robust design
Tray performance (per hour) 2 × 9,600/10,500 4,200 ›› low-maintenance, motor-driven tilt
Spiral chutes inside/outside 90/70 – element
Destinations – 84
›› guided, two-dimensional discharge
OCR spiral chutes 8 –
›› low-maintenance and low-wear
No-Read 1 –
linear motor drive
Returns 1 –
Shipment parameters
›› low-noise tilting and operation
Shipment length (mm) max. 1,200 max. 2,000 ›› modular design
Shipment width (mm) max. 600 max. 950
Shipment height (mm) max. 600 max. 950
Shipment weight (kg) max. 31.5 max. 60HIGH AVAILABILITY
AT ALL TIMES
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland/Langenhagen
Hermes Logistik Gruppe OPERATING DAY AND NIGHT
Deutschland deploys two The last logistics centre for Hermes Lo- The shipments are brought to the HUB
BEUMER parcel sorters for fast gistik Gruppe Deutschland in Langenha- via lorry or small vehicles, then sorted
and reliable sorting of a large gen – located near the A352, the A2 and and reloaded. From there, they are
variety of different shipments the A7 – is a centrally located hub, which brought to other Hermes branches or
at the NORD-HUB (North Hub) has been officially recognised for its HUBs by lorry or small vehicle, or they
in Langenhagen in Lower Saxony. ecologically sustainable design. are sorted out directly to the respective
The hub can handle up to destination for distribution in the Hanover
20,000 shipments per hour. The HUB, 245 m long and 52 m wide, area. There are 108 gates for this purpose.
processes shipments such as packages
and boxes, bags/bag containers, letters In addition to HUB operation, the logistics
and catalogues, letter containers, courier centre in Langenhagen also acts as a
parcels and oversized baggage. These branch for the Hanover region.
are shipments from external clients, that
are primarily conducted on a daily basis.
12-13SPEEDY DOOR-TO-DOOR DELIVERY
Shipping and receiving can be loaded in- Shipments for their own branches are AT A GLANCE
dividually with telescopic belt conveyors, primarily sorted at so-called satellites
as well as on small vehicles or in roller (SAT). Satellites are external companies ›› Location:
containers. Shipments that are dropped with fixed delivery zones in the greater Langenhagen, Lower Saxony,
off from around the region are delivered Hanover area. They take on the task Germany
individually in small vehicles or, in the of distributing shipments directly to the ›› Overall size: 11,000 m2
case of larger clients, in roller containers customers’ “door steps”.
and are automatically accounted for in ›› Premises: 1 hall
Hermes’ own shipment processing and Additionally, Hermes shops in the region ›› Time for completion: 11 months
tracking system when being unloaded. are serviced on so-called “shop tours”.
›› Sorters:
2 BEUMER Parcel Sorter BS 25 ET
›› Total capacity: 20,000 shipments/
hourYOU'LL ALWAYS BE
WELL RECEIVED
Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland/Langenhagen
In Hannover-Langenhagen, the TESTED A MILLION TIMES OVER SHIPMENT STATIONS
BEUMER high-performance BEUMER, as the general contractor and After arriving, the swap body docks at the
sorting system comprising two system integrator, designed and installed hall. An employee places the shipments
parcel sorters ensures the smooth a sortation and distribution system for on a previously positioned telescopic belt
handling of all kinds of different Hermes North HUB in Langenhagen in conveyor so that they are readable.
shipments and goods – during eleven months. Here, two parcel sorters
the day, for example, shipments are used to sort and distribute 20,000 In order to prevent items that are too large,
from large mail-order retailers and shipments per hour. That’s 60 million from entering the sorter, they are first
private parcels, and in the evening shipments each year. measured. Then, the induction unit car-
and at night shipments from other ries the items to the sorter, where the
Hermes HUBs for recipients in the barcodes are read and the volumes are
Hanover region. measured. The shipment is then taken
to the corresponding telescopic belt con-
veyor via a spiral chute and transported
to the swap body. This is how all items
are transported gently, quickly and safely
to the customer.
BEUMER sortation and distribution tech-
nology – reliable system solutions for
satisfied customers.
14-15Goods receipt
Parcel feeding line Goods issue
Telescopic belt conveyor
HUB/branch
Barcode reading and Corlette unloading Multi-function Branch Multi-function
volume measurement with tipper Parcel induction unit workspace operations floor destination
2 sorters, stacked
Goods issue
Small vehicle unloading
Telescopic Spiral
belt conveyor chute
Parcel feeding line
HUB/branch Barcode reading Corlette loading Telescopic belt
Parcel and volume pack table conveyor
Control room measurement HUB-Management
induction unit
Direct corlette
Parcel feeding line Spiral chute loading
HUB/branch
Technical layout of the NORD-HUB of Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland
Technical Data BEUMER Parcel Sorter BS 25 ET
Sorter length (m) 2 × 519.35
Sorter speed (m/s) 2.27/ 2.5
Tray pitch (mm) 850
Tray width (mm) 800
Number of trays 2 × 611
Tray performance (per hour) 2 × 9,600 /10,500BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG
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