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Warehouse Management System LTWMS ​

Increased transport performance by AI driven warehouse management solutions

LogoTek warehouse management systems LTWMS are suitable for the material management in different industries, with special focus on heavy industries/metal. The operator can get data about material movements, storage yard occupation and crane operational status. Work orders for cranes and other means of transportation are generated on basis of production planning data. Statistical information of storage yard status is available.   A crane tracking system for transport monitoring, or a complete automation system can be integrated into the WMS. In this case the storage yard image is updated on basis of process data received from the cranes. The selection of storage yard locations is performed on basis of optimization rules and restrictions.  

Key features of LTWMS  

  • Warehouse Management for different industries (metals, paper, container yards) and materials (coils, slabs, billets, blooms, wires, plates, containers) 
  • Modular Client/Server-Architecture with Oracle or Microsoft SQL-Server database
  • 3D- and 2D Visualization of the Warehouses 
  • Transport Management for cranes, trucks, wagons, transfer cars, pallets and others 
  • Configurable yard layout
  • Multi-Lingual
  • role based user management with LDAP interface
  • Integrated functions for fully automatic crane systems (routing and operation zones)
  • Configurable storage rules and restrictions 
  • Customized reports with integrated report generator
  • Clients for PC’s, vehicles, cranes, mobile devices
  • Various Interfaces to Level 1,2,3-systems
  • Integrated monitoring functions with SNMP and PRTG interface
  • High Availability Solutions with Hot Standby / Cold Standby
  • Turn key supply with hardware, software, engineering  
Benefits of LTWMS
  • always transparent material flow
  • optimized storage yard occupation with minimal access time to material
  • higher production throughput due to optimized transport management
  • minimized drive way of cranes and other vehicle 
  • reduced maintenance cost due to integrated system monitoring

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LTWMS Server

The LTWMS-Server is running the database and WMS processes for verious tasks. Oracle or Microsoft SQL-Server databases are supported. WMS processes include

  • communication processes to Level 1,2,3 systems
  • transport management process
  • routing and collision avoidance processes
  • temperature model
  • system monnitoring functions
  • clean jobs to delet old data
  • and others

WMS Client

The WMS Client is a powerful user interface for the operation of the warehouse. It combines a sophisticated 3D and 2D real time visualization with a comprehensive set of functions for

  • Material management/material history
  • Transport Management of incoming/outgoing goods
  • Production schedule management
  • Warehouse editor
  • System monitoring
  • Reporting with report editor
  • Communication analyzer/telegram viewer

Vehicle Clients

WMS integrates a vehicle client software that is optimized for use at vehicles like overhead cranes, fork lifts or heavy load carriers. The vehicle client supports different 2D and 3D views depending on vehicle and material type. Different types of positioning systems are supported, and parameterization and monitoring of the vehicle sensors can be performed with this software. 

Mobile Clients

LTWMS supports mobile client devices of different types. Web based applications for mobile phones, industrial PDA, tablet computers are available. The application software is optimized to be used in environments with difficult connectivity/unstable networks.

Various identification technologies like barcode, RFID and 2D codes are supported.   

Connectivity

A warehouse management system needs to be connected to various production facilities and Level 1..3 systems of the steel plant. Interfaces can be configured individually for each application area. Examples are:    

  • Level 3: PES, MES (TCP/IP, MQS)
  • Level 2: Furnace Computers, Caster Computers, Rolling Mill 
  • Computers, Skin Pass Mills, Sampling Units    
  • Level 1: Vehicle Tracking System, Roller Table Control, Charging beds, Scanner systems, Identification systems

Transport Logic

Work order are created automatically by the WMS based on storage rules and restrictions. Production schedules, material properties and crane status  are used to create work orders and select a means of transport for the transport. AI based algorithms help to find a suitable storage location. Storage rules can be edited in the WMS. 

Temperature models are available to calculate the actual material temperature and consider this for the selction of suitable material for loading or further processing.  

Tracking Equipment

Real time update of the material location requires modern sensor technology. LTWMS integrates sensors for various kinds of transport equipment, like cranes, fork lifts, roller tables. Used techologies are

  • Laser distance sensors 
  • Radar sensors (Symeo LPR and Kymanti)
  • barcode position sensors 
  • LIDAR scanners
  • Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS
  • Load sensors 
  • and others

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Fully Automatic Cranes

LTWMS integrates fully automatic cranes. It provides routing functions to circumnavigate obstacles, avoid collision and records crane data for maintenance purposes.  

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