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Jul 21, 2021 at 6:31 PMLufthansa Cargo has awarded another major contract for the modernization of the high-bay warehouse of the Road Feeder Services as part of its infrastructure program at the Frankfurt hub. The two companies Vollert Anlagenbau and Körber recently won the bidding process and will henceforth carry out the modernization of the mechanics, control systems, and IT of the high-bay warehouse.
(Frankfurt/Main) “The modernization of the RFS stacker is another important component of the extensive infrastructure program for the logistics center at the Frankfurt location,” explains Harald Gloy, Lufthansa Cargo Board Member for Operations and Personnel. “Our customers in the Road Feeder Services sector will benefit from shorter turnaround times and more efficient handling of truck transports. With the help of a modern IT environment, we ensure the adaptability of the high-bay warehouse in relation to upcoming technological developments.”
“We are very pleased to be involved in this important and challenging infrastructure project for Lufthansa Cargo,” says Hans-Jörg Vollert, CEO of Vollert Anlagenbau, adding: “We bring our nearly 100 years of experience in intralogistics concepts in the heavy-duty sector to the table.”
Customized Solution
Dirk Hejnal, CEO of Körber’s Supply Chain Business Area, emphasizes: “Körber’s extensive expertise in supply chain technology, in this case in the areas of retrofit, automation, and software, allows us to provide Lufthansa Cargo with a customized solution for this project. This enables them to meet the high demands of today and tomorrow and deliver better customer service.”
Lufthansa Cargo will modularly further develop and renew the logistics center at its home hub in Frankfurt as part of its infrastructure program “LCCevolution.” Concurrently, several preparatory measures for the construction of the central high-bay warehouse in the Lufthansa Cargo Center are currently underway alongside the new construction of the art warehouse. The renovation measures in the areas of mechanics, control systems, and IT systems of the approximately 20-year-old RFS high-bay warehouse will start in the second quarter of 2022. Two stacker cranes will be replaced with new technology.
Completion of Work in Summer 2023
The moving truck docks, which are necessary for loading and unloading trucks with ULDs, will also be modernized. The completion of the renovation work on the RFS stacker is scheduled for early summer 2023. The complete modernization of the Lufthansa Cargo Center is expected to be completed by 2029.
Photo: © Lufthansa Cargo / Image caption: (l.r.) Mark Aberle, Senior Vice President Contracting and Legal Affairs Körber Supply Chain Automation, Dirk Hejnal, CEO Business Area Körber Supply Chain, Harald Gloy, COO Lufthansa Cargo, Gunnar Löhr, Head of Supply Management & Infrastructure Lufthansa Cargo, Hans-Jörg Vollert, CEO Vollert Anlagenbau
