Vandewiele automates with warehouse robots from Exotec

Vandewiele, a market leader in textile machinery, announces that it is partnering with Exotec, the global specialist in warehouse robots. Vandewiele thus aims to further automate its warehouse in Marke with the Skypod System to optimize workflow and storage space. 

For decades, Vandewiele has relied on a miniload system for storing small parts. Due to the increasing diversity of products and growing production requirements, the current system no longer met the required performance. So it was time for an upgrade, and the Skypod System proved to be a suitable solution for Vandewiele. Exotec's system offers an efficient solution by making better use of the available space and stacking totes in racks up to twelve meters high.  

The Skypod System allows the Skypods - the warehouse robots - to move around the warehouse and climb between warehouse racks. The system is fully scalable, allowing for further expansion of warehouse space in the future. Additional robots, picking stations and bins can also be easily added.   

The implementation of the Skypod System was carefully tailored to the needs of Vandewiele's warehouse. It includes two manual picking stations, a bin interface and as many as sixteen Skypods. The Skypods enable Vandewiele to pick the parts needed for their internal production and kitting significantly faster and more efficiently than before.  

"We are very excited about our partnership with Exotec", explains Thomas Van Esbroeck, Assembly Department manager at Vandewiele. "The Skypod System optimizes our storage space, allowing our warehouse to grow with us. It will streamline production to even better meet the growing demands of our customers.” 

Wim Vermeir, Senior Sales Executive at Exotec: "We are delighted with the collaboration with Vandewiele, which once again highlights the versatility of the Skypod System. In addition to its use for efficient distribution of products, it also provides a valuable solution to optimize internal production processes, such as at Vandewiele." 

About Exotec

Exotec is a robotics company that operates globally to build scalable warehouse robot solutions for the world's leading brands. The company combines the best of hardware and software to provide flexible warehouse systems that increase operational efficiency, add resilience and improve working conditions for warehouse workers. More than 30 leading brands, including Carrefour, Decathlon, Gap and Uniqlo, rely on Exotec for goods-to-person warehouse automation. This allows them to improve their efficiency and profitability as business models and customer expectations evolve. Read more at exotec.com. 

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