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January 8, 2008
•Case Study: Building Industry Has More Solid Foundations With Datalogic
Kerakoll is one of the world's leading groups in the building chemicals sector. In 2006, it posted a turnover of 285 million euro, 35% of which was represented by exports. It has 13 operating companies and nine production sites. With the Kerakoll, Biocalce and Kerakoll Design brands, the Group sells more than 2000 production systems, each one specializing in a specific business segment: Kerakoll for modern building and contemporary architecture; Biocalce for community building schemes and historical restoration and finally, the newest brand, Kerakoll Design, for interior design and decoration. Today, Kerakoll is recognized worldwide as the most consummate, reliable partner for construction, planning and interior design, and Kerakoll products are used in the most prestigious construction projects in Italy and abroad.
On average, 200 goods vehicles a day leave Kerakoll warehouses loaded with products for the world's building industry. Preparing a shipment involves identifying the products in each client's order, picking these and placing them on the goods vehicle, and then updating the system with information on new stock levels before sending the shipment.
This process used to be done manually, making it slow and often subject to errors. As the number of goods vehicles leaving each day was increased, it became increasingly crucial for Kerakoll to automate its picking operations in order to expedite the process and reduce errors. Kerakoll contacted Uni Sistemi, Datalogic's quality partner, which, taking account of the requirements and specific characteristics of Kerakoll, put together a tailored solution involving a range of Datalogic products. Datalogic was chosen because of the renowned quality of its products and because it is the only company able to provide all of the resources necessary to implement the solution, from photoelectric cells to fixed scanners, and from mobile computers to cordless guns.
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