How does ROBOTECH Help KOHLER in Achieving Innovative Development in Logistics Warehouse Automation?

Founded in 1873, KOHLER is one of the largest family owned businesses in the United States, headquartered in Wisconsin. Kohler’s business and enterprises are located around the world, including kitchens and bathrooms, power systems, as well as well-known hotels and world-class golf courses.

Since entering the Chinese market in 1995, Kohler has been committed to providing high-quality kitchen and bathroom products for Chinese consumers. In order to better adapt to the needs of the Chinese market and maintain a leading position in industry innovation, Kohler and ROBOTECH collaborated in 2021 to plan and design an intelligent automated warehouse project at the Kohler Changshu factory.

   - 12m vertical space
   - 5 roadways
   - 4 double depth stacker cranes
   - 1 single depth stacker crane
   - Goods to person picking system
   - Conveyor inbound and outbound operations
   - WCS/WMS warehouse management software system

ROBOTECH provides customized solutions that integrate warehousing automation and informatization, successfully achieving intelligent storage of Kohler BF products, basins, small hardware, large hardware, appliances, sinks, faucets, and other products.

In ROBOTECH’s solution, fully utilize a 12m vertical space. Plan 5 roadways, set up 4 double depth stacker cranes and 1 single depth stacker crane, including 3758 bins and pallets, to meet Kohler’s high-density storage needs for product components and materials. The automated warehouse is equipped with a conveying system, combined with a goods to person picking system, which schedules stacker cranes, conveyor inbound and outbound operations, and automatically updates bins and pallets information through the WCS/WMS warehouse management software system.

This stacker crane project helps Kohler achieve automated inbound and outbound of finished and semi-finished products through the integration of logistics systems and equipment such as stacker cranes, rackings, and pallet conveyors. Compared with traditional warehouses, it significantly increases inventory capacity and improves the efficiency of goods inbound and outbound, enabling Kohler to have higher production capacity to meet the growing market demand.

 

At the same time, Kohler can also achieve refined production management by monitoring the operation of the warehouse in real-time, adjusting production and inventory management strategies in a timely manner. In addition, this project also provides replicable solutions for Kohler’s other factories in China, further promoting its business development in the Chinese market. At the same time, this project is also one of the few highly automated projects in the kitchen and bathroom industry, which has important reference significance for the intelligent upgrading and transformation of the entire industry.

By introducing advanced intelligent warehousing and logistics equipment and system solutions from ROBOTECH, Kohler will further enhance its competitiveness in the global market and bring consumers higher quality products and services.

At the same time, ROBOTECH also looks forward to maintaining close cooperation with Kohler to help Kohler achieve comprehensive intelligent transformation and upgrading.

 

 

 

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