More than 397 million packages were transported in Austria alone in the previous year, the post caused 224 million and spoke about 800,000 processed pieces on an average day – and the trend rises! Because more and more is being purchased online, the package volume is constantly growing. And not just in Austria. The fact is satisfied with the automation specialist Keba from Linz.
Failed delivery attempts, a message in the mailbox or at the doorbell with the information where the package must now be collected – if you order online, you can sing a number about which pitfalls can take place around the reception of a shipment. This problem is aware of the delivery services. They have been running many screws for years to make the so -ground “last mile” smoother.
A key for this are package machines that are installed on good -milled locations – either at supermarkets or petrol stations. “In the meantime, the stations are increasingly conquering rural areas,” says Christoph Knogler, director of Keba in Linz.
With the German DHL you won the World Mail Award
The automation specialist joined the subject of logistics automation in 2001. Together with Deutsche DHL, the first machines and the topics in which packages are parked were developed. In 2004, the World Mail Award was even received for innovation.
The Keba has now built 2.2 million topics that build on the specially developed electronics solution and concentrated software know-how. “The package volume has grown enormously in recent years. Although the stations were possibly too large in the beginning, it was now necessary that they got extra topics,” says Knogler, who talks about a “beautiful, future -oriented business area”.
When conquering areas away from the cities, the lack of power supply to the brake block sometimes becomes. That is why the Upper Austria developed self-sufficient machines that provide itself with electricity thanks to a PV system on the roof and the built-in battery. The first devices of the newest generation were produced in April.
Because the systems are often set up outside, they must be weather -resistant. From the wet weather, including the sea air in Iceland to Singapore and Australia – climate influences should not affect performance. The machines are built for the conditions between minus 20 degrees to 60 plus degrees. Every and end -to -onde can be used as intuitive and easy to use in any case: “The customer must end and be satisfied.”
Source: Krone
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