BEUMER Group Russia Announces Order for Line Sortation System

Press release

June 2014

BEUMER Group Russia announces order for line sortation system

for DPD’s St. Petersburg depot

Key Facts:

•First automated system for DPD’s St. Petersburg depot

•Line sorter system selected for its delicate handling

•System capacity of 3,500 items/hour

BEUMER Group Russia – part of BEUMER Group, a leading global supplier of automated post and parcel sorting systems – has been awarded a contract to supply a sortation system to DPD, a major provider of parcel delivery services worldwide.

The order is for a line sortation system, which will be installed in DPD’s depot in St. Petersburg, Russia. This installation will be the first use of automation equipment in this particular depot and the investment forms an essential ingredient in DPD’s expansion plans for Russia, whereby the company wishes to introduce automation throughout its regional depots.

DPD is handling an increasing volume of e-commerce products, and the majority of these items are shipped in poly-bags. This makes theline sorter an ideal sorting solution for DPD’s regional automation, as its low-friction operation means that it can handle these items delicately and without damage.

The system to be installed features one induction line, 10 destination chutes, and barcode scanning and volume measurements on the fly. The total capacity will be 3,500 items/hour. The control system has a SCADA overview as well as an interface between DPD’s host system and the BEUMER BeSS Software Suite.

Andrey Mayorov, CEO of DPD in Russia, commented: “We needed very specific features and capabilities in the sortation system and BEUMER Group was able to fulfil our specification completely.”

Martin Mossinkoff, BEUMER’s Managing Director, Logistic Systems, said: “We are proud to be part of DPD’s growth and expansion into the huge Russian market. It is a relationship we hope will flourish.”

The order follows a 2009 win for BEUMER Russia, in which it supplied a tilt-tray sorter to DPD’s Moscow hub. BEUMER Group has a long history of supplying solutions to DPD in Europe.

Note to Editors:

The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation and distribution. Together with Crisplant a/s and Enexco Teknologies India Limited, the BEUMER Group employs about 3,700people worldwide, and achieves an annual turnover of about 627 million EUR. With its subsidiaries and sales agencies, the BEUMER Group serves customers around the globe, across a wide range of industries. For further information visit:

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