Green sorters for Korea Express
Crisplant awarded a contract to install ‘green’ sorters in Korea Express’ new parcel distribution centre
- State-of-the-art LS-4000 sorter combines the industry’s lowest energy consumption with ultra-high levels of reliability and availability
- Reduces energy consumption by up to 75% compared to conventional sorter technology
- Provides major reductions in carbon dioxide emissions as well as life-cycle costs
- Minimises the environmental impact of new distribution centre at Daejon
Crisplant – a leading global supplier of automated material handling systems – has been awarded a contract by Korea Express to install a state-of-the-art ‘green’ automated sorter system at the logistics company’s new parcel distribution centre in Daejon, Korea.
The automated system will be based on Crisplant’s LS-4000 sorters, which combine the industry’s most energy-efficient motor technology with ultra-high levels of reliability and availability. The LS-4000 are the only sorters to use Linear Synchronous Motors which achieve a 75% reduction in energy consumption, compared to sorters with conventional motor technology. This provides a major reduction in carbon dioxide emissions which supports ‘green’ initiatives and minimises the environmental impact of the new distribution centre.
Their low-friction design means that LS-4000 sorters also achieve significantly lower life-cycle costs, as well as ultra-high levels of reliability and system availability, compared to conventional sorter technology.
The system which Crisplant will install at Korea Express’ parcel distribution centre comprises two LS-4000E tilt-tray sorters with twenty induction lines and a LS-4000CB cross-belt sorter with seven inductions. The tilt-tray sorters will handle large items at a total sorting capacity of over 32,000 parcels per hour, whilst the LS-4000CB cross-belt sorter provides a capacity of more than 15,000 items per hour for high-friction and fragile items. The modular design of the LS-4000 sorters allows Crisplant to minimise the system’s footprint and to provide a custom configuration for the Daejon distribution centre.
A factory approval test (FAT) of the new system, attended by representatives from Korea Express, has been carried out at Crisplant’s test facility in Aarhus, Denmark. A full emulation of the system’s software and hardware will also be performed prior to installation, which is due to begin on 1 April 2010. The system is scheduled for hand-over on 1 November 2010.
Korea Express is the largest parcel courier company in Korea, with over 4,700 employees and annual revenue of US$1.7 billion. Their network of 10,000 local parcel shops and 60 parcel centres handle delivery throughout Korea and offer services such as 24-hour parcel acceptance, 365-day delivery, and an air service that guarantees parcel delivery to any location in Korea within five hours.
Ole Vitting Petersen, Sales Director, Crisplant Asia Pacific, commented: “Crisplant’s strategy has been for our systems to combine benchmark material-handling efficiency with state-of-the-art technology to reduce cost and carbon dioxide emissions. Customers are increasingly choosing systems which can demonstrate a high level of operational reliability, which supports high levels of customer service, and ultra-low energy consumption to demonstrate their commitment to ‘green’ initiatives. ”
Crisplant LS-4000 sorters are already installed in a wide range of markets and more installations are expected within the post and parcel sector.
***About Crisplant and the BEUMER Group***
Member of BEUMER Group, Crisplant is a leading provider of sortation solutions worldwide. Crisplant provides solutions and lifetime support for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution and warehouse and distribution centres. Crisplant has led and delivered projects that include many of the world's largest and most advanced material handling operations, being fully supported by their global network of Customer Service & Support centres. The BEUMER Group is a leading international manufacturer of intralogistic systems specialising in conveying and loading technology, palletising and packaging technology as well as in sortation and distribution systems. Having approx. 2.000 employees and a turnover of around EUR 350 million, BEUMER Group has, with subsidiaries and representations, a worldwide presence for various industries. For further information please visit us on: www.crisplant.com and www.BEUMER.com.