Management + Systems

Over the years, more space is being required in material storage due to the large number of items, racks, cabinets and workshop wagons – making it difficult for warehouse employees to keep track of everything. Therefore, for three years now, wind energy manufacturer ENERCON Service has been relying on Würth Industrie Service to provide its ORSY^® storage solution.

Being a pioneer of wind energy technology and a committed supporter of energy transition, ENERCON specialises in the production and servicing of onshore wind turbines generating clean energy worldwide. The manufacturer has presence in more than 50 countries worldwide, with over 32,000 wind turbines installed. With around 5,000 service employees, ENERCON Service has been a reliable partner for maintenance, servicing, inspection, repairs and technical optimisation for the operation of wind turbines and wind parks, championing sustainable energy generation since 1984.

Material search, stocktaking and reordering of small parts take up a lot of time and incur immensely high costs. Despite C-parts representing a relatively small proportion of the purchase volume of a company, the procurement costs are high, which proves to be time-consuming,
error-prone and inefficient. Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co KG says its intelligent solutions can reduce process costs and increase productivity, quality and flexibility.

ORSY^® storage solutions enable customers to benefit from an innovative shelving system, with modular design, to ensure more order and clarity in the workshop, warehouse, as well as on the go. By storing and making utility products and consumables available on demand, ORSY^® makes material procurement and storage so easy that nothing runs out. All the parts, tools and auxiliary materials are always available to the customers. 

In addition to this, the storage rack solution can be customised precisely according to the respective requirement. Classic modular racks form the basis and then can be configured from more than 40 potential modules, perfectly tailored for items of any shape and size. Shelves can also be installed individually, as well as accessories like separating plates, doors, cartridge, threaded rod or canister modules, and most importantly, drawers to enable systematic and the organised storage of small parts and fastening material.

At approximately 100 ENERCON stations, around 8,000 bins are equipped with more than 200 different Würth items used across the wind parks. The portfolio comprises a wide range of screws, nuts and rivets, as well as wire end ferrules, cable ties and spare parts for maintenance. 

“With the modular drawer solutions of the racks by Würth Industrie Service, we save valuable space and also benefit from organised storage of our small parts as per requirement,” comments Björn Abromeit, team lead – materials management at ENERCON Service. “Our inventories are managed in a lean manner and yet we always have sufficient stock available, as well as increased productivity and added savings in terms of time and costs across all stations.”