Management + Systems

Keller & Kalmbach UK Fasteners (K&K UK) has successfully implemented a specific solution perfectly tailored to Siemens Mobility for the management of C-parts across more than 530 lines, significantly increasing productivity at Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village in East Yorkshire.

Siemens Mobility recently opened the new Goole Rail Village, where energy efficient underground trains for London Undergound’s Piccadilly Line are produced across three production halls and ten assembly areas. 

A tailored combination of solutions is used to manage Siemens’ fastener supply. The highly flexible labelLOG® scanning system, which covers more than 500 parts, is combined with 22 mobile shelves and the Logtopus® platform to ensure high transparency in material supply management. With labelLOG® demand is triggered by scanning a QR code on the label via a smartphone or App. The system is also third party compatible and can use existing infrastructure, such as shelves and containers. 

The use of mobile shelving and dispensing systems, with stock levels monitored and replenished at set intervals, has significantly reduced walking distances and picking times, resulting in increased productivity and a tidy, easy to handle system. Finally, the Logtopus® platform is the digital centrepiece of the solution, to efficiently manage supply chains. 

It took just six months from K&K UK’s supplier nomination to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Jeremy Pugh, managing director of K&K UK, is proud of the performance of the entire team, which included not only the UK team but also Keller & Kalmbach’s Rail Competence Centre in Germany: “Time was of the essence, but this project proved that K&K stands for efficiency and innovation, but above all for a high-level of quality and reliability. With our rapid implementation, we strongly supported the start-up of Siemens Mobility in Goole and created a solid foundation for future operations.”