03/ 13
The STUTE Logistics (AG & Co.) KG magazine
In this issue
West Region success story
GKN, Emitec and KHS have
placed their trust in STUTE’s
services for over ten years
Aircraft recycling
STUTE joins the MORE-AERO aircraft recycling project as global
logistics partner
ArcelorMittal Bremen
For the steel manufacturer STUTE
is investing in a sampling station
with a connected packing line
West Region success story
GKN, Emitec and KHS have placed their trust in STUTE for over ten years
» STUTE has proved to be a reliable and competent
service provider for us at the Lohmar location since
For 20 years, STUTE has been providing its customers with supply chain solutions from a single source,
irrespective of the complexity or scope of the required logistics solutions. Our logistics services are
optimally tailored to the individual requirements of major corporations as well as smaller and medium-sized companies from a variety of industries, including the mechanical and plant engineering,
aerospace, automotive, steel and metalworking sectors, at many locations in our core market
of Germany.
Quality of service is at the heart of everything we do. Our aim is to establish long-term logistics partnerships with our customers. The West Region under the supervision of Andreas Sommer successfully
proves that this mission is not merely a vision, but everyday practice. Here, STUTE has for many years
successfully met different customer needs in the fields of spare parts logistics, procurement and production logistics, as well as warehouse management, providing a wide range of value added services
for our customers.
2003. We particularly value the high level of service
quality and the continuous efforts to optimise our
joint logistics processes.«
Bastian Fauck
Customer Service Manager at GKN
For around the past ten years, STUTE has also managed inhouse logistics for Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH at its Lohmar and Eisenach locations. The company
develops and manufactures metalite catalytic carriers and
diesel particle filters in all sizes for motor vehicles and nonroad mobile machinery. At the Lohmar site, Emitec produces
smaller and medium-sized series and develops prototypes,
as a result of which demands on STUTE frequently change.
Operations manager Holger Müller and his team meet this
challenge with a great deal of flexibility. The staff are responsible for incoming goods, management of the consumables,
input material and finished goods warehouse, as well as JIT
order picking and, last but not least, production supplies and
disposal of production waste. Value added services such as
extensive quality controls and worldwide dispatch of finished
goods, including air and seafreight plus customs clearance,
complete the services offered.
In Lohmar, 30 km south of Cologne, STUTE has operated
a spare parts warehouse GKN Service International GmbH
since 2003. GKN Service International GmbH develops and
produces tractor attachment systems and complete drive
systems for leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery.
The services package includes storage of the manufactured
drive shafts and accessories, on-demand order picking and
rapid dispatch to customers. Operations manager Thomas
Langner’s team also pre-packages and dispatches over
9,000 packages a year and is responsible for intra-plant
and shuttle transports between the customer’s two
production sites.
Lohmar team with operations manager Thomas Langner (centre)
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Lohmar team with operations manager Holger Müller (3rd from right)
Eisenach team with branch office manager Olaf Scheel (2nd from left)
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» A successful product combined with customised
and efficient logistics results in ideal business
processes. Together with STUTE, Emitec has already
come a long way and we are constantly addressing
new challenges.«
Hermann Josef Müller
Head of Logistics Management at Emitec
For KHS GmbH, an international manufacturer of bottling and packaging machines for the beverage, food and
non-food industry, STUTE has managed service centres
in Bad Kreuznach and Worms since 1999. Since 2003, we
have additionally been responsible for inhouse logistics at
the Kleve location. KHS manufactures highly complex and
individual bottling lines, resulting in an extensive range
of articles including numerous standard, secondary and
so-called KDE parts (customer- or order-specific parts),
all of which are managed by STUTE. In addition to goods
receipt, warehousing and order picking, we supply the parts
to the assembly lines or production islands. We are also
responsible for performing quality controls for KHS at the
Bad Kreuznach location. Using bespoke equipment, specially trained STUTE employees test materials in line with the
customer’s requirements. Operations manager Franz-Josef
Hirschinger and his team also perform inventories in the
warehouse and production areas and manage the supply
and re-storage of parts to be painted with an external
service provider.
Bad Kreuznach team with operations manager Franz-Josef Hirschinger (far right)
Worms team with operations manager Franz-Josef Hirschinger (far left)
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The locations in the region supervised by Andreas
Sommer are closely networked, benefiting customers in several ways. “Close consultation with the
customer allows us to react flexibly in the event of
storage space bottlenecks or increased volumes,
enabling us to ensure uninterrupted replacement
parts and production supplies,” says Andreas
Sommer. “In 2013, for example,
articles for our customer GKN were
stored at short notice in Cologne.”
Not only are the locations in the
West Region closely networked;
they also have a remarkably
well-coordinated workforce with
extremely low fluctuation. Many
members of staff have been
with the company since the very
beginning and have a strong sense
of identity with STUTE and its
customer business. The smoothly
functioning teams make an important contribution to the successful logistics partnerships with
customers across the region. They are supported
by a designated regional project team of experts
from the fields of construction, technology, IT, HR,
operational excellence and project management,
who over the years have implemented various
joint projects initiated by STUTE or on customer
demand aimed at reducing costs and optimising
processes. The experts from Lohmar, for example,
were instrumental in developing an improved
packaging concept for the customer GKN in Spain.
Furthermore, in cooperation with Emitec, STUTE
designed an optimised transport concept, which
enabled the customer to make significant cost
savings.
Through the long-standing customer relationships
with GKN, Emitec and KHS, STUTE demonstrates its
quality as a services provider for major corporations as well as for small and medium-sized
enterprises and is constantly broadening its
expertise in the various operating segments. A
closely networked organisational structure has
a spillover effect, allowing our other locations
and their customers to equally benefit from this
know-how
Contact:
Andreas Sommer
T +49 172 4439852
andreas.sommer@stute.de
Kleve team with operations manager Wilhelm Wijnans (centre)
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Roll-off container transports for Trimet
Since the beginning of 2013, the team from our branch
office in Kamp-Lintfort has transported approx. 1,200 tonnes
per month of loose carbon anode flakes by roll-off container
from Essen to Hamburg for aluminium producer and processor Trimet Aluminium SE. In Hamburg the loose material
is processed and used as an input material for anode
manufacture. STUTE transports the finished anodes in the
same roll-off containers from Hamburg back to Essen, where
Trimet utilises them in electricity-intensive primary aluminium production. Roll-off containers are cargo boxes on
wheels that are hydraulically lifted or set down using special
trucks. STUTE has more than 70 roll-off containers of various
sizes. Heavy use necessitates frequent repairs and straightening work, for which we maintain our own metalworking
shop in Kamp-Lintfort.
Tipper transports have been part of the spectrum of services
offered in Kamp-Lintfort for 20 years. Back then the newly
established branch office took over the fleet of the former
Duisburg branch office – including a roll-off container truck
that was about to be sold because it was unprofitable. In
the meantime seven roll-off container trucks and four tipper
trailers are in operation, with the clear goal to expand this
segment in future. All the vehicles are deployed in various
segments of the aluminium industry.
Contact:
Ulrich Lehmkuhl
T +49 2842 92968-31
ulrich.lehmkuhl@stute.de
Renaissance of the six-axle trailer
Following an interruption of nearly 20 years, STUTE’s fleet
once again includes a liner with a three-axle tractor unit
and three-axle semi-trailer especially designed for transporting superheavy steel coils. By placing this vehicle in
service at its Schwerte location, we are responding to the
demands of our key account customer Salzgitter Stahl AG.
With modern rolling methods nowadays capable of rolling out coils weighing up to 35 tonnes, there is increased
short-term demand for overland transport, alongside
prioritised transport by rail. Rather than buy a new trailer,
STUTE converted an existing one especially for transporting
such heavy-duty coils. The tow vehicle was also already
part of the vehicle fleet at the Schwerte location, so that all
that had to be done from scratch, from Technical Inspection
Authority (TÜV) report through to approval by the higher and
lower transport authorities, was apply for a special permit.
Contact:
Rolf Bennemann
T +49 2304 94200-28
rolf.bennemann@stute.de
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Fleet management
Comprising in excess of 170 tow vehicles and over 250 trailers
in addition to a pool of leased vehicles, our dedicated fleet
plays an important role in the provision of overland transport services. This enables us to guarantee a high level of
flexibility, service and availability at all times. Ensuring the
wheels can “turn” and are available to the materials planning departments for order execution requires comprehensive and versatile fleet management. At STUTE, Klaus Reinke
and his team at the Troisdorf location are responsible for all
questions relating to the inhouse vehicle fleet.
In addition to being responsible for procuring vehicles and
trailers, conducting contractual negotiations with suppliers,
purchasing diesel and tyres and continuous planning of
requirements, fleet management is also the central point
of contact for assigning and administrating authorisations
and licences. This enables us to optimally address the
demands of shippers and customers and implement them
on the operational level. “The inhouse vehicle fleet is one
of STUTE’s core competences, which, by deploying our own
equipment to create maximum benefit for our customers,
is strengthened and developed through professional fleet
management,” says Dr Kai Barwig, who as a member of the
management board is in charge of the transport logistics
division.
The STUTE team also takes care of all tasks relating to the
Kuehne + Nagel vehicle fleet. The scope of services includes
new purchases, leased/rental vehicles, underwriting and
technical support. STUTE in the meantime directly or indirectly supports some 35 Kuehne + Nagel locations, depending on size and requirements.
All requests to the fleet management are automatically processed using a ticketing system. The responsible members of
staff continuously track all processing steps, ensuring a high
level of transparency for all stakeholders. Recently, the new
Fucopac fleet management software was also successfully
rolled out, so that the locations can now manage their dates
(special checks, vehicle roadworthiness tests, load safety
checks, health and safety regulations etc.) in this system.
Contact:
Tamara Reinke
T +49 2241 99528-13
fuhrparkmanagement@stute.de
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Cologne service centre retrofit 2012/2013
In Cologne, STUTE operates a service centre for Deutz AG,
a leading manufacturer of diesel engines. To keep pace
with Deutz AG’s continued growth, we have continuously
expanded our complex logistics facility, with additions in
1995, 2005 and 2008. In order to assure a consistently high
quality of service, facilities need to conform to the latest
technological standard. The Cologne technology department,
with the support of the central technology department in
Bremen and the service provider SSI-Schäfer-Noell, therefore
planned a facility retrofit that was successfully implemented
in two phases in 2012 and 2013.
In Phase I, carried out in 2012, STUTE modernised the rack
serve carriers in high shelf warehouse I built in 1992 and in
the order picking facility dating from 1995. Altogether four
rack serve carriers were replaced. The modernised areas
feature high availability.
In Phase II, drawing on the positive experiences from the
successful implementation of Phase I, STUTE planned the
modernisation of the automatic small component warehouse
I (AKL I) and high shelf warehouse I (HRL I). The two rack
serve carriers in AKL I and the three remaining rack serve
carriers in HRL I were for the most part still fitted with their
original parts and needed a technical refit to restore and
secure their availability.
The team was able to carry out the modernisation measures
in Phase I during a production-free period (Deutz AG plant
shutdown). The conditions for Phase II were altogether
more challenging, as the work had to be carried out during
normal production.
In order to complete the modernisation work without interrupting the customer’s production, the stakeholders in the
project drew up a project plan detailing the individual steps.
Under this plan, the aisles in HRL I were to be modernised
successively to ensure that sufficient pallet spaces were
always available for the customer. It was planned in advance
down to the last detail how and when which aisle needed
to be cleared in order to maintain continued accessibility of
the customer’s production material. Up to successful completion, the aisles had to be cleared and refilled in several
waves.
modernised aisle to the opposite, still-to-be-modernised
picking aisle. For this, all the storage containers first had to
be transferred from one aisle to the other on a weekend, so
that after switching storage areas the picking facility could
start up regular operation in time for the early morning shift
on Monday.
Modernisation work on AKL I was even more challenging
because it wasn’t possible to completely shut down the
order picking facility. “Contrary to the original plan, the
customer’s production continued in three-shifts throughout
the implementation phase,” Ingo Röbbeling, technical
director in Cologne, recalls. “We abandoned the original
plans and adapted the modernisation work to fit in with the
current shift conditions. The solution was a partial shutdown of the facility, so that at least one aisle could remain
operable.” The project team organised order picking in such
a way that components could only be withdrawn from one
side. This process was unique in the Cologne service centre’s
history to date and necessitated extensive trials before being
implemented. The project team scheduled the start-up of
single-aisle operation in a detailed plan. One particular
challenge in the final step was the changeover from the
Despite these difficult parameters, at no time did the
modernisation work interfere with the customer’s production. This is above all down to the constructive collaboration
between the various corporate divisions involved: the central
technology department under Mario Dany and the service
provider SSI-Schäfer-Noell. Active support was provided by
the Cologne material flow department headed up by Roman
Schanofski.
vertical conveyors, shuttle cars, rotary and lifting tables in
order to guarantee high availability of the pallet handling
equipment at the Cologne service centre. In October an inventory was taken together with the technology department
in Bremen in order to draw up a specification.
Contact:
Mathias Marciniak
T +49 2203 9646-230
mathias.marciniak@stute.de
„For STUTE the project is a success story that delivers valuable
expertise for other retrofit projects in the future,” Ingo Röbbeling says. The team will already be able to draw on this
experience in the third retrofit phase in 2014. This foresees
modernising or replacing failure-prone components such as
Technical details
•Replacement of all traction, lift and telescopic fork drives with frequency-
controlled three-phase AC motors; conversion of the lateral friction wheel drive to driven travel wheels on the rack serve carriers in AKL1
•On the main aisle, picking buffer box and AKL I rack serve carriers, conversionn of the failure-prone SMS emergency braking system to hydraulic buffers at the aisle ends incl. the required extended rails
•Positioning X and Y via laser, position feedback
•New wiring of all components incl. replacement of travelling switchgear cabinets, terminal boxes, energy chains and guides
•On the rack serve carriers in AKL1, additional replacement of the lifting and telescopic tables and modernisation of the connection to the control unit via Profibus DP
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Occupational health and safety – STUTE
develops new method for transporting coils
Upright slit strips are as a rule transported in coil recesses, fixed to the
vehicle with the help of standardcompliant load securing measures (VDI
2700 ff) and delivered like this to the
respective customer. The slit strip is
generally loaded transversely to the
direction of travel.
the site manager, Rainer Wörsdörfer,
the trials were attended by Markus
Mertens (expert from the IGS-Verlag
Eifel training centre), experts from the
Pfalzfeld Transport Logistics branch
office including drivers, and representatives from the occupational health
and safety department in Bremen.
At the request of its customer ArcelorMittal SSC Edenkoben, STUTE examined
whether, contrary to this standard
procedure, vertical slit strips could be
loaded safely on trucks with the reels
in the direction of travel. As a prerequisite the customer stipulated use
of a standard truck with covered coil
recesses and fitted with standard load
securing equipment. Prior to testing,
we prepared individual “coil restraint
shoes”.
Those involved packed the two slit
strips, weighing 5,850 and 5,450 kilogrammes, into two coil resistant shoes
compliant with the VDI specifications
(loading unit fixed with Signode strapping) and then carried out extensive
road trials. In summary we can note
that slit strips can be shipped in a coil
restraint shoe if the following conditions are met:
Under these conditions, road trials took
place on 15 June 2013 at the Edenkoben
service centre location. In addition to
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without clearance and should be fixed together
Coils should be secured with chains to the front and rear
Coils should be secured against plugin stanchions
The space between the stanchions should be completely lined with coil recess planks or pallets – where necessary with head lashing affixed
Securing with straps over the coils
STUTE meanwhile uses this method of
transporting coils for ArcelorMittal SSC
Edenkoben; other customised solutions, such as shipping slit strips on
rail freight wagons, are currently in the
planning stage.
2013 certification audits
In September, the 2013 certification audits were carried out,
with a positive outcome. The auditor from the Bureau Veritas
certification company found no deviations, but merely made
a few recommendations and identified numerous strengths.
The first surveillance audit was carried out at the Arnsberg
EDC, which once again confirmed certification in accordance
with DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001 with no
deviations.
Despite external certification for the first time, the multimodal transport segment convinced the auditors with a
consistently implemented quality management system that
follows a clear approach of continuous improvement.
Following a successfully carried out document audit (4:1
rule) the Mannheim and Lichtenstein sites were additionally
included in the DIN EN ISO 9001 certificate.
This was followed by the annual audit of our Hamburg
supplier logistics centre (SLC) and Bremen service centre
automotive sites in accordance with VDA 6.2 (Association
of the German Automotive Industry), which also impressed
the auditors through outstanding performance with no
deviations.
In conclusion of the VDA 6.2 audit the auditor reviewed the
areas corporate communication (marketing), technology
(procurement) and QSHE. Once again the auditor did not
establish any deviations.
Contact:
Vanessa Rode
T +49 421 3862-491
vanessa.rode@stute.de
Loading in pairs only, i.e. next to each other, because otherwise too much weight is placed on the coil recess covers
Coils must be loaded form-fitting Ideas management
Within the scope of the company-wide introduction of
its OPTIMIST ideas management, STUTE honoured over 600
improvement proposals put forward by employees in 2013.
In the following we present one particular example:
At our Bremen location we operate a materials management
centre for a leading aircraft manufacturer. At the beginning
of 2013, we increased the storage volume by installing a twostorey platform in the old warehouse. Picking labels were
still printed off on a central printer. In order to cut down on
distances, and hence time, Björn Spitzer proposed equipping
the platform area with mobile printers on picking trolleys.
This makes staff faster and more flexible. Implementing this
idea has saved over 28,900 euros a year.
We would like to thank Mr Spitzer for his excellent contribution to ideas management and warmly congratulate him on
a bonus of 2,655 euros.
Contact:
Ralph Kramer
T +49 421 3862-489
ralph.kramer@stute.de
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Björn Spitzer (left) and Sascha Huwald (branch office manager Bremen MMC)
Contact:
Carsten Kommer
T +49 421 3862-196
carsten.kommer@stute.de
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Qualified staff deliver high quality
Information and training day in Hamm
„A service company’s greatest asset is its staff.“
At STUTE, the quality of logistics services and health and
safety of our staff are a top priority. To ensure this can be
guaranteed, staff need to be regularly informed and trained.
STUTE and Kuehne + Nagel are aware of this and have recognised the importance of motivated and well-qualified staff
for a company’s success. With this in mind, both companies
have incorporated opportunities to obtain further qualifications into their human resources concept for contract
logistics.
The programme is designed to promote (junior) executives
and top performers. It addresses team leaders and shift
supervisors, warehouse managers, operations managers
and process engineers. Seminar participants learn how to
improve their management skills, raise awareness for their
sense of responsibility, develop their leadership personality
and optimally organise themselves and others. They also
broaden their specialist skills and build a network for sharing knowledge and experience across all corporate divisions
In addition to the three-day seminar “Project Management
for Experts” with a focus on projects and their implementation, two other seminars make up the core of the programme: the “Warehouse Leadership” seminar is geared to
meeting the demands of operational business. It has two
main parts: modules 1–3 deal with all aspects of leadership and communication with warehouse staff. The fourth
module covers planning and organisation in the warehouse.
By actively putting what they have learned into practice in
a process simulation, participants gain a first-hand insight
into the benefits for their day-to-day routines.
Cooperating with various specialist departments, Marco
Hamacher (STUTE management board), Christian Brüseke
and Björn Schlenker (Kuehne + Nagel) devised a further
education programme tailored specifically to meet contract
logistics requirements that has been actively used by staff
since 2012. The seminars are all run by inhouse experts, in
some cases supported by external coaches, making them
highly practice-oriented and authentic.
Contact:
Katrin Kracke
T +49 421 3862-118
katrin.kracke@stute.de
The “Solutions Engineering” seminar is aimed at all employees responsible for elaborating logistics concepts within
the scope of tendering procedures or customer enquiries,
i.e. colleagues from the business development, solutions
engineering, implementation divisions as well as operations managers – including those with no direct contact to
customers. As well as providing an overview of the entire
spectrum of activities of all departments when preparing
customer quotations, the seminar focuses principally on
dealing with tenders in a structured way. Newcomers to the
field are introduced to different warehousing techniques
and order picking systems, while “old hands” are given an
opportunity to update and sharpen their understanding of
the tasks of the other disciplines involved.
On 3 August, our CS Parts Logistics GmbH subsidiary in Hamm
held its annual information and training day. Supported by
colleagues from the QSHE (Quality, Safety, Health, Environment) division in Bremen and their own staff, the organisers
presented a varied programme. The agenda featured lectures, training and hands-on practice in the following areas:
• Airfreight security
• Protection against cuts
•Leakages
• Fire protection instruction 7 fire-fighting drills
•Compliance
• General occupational safety
The successful training event was followed by the annual CS
Parts Logistics family day. Splendid weather greeted over 250
employees and their families, who gathered on the company
premises to share a few pleasant hours together. In addition to a big bouncy castle, a wheel of fortune with plenty
of great prizes and a magician to entertain the younger
generation, a big BBQ provided the culinary highlight of the
day. As branch office manager, Mr Wiehoff took the opportunity to personally give the guests a guided tour of the
warehouses and answer their questions about logistics.
The information and training day was a resounding success
and will continue to be held in its current form in future.
Contact:
Norbert Wiehoff
T +49 2388 303-133
norbert.wiehoff@csparts.de
Interested STUTE employees can find more information on
the seminar portal https://kuehne-nagel.integrata.de/ and
the “Contract Logistics skills training” tab. Employees enrol
for seminars themselves after consulting with their superior.
Ms Kracke and Mr Özer from the Human Resources
department are also happy to answer your queries.
Ali Özer
T +49 421 3862-334
ali.oezer@stute.de
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Extended contract with
Daimler in Hamburg
„To us contract logistics doesn’t only mean entering into
long-term contracts, but also and above all ensuring lasting
Contact:
Dirk Hoffmann
T +49 40 756642-12
dirk.hoffmann@stute.de
Green Logistics
As a modern logistics provider, STUTE develops tailor-made
solutions in line with our customers’ needs. Numerous activities whether in the field of transport or contract logistics
cause greenhouse gases. We believe we have a responsibility
to organise logistics and goods flows to minimise their impacts on the climate. This is intended to reduce greenhouse
gases and as a consequence protect the environment and
allow a more efficient utilisation of resources. At STUTE, we
have already implemented a wide range of climate-friendly
measures:
•In transport logistics, this encompasses activities such as optimising vehicle capacity utilisation, targeted driver training courses to ensure a more economical driving style, looking into and testing alternative drive concepts or converting the fleet to modern and efficient EURO 6 trucks.
•In our logistics facilities, we are stepping up efforts to op-
timise the heating and lighting systems or test and
develop alternative sources of energy.
•In the field of intralogistics, we for example replace obsolete forklift trucks and optimise battery charging cycles during ongoing operations.
All these measures aim to protect our resources and promote
sustainable operations. In each of the future editions of
INSIGHTS, we will describe one of these measures in detail.
Part 1: Global Facility Carbon Calculator (GFCC)
In 2008, STUTE introduced the Global Facility Carbon Calculator (GFCC) tool and in 2012 extended and updated it
to additional locations. The GFCC is currently utilised for
example at the Arnsberg, Bremen, Groß-Gerau, Hamburg,
Hamm, Kamp-Lintfort, Cologne, Nuremberg, Pfalzfeld and
Schwerte locations.
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GFCC online serves to measure the monthly consumption
of electricity, heating energy and fuel and convert it into
CO2 emissions. These data make it possible to calculate CO2
emissions per square metre or employee (Full Time Equivalent – FTE). The GFCC also records how much waste has been
produced, recyclables disposed of or recycled and water
consumed. The responsible GFCC users can then draw on the
data to evaluate the emissions produced and compare them
to the general environmental targets.
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Furthermore, since 1 November 2013 we have added
inhouse logistics to our range of services at the Daimler
production location Neu Wulmstorf, where the company
produces Smart components. The startup of operations
was smooth and trouble-free and to the full satisfaction
of the customer. In Neu Wulmstorf, STUTE is responsible for
unloading incoming trucks, supplies of raw materials to
production, temporary storage of the finished parts from
production, loading onto trucks and empties handling.
customer satisfaction. The contract extension and improved
services are therefore gratifying confirmation of our performance for Daimler so far and an endorsement of the good
cooperation,” says Michael Engler, National Manager for
Contract Logistics Operations at STUTE.
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Following intensive negotiations with Daimler, STUTE has
been able to extend the contract period for the supplier
logistics centre (SLC) in Hamburg by a further three years.
STUTE has operated the SLC as a consignment warehouse
for the suppliers of the plant since 2005 and also manages
just-in-time production supplies. In addition, as of 2011
the company operates an external warehouse for Daimler
materials at this location as well as a warehouse for empties
and machine components.
Many of the optimisation measures STUTE has introduced
are already showing positive results. Between January 2010
and July 2013, for example, monthly CO2 emissions per
FTE dropped significantly (see chart). One reason for this
is a new power supply contract that came into effect on 1
January 2011 guaranteeing the use of CO2-neutral electricity.
Contact:
Dominik Hentze
T +49 421 3862-498
dominik.hentze@stute.de
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STUTE joins the MORE-AERO aircraft
recycling project
Strong growth and the increasing need to modernise aircraft
fleets worldwide have brought a topic into the spotlight that
has so far received little attention in the aviation industry:
aircraft recycling. A northern German regional network is
now addressing this issue. Keske Entsorgung GmbH, the
Technical University of Clausthal Institute of Mineral and
Waste Processing, Waste Disposal and Geomechanics and
Süderelbe AG have joined forces in the MORE-AERO project
to develop the field of aircraft recycling in North Germany.
STUTE Logistics (AG & Co.) KG has now joined the project as a
global logistics partner.
The aim of the project, which is funded by the Federal
Ministry of Education and Research, is to develop a mobile
recycling unit capable of stripping down aircraft that have
been taken out of service worldwide and delivering them
to the recycling process. Logistics plays an important role in
this process. The mobile recycling unit is only economically
feasible if it is backed by a highly efficient system of logistics
that is available worldwide. Thanks to our international
experience in a wide range of industrial sectors and our
specialised aviation know-how, STUTE possesses all the
prerequisites required for this project.
The many utilisable, high-quality materials in aircraft mean
that aircraft recycling offers high potential for recovering
important secondary raw materials. However, the high level
of complexity and the many composite materials found in
modern aircraft present major challenges for the necessary
value chain. This is why aircraft recycling has so far not
been systematically pursued. At the end of their service
life, decommissioned aircraft are often parked in “aircraft
graveyards” or at the edge of remote airfields and stripped
for spare parts. Usually all that is left is the aircraft structure.
Worldwide there are hundreds of scrapped aircraft that contain valuable raw materials. This is a huge potential, which
the project team aims to leverage.
The name MORE-AERO – abbreviated from “modularised
aircraft recycling by development and testing of a mobile
recycling unit for the aerospace sector” reflects the aim: to
develop a mobile recycling unit that can disassemble aircraft
regardless of the location. The project team views the project
as a strategic opportunity for North Germany. The region’s
well-developed aircraft industry, as well as availability of
the necessary logistics and location-specific infrastructure,
is a great asset for the whole future value chain of aircraft recycling. The MORE-AERO project is lead managed by
Süderelbe AG. The long-term project goal is to set up entire
value chains for aircraft recycling in Germany. To this end,
Süderelbe AG is examining cooperation possibilities with
other players in the aircraft and recycling industry. Keske
Entsorgung GmbH from Braunschweig is in charge of developing and testing the mobile recycling unit, while STUTE
is responsible for logistics planning of the utilisation and
transport of the unit and the components to be recovered.
The material and economic potential harboured by the project is being analysed by the Technical University of Clausthal
Institute of Mineral and Waste Processing, Waste Disposal
and Geomechanics
Contact STUTE:
Arne Müller
T +49 421 3862-249
arne.mueller@stute.de
Contact Süderelbe AG:
Dr. Jürgen Glaser
T +49 40 355 103 410
glaser@suederelbe.de
More information:
www.suederelbe.de/flugzeugrecycling
Successful
scrap management
Due to the specific legislation and nature of the goods concerned, the handling of waste
transports demands absolute precision and care. As an officially certified waste disposal
company, STUTE is able to provide tailor-made transport solutions offering customers the
best possible modes of transport to meet their requirements.
In November, the Bremen multimodal transport division successfully concluded a major
contract for an existing customer. In total, over 18,500 tonnes of loose metal waste and
baled scrap was collected at the Brake seaport and exported by seagoing vessel. As many as
155 rail wagons and 17 barges were needed to transport this volume to Brake.
Contact:
Arne Müller
T +49 421 3862-249
arne.mueller@stute.de
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ArcelorMittal Bremen and STUTE
Increased production and optimised
dispatch through automation
STUTE is investing 6 million euros in a fully automatic
sampling station with a connected packing line for the steel
producer ArcelorMittal Bremen. In connection with this, our
service contract with Arcelor has been extended by eight
years.
The fully automatic equipment, developed by SMS Logistiksysteme GmbH, enables ArcelorMittal to increase its production as a result of significantly shorter lead times in
the sampling and packing sectors, and to process shipping
orders just in time.
As a steel specialist, we are the ArcelorMittal Group’s logistics partner for contract and transport services at various
locations, for example in Neuwied and in Edenkoben. STUTE
has been responsible for coil logistics on the premises of
ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH since 2010. The scope of services
includes storage, end customer-specific packaging and
shipping of steel coils, sampling and manipulation of coils,
as well as organising distribution transports. Operational
execution is the responsibility of our affiliated company,
Stute Stahlservice GmbH.
The key component of the new system is the high-performance sampling shear for high-strength and ultra-highstrength steel grades, which can cut strip thicknesses from
1.5 to 28.3 millimetres and remove outer winding defects
by cropping strip segments. So far, ArcelorMittal Bremen
has used the time-consuming manual combustion process
in combination with floor roller stations for sampling.
A complex process associated with high costs and risks to
health and safety. The new fully automated sampling not
only increases productivity, it also significantly improves
»The investment and the long-term contractual rela-
occupational safety. Impurities of the coils that can occur
in the manual combustion process are also eliminated.
The strapping machine for high-strength steel strip successfully went into operation in ArcelorMittal’s hot strip dispatch
area in April 2013. Now strapping using two to three tapes
replaces the standard practice of wrapping up to 20 tapes
around each coil. The new strapping machine permits significantly faster packaging and considerably shortens lead
times. It also uses much less packaging material.
Contact:
Sascha Huwald
T +49 421 51720-100
sascha.huwald@stute.de
tionship confirm the success story of ArcelorMittal and
STUTE. This underlines our long-term strategic partnership and secures it for the future.«
Rudolf Egbert
Member of the “Finishing” technology board
at ArcelorMittal Bremen
Heavy load with obstacles
In cooperation with Kuehne + Nagel, STUTE’s plants and
projects department in Bremen organised the transport of
aircraft components from the USA to Bremen via Stade. A
leading aircraft manufacturer from Stade urgently needed
the components for a prototype. While Kuehne + Nagel
carried out transportation by sea, STUTE was responsible for
road transport.
The components were to be accepted in Bremerhaven and
transported to Stade in convoy on eight vehicles. What was
supposed to be a straightforward transport operation turned
out to be a test of nerves, with the poor condition of many
German roads and bridges leading to ever longer waiting
times to obtain the relevant transport permits for heavy
loads. Despite allowing enough time for the application and
stressing the urgency, as well as enquiring on a daily basis,
STUTE had to wait up to 17 days for the necessary licences
after the ship’s arrival from the USA.
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In order to ensure gap-free documentation, staff from the
plants and projects department accompanied the transport
in person. Although delivery was delayed – albeit due to
circumstances beyond our control – the customer lauded the
exceptional commitment shown by the STUTE team.
Contact:
Michaela Lange
T +49 421 3862-125
michaela.lange@stute.de
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A wedding carriage with a difference
On 17 August, two STUTE employees got married and after the
church ceremony both received a big surprise.
Christian Treese works at STUTE’s CS Parts Logistics GmbH
subsidiary in Hamm. Some of his colleagues from Hamm
and Schwerte had laid on transport from the church to the
reception venue for him and his wife Nadine. They even
made a staircase decorated with roses to help the happy couple and their children Christopher and Celina climb
onto the 1.45-metre ramp and back down. Michael Oberhaus drove the vehicle with a capacity of 45 tonnes and its
“load” safely to their destination.
after their church ceremony. His Kamp-Lintfort colleagues
decorated the truck with great attention to detail, in particular Andy Damberg, who drove the vehicle safely to its
destination.
Bernd Lehmkuhl is operations manager at STUTE’s branch
office in Kamp-Lintfort. Trucks have fascinated him since
childhood, so he and his wife Kathrin were especially delighted at being able to ride their very own wedding truck
PR:
STUTE Logistics (AG & Co.) KG
Maike Wurmehl
Hans-Boeckler-Str. 48
D-28217 Bremen
T +49 421 3862-0
maike.wurmehl@stute.de
www.stute.de
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We at
We are sailing...
Jens Berger started at STUTE on
1 March 2012 as a project manager
for contract logistics in Bremen.
From the very outset he supported the Airbus account – initially
within the scope of the MMC
expansion and subsequently as
project manager for the Erding
test centre (stress tests for the
A350), and since September 2012
as general project manager CPP
(switchover from push to pull logistics). Recently, Jens Berger moved his home and office address
from Bremen to Hamburg.
From a very early age sailing has
been his great passion. In the
meantime, as responsible skipper, he undertakes several
sailing trips a year with his family, friends or new crews.
“I love the sea and the fascination of sailing. As soon as
I step on board, I manage to leave my day-to-day stress
behind,” Jens Berger enthuses. He frequently cruises in
the Mediterranean (Greece, France, Italy, Spain etc.). Last
year, experienced sailing in the Atlantic for the first time
between the Canary Islands.
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Christian and Nadine Treese
Kathrin and Bernd Lehmkuhl
We congratulate both couples on their marriage and wish
them every happiness in the future!
Jens Berger
Constantly changing
situations – adverse
weather conditions, complicated
port manoeuvres and challenging estuary navigation – are
always bringing new experiences. And of course he has to
adapt to new crews and form a functioning team from a
group of disparate individuals. Topics such as the ship’s
command and manoeuvring, sail trimming, psychology,
navigation, meteorology, radio communication and, last
but not least, crew safety convey just some idea of the
diversity of fields he needs to be familiar with as a responsible skipper.
Jens Berger has lots of plans, for example taking part in an
open-sea safety course and preparing a sailing trip in the
Azores. As a newcomer to Hamburg, he also intends to sail
again in the Baltic, which is more or less on the doorstep.