In the future, the new warehouse system shall show increased energy efficiency values. Another challenge was to prevent the in-house transformer station from being excessively strained on account of the new investment.
The Kneer Erfeba high-bay warehouse, whose warehouse system energy storage solution has been implemented using the Sinamics S120 Motor Module.
With their new high-bay warehouse – which is unique
worldwide – Erfeba Ingo Kneer GmbH are taking a huge step forward into the
future. Not only because the warehouse system implemented by KASTO allows the
window and door manufacturer situated in southwest Germany to open up completely
new business areas ensuring the known deliverability, but also because the
innovative energy storage of the warehouse system, which has been jointly
developed by KASTO and Siemens, will allow a degree of energy efficiency to be
reached, which has not been achievable up until now.
A completely new market could be opened up using
standard components and a sophisticated software solution. This has been
achieved by Siemens through the use of SINAMICS S120, SIMATIC STEP 7, SINAMICS
DCC and a software energy management system using energy storage
units.