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Würth Industrie Service is one of "Germany's most innovative companies 2023"
Digitalization, automation and logistics solutions: Würth Industrie Service honored as one of the "Most Innovative Companies in Germany 2023"
Würth Industrie Service
28-Feb-2023
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Innovation is a constant driver for the growth and success of companies and is therefore of the utmost importance. Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG also sees a head start and progress as the key to success and relies on automated, digitalized system solutions and the highest product quality for more than 1,400,000 items in the area of holistic production and equipment supply for around 20,000 customers. The C-Parts partner, which is also known for having one of the most modern logistics centers for industrial supply in Europe, has now won the "Germany's Most Innovative Companies 2023" award from the established business magazine Capital and Statista - one of the leading data and analysis institutes.
There is no doubt that Germany is the business location that is considered amongworld’s leading innovation elite and "Made in Germany” seal is a guarantee of quality internationally. 466 companies are particularly innovative: They have received highest ratings of four or five stars in the new evaluation of "Germany's most innovative companies". 20 industries and industrial sectors ranging from automotive, chemical to energy and environment were surveyed for the fourth time. Using a unique and wide-ranging methodology, the survey was conducted among representatives of innovation award-winning companies and Statista’spanel of experts titled “Expert Circle” and the recommendations on the categoriesproducts & services, process innovations and cultural and social innovations were comprehensively analysed during the survey period from 1st November 2022 to 16th December 2022. The result: Würth Industrie Service is one of Germany’s most innovative companies.
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“As true innovators and initiators, we are constantly changing and inspiring our customers every day with customised solutions for efficient C-Parts management. Each and every one of our 1,750 employees is required to participate proactively. After all, we value innovation and curiosity immensely,” says Stefan Reuss.
General Manager, IT and Digital Solutions at Würth Industrie Service.
Always one step ahead: progress through innovation
Innovative technologies for modern C-Parts management succeed by learning from and with own customers and are developed in collaboration with partners from science, trade and industry – and are applicable far beyond the company boundaries. A dedicated Digital Business Development & Innovations department deals with future-oriented trends for the targeted management and coordination of innovation projects and collaboration with start-ups. The innovation strength of Würth Industrie Service is visible in its supply systems, which engage in high level of automation. One of the innovative new developments, the battery-operated iPLACER®, uses RFID technology not only for the ordering process, but also for inventory management. Equipped with a reader and transmitter, the iPLACER® can be installed anywhere – in production, at the workplace, in the assembly, logistics or intralogistics – and offers customers the advantage of automated replenishment at every location and in turn, complete transparency about the usage. Almost independent, logistical warehouse management for C?Parts can be achieved with iSCALE, a sensor-controlled scale that is directly connected to the Kanban bins and reports the requirements of production materials and other small parts based on weight. Würth Industrie Service is also focusing on improving its intelligent ORSY®mat vending machines for all production-related MRO materials. For example, the ORSY®mat WGT detects the withdrawal of items through its integrated weighing cells. With the vending machines, the C-Parts partner takes care of everything from delivery, storage and stocking to fully automatic replenishment of auxiliary and operating materials.
Currently, more than 20,000 customers are already using over 1,500 vending machines, more than 13,000 RFID Kanban systems and more than 2 million Kanban bins. At the heart of Würth Industrial Park, one of Europe’s most modern logistics centres for industrial supplies, the C-Parts partner is continuously increasing the level of automation and digitalisation. This includes modern, fully automated high-bay and shuttle warehouses with a capacity of over 650,000 storage spaces, 34 kilometres of conveyor technology, camera inspection systems, driverless bin shuttles and use of self-learning robots for picking and palletising. Impressed by the innovation strategy of Würth Industrie Service, Capital and Statista have awarded the company as “Germany’s most innovative company in 2023”.
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