CEVA Logistics on AMR investment
GLOBAL HEAD of contract logistics, Bart Beeks, says: “At CEVA, we define innovation as the implementation of new ideas with business impact.”
He continues: “As a result, we are always looking for the best solutions for our clients, scanning the technology horizon alongside our partners. The AMR solution from Geek+ is a great fit for our operation in Grobbendonk, providing a more comfortable working environment for on- site employees, while at the same time handling a far greater order volume.”
The modernisation efforts at CEVA’s Grobbendonk warehouse, located in Belgium’s Antwerp province, demonstrate the benefits of AMRs through delivering a more ergonomic working environment and improving efficiency, while maintaining accuracy.
The warehouse is now equipped with a fleet of 27 Geek+ P-series picking robots and five workstations. The picking robots feature a 1000-kilogram payload and operate at a maximum speed of 2 m/sec. The goods-to-person solution devised by CEVA and Geek+ is designed to provide a high degree of flexibility, quick integration into the existing operations and can handle daily volumes of more than 10,000 outbound items.
The Grobbendonk project represents the latest collaboration between Geek+ and CEVA Logistics. In 2021, Geek+ robots were introduced in certain automated operations at a CEVA warehouse in Australia. The Grobbendonk site applies those previous successes to online retail operations in Europe, including the creation of safe working conditions for warehouse staff.
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