Intralogistics Management System
SYNCROTESS | The software for your integrated internal logistics
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Success story
claas:
Optimized production logistics amid rising complexity
The agricultural machinery manufacturer CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH upgraded its intralogistics management system SYNCROTESS to better handle growing complexity in internal material flow. Every day, around 8,200 internal transports are carried out by forklifts, tractors, and tugger trains to deliver materials, prefabricated parts, and auxiliary components to the right place in the assembly hall.
The Highlights
Higher demand in less time
- Rising complexity due to merged production lines and product customization increases transport volume and part variety.
- Precise, time-critical deliveries - often in small quantities - must reach the assembly line within 20 minutes to support just-in-sequence production.
improved material flow
- Switch to tugger trains improves flexibility, speed, and workplace safety by reducing forklift traffic.
- Optimized tugger train planning with consideration of loading sides and one-way traffic constraints.
Resilent Intralogistics
- Dispatchers can adjust transport priorities in the event of shortages or disruptions. SYNCROTESS automatically reschedules them to the nearest available resource.
- Cloud-based access enables remote coordination and seamless handovers at any time.
Efficient in-plant transport primarily requires optimization by an intelligent algorithm, which is what SYNCROTESS provides.
Significant operational improvements
- SYNCROTESS has replaced manual transport order handling at CLAAS since 2006, enabling intelligent, algorithm-based control of all internal logistics processes.
- The updated system supports real-time, path- and time-optimized transport planning, reducing empty runs, improving delivery reliability and maximizing resource efficiency.
THE ADVANTAGES
- Smooth internal material flow
through intelligent transport control - Reduced traffic and congestion
thanks to optimized use of tugger trains - Greater flexibility and fewer empty runs
through dynamic routing - Improved delivery precision
to support cycle-based production - Strengthened sustainability
by reducing diesel forklift usage, noise, emissions
Further Information on SYNCROTESS
Hiltrud Kliesch
Business Development
