Varner, one of northern Europe’s largest fashion groups, has chosen AutoStore
Varner, one of northern Europe’s largest fashion groups, has chosen AutoStore as its partner to expand its European warehouse in Vänersborg, Sweden.
The automated warehouse was built in cooperation with AutoStore and was put into operation in 2016. Three years later, the warehouse will be expanded with additional automation.
The expansion means that the existing AutoStore facility – an automated robotic solution for bins – is growing from today’s 60,000 bins to 116,000 bins and will be equipped with a total of 224 robots.
As part of the collaboration with AutoStore, a new design of workstations for pick and pack, storage, returns and hanging garment handling has been developed.
The warehouse is also supplemented with another eight new workstations for pick and pack, four stations for return handling, 24 sorting stations and additional conveyors.
Varner’s automated warehouse includes, in addition to the AutoStore solution, two high-bay warehouses for pallets and light goods, conveyor systems for palletized and light goods, workstations for pick and pack, internal delivery, return handling, a solution for hanging garments and a cross-belt sorter.
The entire process is data-driven and operated by AutoStore in combination with Varner’s own WMS.