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WMS Helps Distribution of Cooking Utensils

Posted on by David Priestman

BRA Isogona, a leading manufacturer and marketer of cookware and tableware, has shown consistent year-over-year growth while coordinating its logistics operations with Mecalux’sEasy WMS warehouse management system.

The manufacturer behind the BRA, Monix and Pinti brands exports millions of frying pans, pots, grill pans, saucepans and utensils such as cutlery to over 45 countries from its facility in Valls (Spain). Warehouse operations are efficiently powered by the software it has relied on for over a decade.

“We’re continuing to grow, and we need a software solution that helps us meet our clients’ high expectations,” says Josep Anton Requena, Logistics Manager at BRA Isogona. The company chose Easy WMS due to its reliability in inventory control and location management. The system batches orders — comprising one or more items from a catalogue of 5,000 SKUs — so warehouse operators can fill large volumes at a time. These orders are then shipped to major retailers or sent out to fulfil online purchases.

One of BRA Isogona’s top priorities is adapting to the specific requirements of the businesses that sell its kitchenware and utensils. With a dedicated Easy WMS sub-module, the software provides operators with information on each recipient’s specific packing and shipping requirements. Additionally, the software’s ‘Slotting for WMS’ module enables BRA Isogona to reorganise product locations based on turnover or characteristics. This optimisation helps the company make the most of its facility’s 25,000-pallet capacity.

Kitchens worldwide

At BRA Isogona, excellence is driven by innovation, design and advanced technology. As its product catalogue evolves to bring cutting-edge solutions into customers’ kitchens, the company sees Mecalux solutions as key to its ongoing success. “It’s essential to be equipped with a software system we can count on, and Easy WMS gives us the inventory control and agility we need,” says Requena.

BRA Isogona is a leading manufacturer and marketer of kitchenware and tableware made from 18/10 stainless steel and aluminium. Sharing its passion for cooking with customers has made it the top-selling cookware company in Spain. With over half a century of experience, the business continues to refine its products while driving innovation and sustainability.

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LFS WMS Optimizes Logistics Operations

Posted on by David Priestman

Schlüter-Systems KG, a the global supplier of system solutions for tile and natural stone installation, needed seamless, fast, scalable logistics across its 35,000 m² facility. From its headquarters in Iserlohn, Germany, the company supplies wholesalers, construction sites, and tile warehouses around the world. As the former craftsman business has grown into a globally operating enterprise, the demands on its logistics and warehouse management have increased significantly.

In response, Schlüter-Systems has accelerated the digitalization of its warehouse operations across the group and built a new central warehouse at its headquarters. At the heart of this transformation is the LFS warehouse management system from EPG (Ehrhardt Partner Group), which ensures the coordination of all logistics processes. The result: noticeably improved efficiency, maximum flexibility, and a significantly lower error rate.

Schlüter-Systems offers a wide range of products, including various types of Schlüter profiles, electric and hydronic radiant heating systems, drainage solutions, and much more. With a portfolio of over 12,000 items, the company has successfully expanded into new markets and continuously enhanced its logistics capabilities. At its new warehouse in Iserlohn, Schlüter-Systems stocks approximately 12,000 products across 35,000 square meters and two levels.

From Driverless Transport Systems to Overhead Monorails

Fast shipping requires fast logistics — and a high-performance warehouse management system. As the previous WMS and ERP systems could no longer meet the demands of the new warehouse, Schlüter-Systems decided it was time for a change. After a thorough and lengthy selection process, the company chose the LFS warehouse management system.

“In our new central warehouse, we’ve implemented a very high level of automation — with three automated high-bay storage systems, a driverless transport system, an automated small-parts warehouse, and a self-driving overhead monorail,” says Florian Schmidt, Head of Logistics at Schlüter-Systems. “The main challenge was getting the WMS to seamlessly connect all these systems and coordinate the material flow without disruption.”

By implementing LFS, Schlüter-Systems aimed to enhance picking and packing strategies, optimize material flow, and make processes more efficient and transparent. Thanks to close collaboration with the Schlüter-Systems project team, the supply chain specialists at EPG successfully implemented LFS at the site and coordinated all automation solutions within just a few months. “For the suspended monorail system, which can transport various items with a total weight of up to 1.3 tons, there was previously no existing interface,” explains EPG Project Manager Markus Pauly. “We developed a custom connection from the ground up to ensure seamless integration into the system.”

Efficient, Ergonomic, Error-Free

The modular LFS system helps Schlüter-Systems design automation elements at different communication levels and interfaces with shipping service providers in a sustainable and efficient way. “One of the challenges was coordinating the wide variety and complexity of components in day-to-day operations,” says Schmidt.

In addition to the driverless transport system (FTS), the company also uses the cloud-based International Shipping System (ISS), which offers user-friendly features like Track & Trace, interfaces with over 250 shipping carriers, and fully automated shipping label printing.

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Consafe Logistics Acquires Solid WMS

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Consafe Logistics, a software product company delivering innovative Warehouse Management System (WMS), Warehouse Execution System (WES), and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), has announced the strategic acquisition of Solid WMS, a Dutch SaaS-based Warehouse Management System (WMS) provider located in Breda, Netherlands.

This acquisition supports Consafe Logistics’ ambition to serve a broader range of warehouses and distribution centres including smaller, fast-moving warehouse operations. These customers need simplicity, speed, and value — without the advanced functionality and extensive capabilities that Astro WMS® offers for more complex operations.

Founded by three logistics and technology experts, Solid WMS has rapidly emerged as an innovative startup specializing in modern, native SaaS-based warehouse management solutions. Solid WMS is a great fit for manual warehouses with 5 to 30 operators in third-party logistics (3PL), retail, and e-commerce.

Kent Olsson, CEO Consafe Logistics Group, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Solid WMS into the Consafe Logistics family. Their product is tailormade for efficiency in less complex warehouses and perfectly complement our flagship Astro WMS®. Together, they allow us to serve a broader range of customers with different operational needs. This isn’t just a product fit — it’s a mindset fit. The Solid WMS team shares our focus on delivering customer value, and that’s why this partnership makes so much sense.”

Astro WMS® will continue to be Consafe Logistics’ premium solution, tailored specifically for mid-sized to large enterprises that require sophisticated functionality, scalability, and advanced automation integrations. Solid WMS broadens Consafe Logistics’ capabilities by offering a streamlined, SaaS-native alternative for customers with simpler needs — ensuring a right-fit solution, every time.

Remco Somers, Functional Lead for Solid WMS, commented, “Joining Consafe Logistics is an exciting step forward for us. We look forward to combining our innovation-driven technology with Consafe Logistics’ extensive market experience to reach new customers and help them achieve greater operational efficiency. We’ll be able to scale faster and bring the benefits of our technology to even more companies.”

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AI Platform Directly Integrated into WMS

Posted on by Keith McKinley

At LogiMAT Stuttgart, from March 11 to 13 2025, PSI will be presenting how logistics processes can be improved with its PSIwms AI platform. Visitors will have the opportunity to test the potential in a showcase in hall 4, using data from their own warehouse environment.

PSIwms AI claims to be the first platform based on Artificial Intelligence that is directly connected to the warehouse management system. The solution, initially available for PSIwms customers, analyzes and optimizes WMS supported logistics processes using a digital twin. Thanks to the direct connection, changes in the physical warehouse are automatically transferred to the digital twin in real time and taken into account in the analysis.

First presented as a concept at LogiMAT 2024, PSI has extensively developed its AI solution to product maturity over the course of a year, such including the integration of a new visualization function for simulating picking routes. At the showcase at LogiMAT 2025, interested parties can enter criteria for their own warehouse and order structure and view the results of the AI-generated picking lists and routes live. They immediately receive a comparison of conventional routes and those simulated with PSIwms AI. The calculated time for the respective picking routes is also displayed, along with the percentage of time saved by using the AI solution.

The first user is LPP S.A., a leading Polish fashion group that aimed to make its logistics processes more efficient due to a large increase in online orders. With the use of PSIwms AI, picking distances were reduced by more than 30 percent. After the first project in the distribution center in Pruszcz Gdański, LPP is now successfully implementing the solution in three other logistics centers. This practice test has enabled PSI This practice test has enabled PSI to further develop the platform significantly.

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Virtual Warehouse Assistant has Open Ear for Colleagues

Posted on by Keith McKinley

At LogiMAT 2025, Unitechnik will be demonstrating how its warehouse management system will communicate with logistics employees in natural language in the future. In addition, an AI-based cobot from Sereact and the Skypod system from EXOTEC will be demonstrating new approaches to modern warehouse automation live.

Warehouse management system UniWare from system integrator Unitechnik provides a wide range of information, including the current system status, storage location occupancy, fault message history and order progress. The WMS uses dashboards and graphics to visualise all important information so that every UniWare user can access it. In future, all authorised employees will have even easier access to this data by communicating with UniWare in natural language. This is the logical further development of the UniWare-AI control centre assistant presented at the last LogiMAT.

Barrier-free access

“Show me the five most frequent faults in lane 1 in the last month.” “How many order items did we dispatch the day before yesterday?” In future, this or similar questions could be sent to the warehouse management system via the employee’s smartphone headset. The desired information appears on the display in the form of text, speech, graphics or tables. By communicating in natural language, UniWare also makes it possible to provide sophisticated and individual information about the logistics centre’s operations without having to operate the software manually. The manufacturer-independent general contractor will be presenting such a version of UniWare-AI at LogiMAT 2025. Visitors to the trade fair will not only be able to talk to Unitechnik’s automation experts, but also to the warehouse management system itself.

Robotics with AI power

Another special focus at the trade fair is AI-controlled robotics. At the trade fair stand, an intelligent cobot from Sereact will demonstrate how different objects can be recognised and picked automatically. The system shows how modern robotics can be integrated into intralogistics workflows. An additional highlight is the Skypod system from EXOTEC, for which Unitechnik is an integration partner. With its autonomous warehouse robots, it sets new standards in automation and is characterised by scalability, high performance and efficient use of space.

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AI to Learning Logistics Centre

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Unitechnik Systems GmbH will be presenting UniWare-AI, the AI-based assistant for logistics systems, at LogiMAT 2024. The AI tool will support the system integrator’s customers in predicting order loads and bottlenecks in the material flow, for example. Visitors to the trade fair can find out more about the project, which was developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Cologne, at Stand H20 in Hall 1.

The new feature of the UniWare warehouse management system provides warehouse managers with an intelligent assistant. Based on data from the logistics software, the AI tool provides recommendations and insights. For example, it can predict how many order items will need to be processed over the next few days. Using data from the logistics system, the AI assistant can suggest the best way to place items in the warehouse or analyse the causes of breakdowns to make predictive maintenance recommendations. The more data the system receives over time, the more the AI model learns – the learning logistics centre becomes a reality.

Better AI model thanks to external data

The predictive quality of UniWare AI can be significantly improved by incorporating external data from other customer systems. For example, historical order data from the ERP system or data on seasonal characteristics or weather data from external sources can be integrated. Unitechnik’s experts create these data models individually for each user. Together with the customer, they optimise the use of UniWare-AI step by step. UniWare-AI is already being tested at DEHN SE to optimise personnel scheduling. Using the data from the AI model, the electrical engineering company can predict with a high degree of probability the workload for order picking over the next few days. The pilot project was developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at the Technical University of Cologne.

LogiMAT motto: Logistics in time

For Unitechnik, the motto of this year’s LogiMAT is “Logistics in rhythm: warehouse management system with AI power”. As the conductor of the (warehouse) orchestra, the UniWare warehouse management system coordinates the customer’s increasingly diverse system components. In addition to traditional warehouse and conveyor technology components, soloists (autonomous subsystems) such as AMR or AGV systems are increasingly becoming part of the orchestra. UniWare is the (artificial) brain of the logistics centre. It ensures the harmonious interaction of the players and, with its AI power, constant optimisation.

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