Oerlikon moves to new logistics centre

ONE of the largest high-tech vendors for vacuum pumps and systems, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, has moved into its new, modern lean logistics centre in Cologne. This new 59,000-cubic meter building is the logistics hub supplying production facilities with goods and controlling  international  goods  flows  from  Oerlikon  Leybold  Vacuum  to  customers  and worldwide subsidiaries.

“We  are  now  in  a  position  to  optimally  implement  our  future-oriented logistics visions,” said Dr Martin Füllenbach, CEO of Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum’s new logistic warehouse will reduce the door-to-door time of products to customers and worldwide subsidiaries

Logically placed at the centre of the surrounding production facilities, this new building offers some technical  novelties  cutting  the  length  of  internal  pathways  and  the  warehousing  time  for  incoming materials thereby also reducing the door-to-door time of the products.

The three-storey, building comprises a basement with technical plant room and sprinkler tank. Located on  the  ground  floor  is  the  entire  warehouse  with  automatic  small-parts  warehouse,  narrow-aisle warehouse, and large pallet warehouse as well as functional areas like foyer with waiting area, and areas for picking and provisioning with different building heights. The administration is accommodated on the top floor with a floor space of over 450 square meters.