a Scandinavian personal protective equipment wholesaler with a 12-meter high-rise warehouse in Odense
How a High-Rise PPE Wholesaler Saved 40 Hours a Week With Pallet AMRs
A Scandinavian PPE wholesaler deployed three pallet AMRs in a 12-meter high-bay warehouse and reclaimed about 40 weekly hours from internal transport.
- 40 hrs
- weekly saved
- 3
- pallet AMRs
- 12 m
- rack height
- 31k
- pallets/year
Based on a documented real-world deployment. Figures are from public reporting; the organization is not named.
Manual stackers clogged a high-bay receiving loop
This Scandinavian personal protective equipment wholesaler runs next-day fulfillment from a cramped Odense logistics center where reach trucks slot pallets into 12-meter racks.
Published reporting cites about 31,000 inbound pallets each year and roughly 100,000 customer orders, most with tight delivery windows. Manual stackers hauled pallets from receiving to aisle ends on shared traffic lanes, stealing space and hours from skilled planners.
- Repetitive pallet moves between receiving racks and high-bay aisles
- Shared main routes crowded by manual stackers during long operating days
- Limited floor space with constant inbound and outbound pressure
- Experienced receivers pulled into low-value driving instead of prioritization
Three heavy pallet AMRs on a dedicated transport loop
Leadership invested in three autonomous pallet movers that collect loads from dedicated pickup racks in receiving and deliver them to aisle ends for reach trucks.
Fleet software assigns the next mission to whichever unit can finish fastest, then sends robots to charge between tasks. Forklift operators coordinate through a tablet map while robots use lights and audio in busy zones.
- Map a dedicated AMR route to free main aisles for reach trucks
- Stage inbound pallets on fixed pickup racks for robot collection
- Drop pallets at aisle ends for high-reach trucks to rack
- Use fleet scheduling and automatic charging between missions
Forty weekly hours returned to planning work
Documented reporting attributes about 40 hours per week saved on internal pallet transport between receiving and positioning areas.
Three receiving team members each reclaimed several hours daily that previously went to manual stacker runs. That time now goes to assessing, prioritizing, and optimizing pallet flow instead of driving.
What US wholesalers can copy with AMR pallet rental
This study summarizes a published European deployment analyzed for readers, not a Service Robot Co. customer account. It still shows how warehouse robot rental can remove repetitive hauls in a brownfield high-bay building.
Service Robot Co. offers vendor neutral AMR rental and pallet transport robot programs with site assessment mapping, training, and a nationwide network of regional service engineers on one contract.