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Autonomous maintenance saves 250,000 euros

Maintenance 4.0 at Schaeffler’s Distribution Center Central

In collaboration with SSI Schäfer, one of the world’s most high-performance intralogistics providers, Schaeffler has implemented an intelligent maintenance system for operationally critical machines and equipment at its newest storage and distribution center. The objective is to prevent unplanned downtimes, significantly reduce maintenance costs, and increase machine availability. For this purpose, systems for monitoring the condition of drive systems that are relevant for operation and partially automated maintenance systems are used for Intralogistics 4.0.

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The lift and travel drives of the storage and retrieval systems are continuously monitored by SmartCheck devices.
The lift and travel drives of the storage and retrieval systems are continuously monitored by SmartCheck devices.

Preventing unplanned downtimes

The SmartCheck condition monitoring system from Schaeffler is used to continuously monitor the condition of drives that are relevant for operation in warehouse systems, such as storage and retrieval systems, lifting stations, and spiral conveyors. Incipient machine damage can be identified reliably and in good time by means of the integrated vibration diagnosis.

Autonomous subsystems ensure a reliable material flow in Schaeffler’s new storage and distribution center.
Autonomous subsystems ensure a reliable material flow in Schaeffler's new storage and distribution center.

Reducing maintenance costs – increasing availability

Centrally controlled Concept8 lubricating systems with specially developed lubricating pinions carry out continuous and precise relubrication on chain and roller conveyors during operation. Overlubrication and downtimes resulting from this can thus be reliably prevented, along with contamination of the system caused by excess lubricant.

Digital services provide recommended actions

In future, Schaeffler will be using its digital cloud services, the “LifetimeAnalyzer” for calculating the remaining useful life of bearings in drives, and the “ConditionAnalyzer” for in-depth condition analysis and predictive Maintenance 4.0. The maintenance technician automatically receives specific recommended actions and can thus quickly and easily implement the appropriate preventive measures in order to ensure the function of his or her system.

The manual maintenance outlay is negligible

The integration of the condition data and other central operating parameters into the visualization shown in the control room means that critical KPIs can be defined and controlled in a targeted manner.

Egon Grief, Maintenance Manager at Schaeffler’s European Distribution Center Central

Maintenance 4.0 for intralogistics means more condition monitoring, more self-reporting systems, more automated maintenance, and therefore fewer downtimes and more efficient deployment of maintenance personnel.


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