The American Company - Kohler celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. As the world's leading manufacturer of kitchen and bath products, Kohler has always been praised for its excellent design, technology and quality.

Founded in 1873, KOHLER is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States and is headquartered in Wisconsin. Kohler's businesses and enterprises span the world, including kitchens and bathrooms, power systems, as well as well-known hotels and world-class golf courses. Especially in the main field of kitchen and bathroom, Kohler adheres to the concept of "creating an elegant life" and is committed to "making every product show the highest level of that era."

Since entering the Chinese market in 1995, Kohler has been committed to providing Chinese consumers with high-quality kitchen and bathroom products. In the early 20th century, the Chinese market gradually became an important part of Kohler's global business. In recent years, with the continuous development of China's economy and the acceleration of urbanization, the demand for kitchen and bathroom products in the Chinese market has shown a strong growth trend. In order to better adapt to the needs of the Chinese market and maintain the industry's leading position in innovation, Kohler will join hands with ROBOTECH in 2021 to plan and design an intelligent three-dimensional warehouse project at Kohler's Changshu factory.

After an in-depth discussion of Kohler's needs, ROBOTECH provided a customized solution that integrated warehouse automation and informatization, and successfully implemented Kohler's BF finished products, basins, small hardware, large hardware, electrical appliances, sinks, faucets, etc. Smart storage of products.

In the solution proposed by ROBOTECH, the 12m vertical space is fully utilized, 5 lanes are planned, 4 double-deep stackers and 1 single-deep stacker are installed, including 3758 storage locations, which meets Kohler's product requirements. High-density storage requirements for parts and materials. The automated warehouse is equipped with a conveyor system, combined with a goods-to-person picking system, and uses the WCS/WMS warehouse management software system to schedule stackers, conveyors in and out of the warehouse, and automatically update cargo location information.

This solution helps Kohler realize automated entry and exit of finished and semi-finished products through the cooperation of integrated logistics systems and equipment such as stackers, shelves, and pallet conveyors. Compared with traditional warehouses, this solution significantly increases inventory capacity and improves the efficiency of goods entry and exit, making it possible Kohler has higher production capacity to meet the growing market demand.

At the same time, Kohler can also monitor the operation of the warehouse in real time, adjust production and inventory management strategies in a timely manner, and achieve refined production management. In addition, this project also provides replicable solutions for Kohler's other factories in China, further promoting its business development in the Chinese market. At the same time, this project is also a rare highly automated project in the kitchen and bathroom industry, and has great impact on the entire industry. Intelligent upgrading and transformation have important reference significance.

In the current era of digitalization and intelligence, automated logistics technology and equipment have become an important driver of the transformation and upgrading of labor-intensive industries such as kitchens and bathrooms. As a leader in the kitchen and bathroom industry, Kohler has always maintained its passion and pursuit of technology and innovation, and is firmly at the forefront of the industry. By introducing ROBOTECH's advanced intelligent warehousing and logistics equipment and system solutions, Kohler will further improve its competitiveness in the global market and bring better products and services to consumers.

Embracing new technologies is the secret to this long-standing family business’s longevity after 150 years and four generations. At this landmark moment of the 150th anniversary of Kohler's founding, ROBOTECH sincerely wishes that Kohler will continue to lead the innovation and development of the global kitchen and bathroom industry and achieve greater breakthroughs in the future. At the same time, ROBOTECH also looks forward to continuing to work closely with Kohler to help Kohler fully realize intelligent transformation and upgrading.