CASE STUDY

Digitalizing intralogistics with sensors and automation

Polifilm Group

· 08/2024 to 05/2025

Group:

around 1,600 employees, more than 20 sites

Our role:

Overall project leadership

Real time

monitoring of vehicles and storage positions

10 months

project duration

Fewer disruptions

safety risks significantly reduced

Situation and objectives

Intralogistics processes without a consistent data basis
Safety risks in forklift traffic and disruptions in warehouse operations
Goal: digitalization and real time transparency in intralogistics
Goal: early detection of technical fault conditions

Activities and responsibilities

Overall project leadership from concept to commissioning
Selection and steering of the sensor and system partners
Integration into the existing production and warehouse landscape
Alignment with production, logistics and occupational safety

Focus areas

Equipping forklifts with distance sensors, UWB and GPS
Collision warning during ongoing operations
Intelligent sensors in high bay warehouses
Connection to PLC, WMS and MES
Alarm and escalation system

Technologies and methods

Distance sensors, GPS and UWB
PLC, WMS and MES
ifm, Sick, Pepperl+Fuchs
Alarm and escalation logic

Digitalizing intralogistics with sensors and automation

Results

Real time monitoring of vehicles and storage positions
Clear reduction of safety risks and disruptions
Early detection of technical fault conditions
A solid data basis for further digitalization steps

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