On average, around 1,200 parcels leave Nagold every day, with many more at peak times. In addition, there are approx. 6,000 parts of hanging garments for trading partners. All in all, Digel thus records 35,000 parts that are delivered every week and replenished accordingly from the production sites. The total storage capacity today is around 450,000 parts.

The Schönenberger storage and transport system Omniflo proves to be the ideal solution until today. It enables intelligent sorting and ordering of merchandise, easy access to individual garments, and fast turnaround times – even under the heaviest of loads.

The identification of the trolleys by means of barcodes or labels ensures the defined flow of goods as well as continuous control in the system. The trolleys, which are coupled to form long trains, are transported automatically wherever this makes sense or increases efficiency.

As a result, large quantities of new goods are transported fully automatically via ascending conveyors to the warehouses on the two upper floors, where they are automatically moved to stations. Transelastic conveyors ensure continuous transport between functional units on one level.

Even with a significant increase in transport volumes, there have never been any bottlenecks in transport. And this despite the rapid increase in customer orders in recent years,” praises Andreas Broch, Shipping Manager at Digel. The system does not require much service, he tells us. A few wear parts to replace now and then, and that’s taken care of by our own in-house technicians. Digel only has the inclined conveyors serviced annually by Schönenberger Service – the conveyors installed in 2004 are still running completely trouble-free after 14 years, even under the heaviest loads. The goal of realizing flexible solutions for clothing warehouses and shipping logistics with the help of Schoenenberger systems was thus achieved sustainably and at minimal cost.