How the Siemens electric motor factory in Bad Neustadt optimised its production warehouse with AutoStore™.

Maximum Performance and Smart Material Flow for a Future-Oriented Production

Siemens AG, a leading technology company focusing on industry, infrastructure, mobility and healthcare, produces high-precision electric motors and drive systems at its Bad Neustadt site, which are indispensable for sectors such as the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and energy technology.

Due to changing requirements for storage and material supply, the Siemens electric motor plant in Bad Neustadt was looking for a high-performance, space-saving storage solution that would serve both as a decoupling point for production supply and allow the integration of an external warehouse into the plant. A conventional warehouse extension was out of the question – what was needed was an intelligent, automated small parts warehouse that would optimise production processes and at the same time have low energy consumption.

To meet these requirements, the Siemens site in Bad Neustadt worked with AM Logistic Solutions to implement an AutoStore™ system, a compact, high-performance solution that maximises space utilisation and integrates seamlessly with production processes.

The Challenge: Increasing production demands

Before implementing AutoStore™, the team at Bad Neustadt plant faced several logistical challenges:

• High production volumes overloaded the existing warehouse logistics, leading to excessive space requirements and disruptions in material supply.
• Complex material flows required further optimization to increase efficiency.
• A lack of flexibility in logistics processes made it difficult to adapt quickly to changing market demands.
• The use of an external warehouse resulted in complex operations and delays in production supply.

Siemens’ Bad Neustadt site needed a solution that would overcome these challenges while ensuring maximum availability, faster response times, and seamless integration into the production environment.

The solution: AutoStore™ optimises production

The implementation of AutoStore™ met all requirements for efficient material supply. This compact, automated small parts storage system offers:

High storage density & performance – Optimized space utilization with fast access times.

Direct connection to assembly lines – Ensuring an uninterrupted material flow.

One-piece-flow principle – Maximum productivity through demand-driven supply.

Automation of manual processes – Increased efficiency and reduced error rates.

By placing the AutoStore™ system at the centre of production – instead of at the edge of the value stream – numerous manual processes were eliminated and transport routes between the warehouse and assembly were significantly shortened.

Facts & Figures

• Area of the AutoStore system: 400 m2
• 22,650 ESD bins (220 mm height)
• 42 Red Line robots
• 13 Conveyor Ports
• 3 AM-Ports
• Performance:
  • Throughput of up to 1,050 bins per hour

The result: Maximum efficiency and availability

An intelligent, scalable future for Siemens

We are very satisfied with the storage solution from AM. The high storage performance and density enable us to manufacture more efficiently. The service is excellent, and our internal superusers can resolve many issues independently.
— Christian Bauer, Siemens AG

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