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The new warehouse has 17,000 squaremeters of space and automated storage capacity for 550,000 tires. Together with the old warehouse, the capacity is 1.6 million tires. The unique technology increases the storage capacity, improves warehouse logistics, and reduces time spent on receiving and shipping tires. Reducing the downtime of heavy vehicles also has a positive impact on the environment.
'Automation of the logistics complex is a necessary step in the development of the company, and it will enable providing better service to our clients. We have the most modern tire factory in
The automated tire warehouse allows arranging not only high-tech loading and storage of tires, but also automatic identification of a specific product, its movement and shipment.
'What's unique about the new automated warehouse is that all tires are stored vertically, without additional packaging, and the storage unit is a single tire, not a cage or a pallet. The new technology allows increasing the storage capacity of the area by 2.3 times compared to the traditional method. This is a unique logistics solution on the tire market,' says Tatiana Budennaya, Supply Chain & Procurement Director, Nokian Tyres Russia.
The construction of the automated warehouse began in 2018 and it was finalized in 2020. Due to COVID-19, the company did not carry out a grand opening ceremony, but a small event in May with limited number of guests. All attendees were either vaccinated or with negative PCR tests to meet the safety regulations present at the factory.
As part of the event,
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