Global roofing company IKO has employed Pesmel’s high-bay ASRS automated warehouse solution at their new glass mat roll production plant in Chester County, South Carolina, USA.
In spring 2025, IKO will inaugurate a new state-of-the-art greenfield glass mat roll production plant to support their targets in the North American market. Fiberglass mat is a key component of shingle manufacturing. The new facility covers 275,000 ft2 and includes a 95,000 ft2 and 12,000+ roll integrated automated high-bay warehouse delivered by Pesmel.
“You can store four times more rolls in the same area compared to traditional manual warehousing and have fully automated on-line data integration with your plant ERP systems. We understood that we could centralize and automate the whole inventory right after the production. This will significantly simplify and speed up our supply chain and save costs accordingly in this highly seasonal business,” says Dan Nobbe, Director, Glass Mat Operations at IKO.
The whole roll flow from slitter winder to truck loading is provided by Pesmel. The intake conveyor line includes stretch wrapping to protect and label rolls for the supply chain needs. In the ASRS warehouse the stacker crane is the only moving element used to move rolls in, store them on 11 levels of storing channels, and outload according to orders either to the coating machine, redrawing, or the truck loading. At the truck loading area the ASRS outfeeds rolls to the front of the truck loading docks, where pole trucks can pick and load them within the limited loading zone.
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Kaj Fahllund
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email: kaj.fahllund@pesmel.com
IKO
IKO is a pioneer and leader in the global roofing and related products industry. The company was founded in 1951. It first manufactured building paper and then expanded to include coated roll roofing. Today, more than 70 years after its founding, IKO has grown to be among the world’s largest exporters of asphalt shingles. IKO is now a worldwide enterprise with more than 3,500 employees and more than 35 manufacturing plants throughout North America and Europe. The company ships roofing products to 96 countries around the globe.
Pesmel
Pesmel is a leading provider of integrated material flow solutions for the pulp and paper, steel, non-ferrous metal, and tire industries globally. The company is a single source for all functions and related software in automated handling, sorting, storing, and shipping. The scope of supply is integrated with the mill processes and resource planning aided by an advanced warehouse management system.