ISDN Holdings Limited, a leading industrial automation firm in Asia, and Schneider Electric have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to enhance the adoption of Smart Warehouse Systems (SWS) across the region. This collaboration will see Schneider Electric implementing ISDN’s SWS in Singapore and connecting with potential customers for future projects.
The announcement follows a visit by Schneider Electric on 18 July to a 3PL Smart Warehouse facility, designed and delivered by ISDN subsidiaries. The facility, already operational in multiple Asian warehouses, has demonstrated significant improvements, including a 50% increase in productivity, a 91% reduction in stocktaking time, a 33% reduction in inventory manpower, and near-perfect order accuracy.
The Singapore facility features 12 carton transfer units and 20 autonomous mobile robots, handling 450 boxes per hour, and an 8-metre-tall racking system with a 16,000-box capacity. The design is modular and scalable, allowing adaptation to changing business needs.
C.K. Teo, President and Managing Director of ISDN Holdings, stated, “As automation technology advances in Asia, we’re seeing a clear ‘compression’ of the technology stack. Customers are increasingly looking for fully-built, bespoke applications like the Smart Warehouse System that integrate the entire stack of technology from cloud operations to mechanical automation.”
Xing Jian Pang, East Asia Zone President of Schneider Electric, commented, “Our partnership with ISDN is a testament to our ‘glocal’ strategy of collaborating with like-minded partners to realise the best technology available for our region.”
This partnership underscores the growing importance of smart warehousing in building resilient and adaptable supply chains, ensuring seamless product movement and management.
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