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Pulp & Paper Industry: Mondi Štětí

Shipments organized by automated warehousing

Pesmel’s customized automated sorting buffer is connected to Mondi’s new 210,000 metric ton per annum kraft paper production line in Štětí, Czech Republic. Purpose in every step “Every warehouse has its own purpose. In the case of Mondi Štětí, it is not to store but to organize,” says Jani Matikainen, Sales Manager at Pesmel. Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Kotkamills

MM Kotkamills new Sheeting Center has Pesmel at its heart

In August 2024, MM Kotkamills’ new Sheeting Center with two sheet cutters in Kotka, Finland was inaugurated. Pesmel’s next-generation in-mill logistics and warehouse automation solution is a core part of this 30-million-euro investment. Lean, automated processing from production to sheeting Previously, MM Kotkamills relied entirely on external third-party companies to provide cartonboard sheeting to Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Saica

Saica upgrades supply chain with automation

Pesmel’s fully automated high-bay warehouse solution helps Saica Group serve their customers better whilst reducing the company’s delivery times and carbon footprint. Saica (S.A. Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa) wanted to improve their current supply chain model at their El Burgo de Ebro corrugated board mill to enable new supply chain models based on stock – such Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: IKO

New fiberglass mat facility boosted with TransRoll™ ASRS

In Chester County, South Carolina, USA, Pesmel’s high-bay ASRS automated warehouse solution have been employed in a new glass mat roll production plant by pioneering global roofing company IKO. Based in Toronto, Canada, and with manufacturing plants around the world, IKO is a leading global supplier of asphalt shingles and other products for the construction Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: De Jong Verpakking by Stora Enso

Automating roll flow at one of Europe’s biggest corrugating facilities

At De Jong Verpakking, since 2023 part of Stora Enso, in De Lier, Netherlands, Pesmel’s automated Warehouse Management System (WMS) controls the entire roll flow from raw material reception to corrugator roll feeding. Making light work of heavy material De Jong Verpakking, founded in 1996, now operates one of Europe’s largest and most modern corrugated Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Stora Enso

Staying ahead through service

An automated roll warehouse and kraft wrapping line from Pesmel were among the investments that Stora Enso decided to make at their Imatra Mills in Eastern Finland back in 2016. After several years in full operation, we touched base with Marko Huuhtanen, Operating Manager at the coating mill, to hear about his experiences with the Read more »

Metal Industry

High-quality wire rod packing through automated solutions

Adopting new technologies in material packing has become top priority for the steel industry. The main drivers are operational costs, safety, and customer demands. Shifting focus towards automated packing Pesmel’s fully automatic solution is actively shifting the focus towards automated packing to achieve the best possible process efficiency and accuracy, as well as to ensure Read more »

Metal Industry: Danieli

Keeping wire rod coils in shape at Danieli’s steelmaking division ABS

In a greenfield wire rod mill in Northern Italy, a new high-bay storage system handles premium quality wire rod coils fully automatically day and night, seven days a week. Udine-based Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA (ABS), a subsidiary of the Italian plant builder Danieli Group located in Northern Italy, is engaged in building an ultra-innovative wire Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: SAICA

Investment in mill logistics boosts the entire logistics chain

Saica (S.A Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa) is a major European producer of recycled cardboard packaging and a pioneer in circular economy with operations in most Western European countries. The Saica El Burgo de Ebro mill, located outside Zaragoza, Spain, has a production capacity of 1,3 M tons a year. Saica’s customer deliveries reach a new level Read more »

Metal Industry: Tata Steel

Material Flow How® in action at Tata Steel, Kalinganagar

Pesmel, Finland’s fifth largest exporter to India, is in the process of delivering a state-of-the-art automated coil storage and retrieval system to Tata Steel’s new 2.2Mt/yr cold rolling mill at Kalinganagar. The order represents one of the largest projects the company has undertaken and is regarded as the first of its kind in India. We Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Metsä Fibre

TransBale: Efficiency throughout the pulp logistics chain

Metsä Fibre’s new bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland represents the first large-scale installation of Pesmel’s TransBale high-bay storage system. What makes TransBale special, and what does the future hold? Read more »

Metal Industry: JSW Steel

Pioneering improved quality and enhanced throughput

A strong client relationship and detailed 3D simulations helped Pesmel deliver a cutting edge CRM2 mill for JSW Steel. Read more »

Metal Industry: Outokumpu

A logistics revolution two decades in the making

From constant mill improvements to innovative new technologies and field-leading R&D activities, Pesmel’s cooperation with Outokumpu has a long history of delivering success. Read more »

Metal Industry: Outokumpu

Ideal Material Flow How® with superb internal logistics

Pesmel is all about smooth internal logistics that seamlessly connects the production process and storage operations, without any bottlenecks or unnecessary steps. Read more »

Metal Industry: Chalco

Taking aluminium coil packing to a new level

A compact mill and high performance parameters led to the delivery of a truly innovative coil packing line. Read more »

Metal Industry: SSAB

Partnership in high-quality sheet packing solutions

As a Swedish manufacturer of high-strength wear and structural steel, SSAB has enjoyed a long relationship with Pesmel. Read more »

Metal Industry: VAMA

Steel worthy of the best packing on the market

Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel (VAMA) supplies top-quality steel for lighter and safer cars in China’s Hunan Province. With VAMA, Pesmel is continuing its strong entry into the Chinese metal industry. Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Stora Enso

Seamlessly integrated storage and logistics

The TransRoll™ automated high bay storage at Stora Enso is an ideal example of Pesmel’s Material Flow How® concept, representing the perfect union between storage and production. Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Saica, El Burgo de Ebro mill, Spain

High capacity and smooth flow of products

The TransRoll storage concept gives the mill a roll handling capacity up to 1000 tons per hour, and the stacker crane capacity is designed to meet the needs of the mill. Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Metsä Board

Unique storage solution for limited space

After studying the storage hall and its dimensions, Pesmel proposed a solution based on the TransRoll™ automated storage concept. Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Riau Andalan

After ten years, TransRoll keeps on rolling

The solution that Pesmel created for RAPP is an automated, high-density, deep-lane intermediate storage system for paper rolls. Read more »

Pulp & Paper Industry: Asia Symbol

Simplicity is the key to superior efficiency

The solution selected for the Xinhui plant was Pesmel’s TransRoll™ high bay storage system. Read more »

Metal Industry: Outokumpu

Accelerated packing with new TEW machine

Pesmel delivered a modern through-eye wrapping machine to Outokumpu’s mill in Tornio, Finland, in 2016. This was another successful project in the long, shared history of Outokumpu and Pesmel. Read more »

Metal Industry: Wuxi Putian

Achieving excellence in transformer core production

Pesmel’s automated high bay storage solutions offer flexibility and growth potential for Wuxi Putian. Read more »

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Insights

Discover the thoughts and insights of industry experts in the field of material flow and advanced automated logistics.

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Knowledge creates value

Real-time tracking with Pesmel’s warehouse management system WMS is about much more than just knowing exactly where every coil is located. Compared to traditional warehousing solutions, the benefits available with Pesmel’s high-bay warehouse inclusive of Material Flow WMS can be measured in quality, efficiency and speed. The real-time tracking feature is based on creating a Read more »

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Warehouse for an integrated, proactive, and safe supply chain

When comparing different alternatives for automated warehouses, it’s vital to examine the financial impact with a wider perspective to see and understand the real benefits and limitations different alternatives can offer, and how these affect the connecting processes. A properly-done TCO- analysis provides a broader view, not only to clarify the investment goals, but also Read more »

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New warehousing concept for fiberglass mat rolls – Automated warehouse streamlines the supply chain

Pesmel has developed its TransRoll™ warehouse technology for handling fiberglass mat rolls used in the construction industry. This work has recently resulted in two major automated warehouse projects integrated to fiberglass mat production where the customer selected Pesmel’s high-bay warehouse technology instead of a traditional manual solution. Fiberglass mat is an essential element when it Read more »

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Material Flow WMS manages the mill’s material flow

The main task for the warehouse management system (WMS) is to control mill’s material flow and optimise storage and logistics operations. It is an integral part of our Material Flow How® offering, enabling seamless integration with mill’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other production control systems. Pesmel’s Material Flow WMS is built completely in-house using Read more »

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High-bay storage racking – Cooperation and experience lead to a successful project

Top-notch high-bay storage racking solutions require diverse expertise and experience. Different areas include industry-specific high-bay warehousing and building technology, norms, regulations, and project management. Pesmel has worked with high-bay warehouses for decades and understands the importance of risk management to ensure that their solutions conform to customer requirements in a safe and proper manner. Close, Read more »

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The future of supply chain ecosystems

Pesmel’s services and solutions do not exist in a vacuum but as one part of a complex supply chain leading from manufacturer to end consumer. Making sure that these solutions can integrate efficiently and easily into that chain helps everyone run their businesses smoothly. Pesmel is well-known for cutting-edge material flow solutions. The warehouse management Read more »

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Digital twin and virtual warehouse commissioning

When a project involves significant CAPEX, time really is of the essence. Integrating digital twin technology into the customers’ warehouse management system from the beginning drastically reduces start-up costs and time, as well as improves efficiency throughout the system’s lifecycle. Simulation from the start “When a customer has a case involving complex material flows from Read more »

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Increasing the credibility and validation of flow solutions

Pesmel uses simulation to ensure efficient and accurate design of complex material flow solutions at their customers’ mills, says Eero Anttila, Manager, Material flow integration. Customizing solutions successfully through simulation The needs of every customer are different. Offering bespoke, customizable solutions to improve material flow is one of Pesmel’s clear strengths. But identifying and addressing Read more »

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Next level automated warehousing

Optimizing warehouse operations lays the foundation for improvements over the entire supply chain. Automated warehousing increases efficiency, reduces costs, and allows simplified material flow. Recognizing where delays occur in a typical pulp and paper supply chain is the first step in increasing efficiency. The supply chain can be split into three distinct steps: Firstly, production Read more »

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Towards carbon-neutral warehousing

With over 40 years of experience, Pesmel is well-known for its innovative material flow solutions. The company’s practical and pragmatic approach to its products is also useful in pursuing a zero-carbon policy, explains Tony Leikas, Pesmel CEO. Compensation cannot last forever “We have noticed that many companies use a compensation approach when planning their sustainability Read more »

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Revolutionizing Internal Tire Plant Logistics from Top to Bottom

The onset of the digital revolution has affected just about everything we do; from photography, films and music, to our health, our jobs, and the industries we work in. Pesmel, a dynamic logistics technology company headquartered in Finland, is now bringing the digital revolution into tire plants. It’s time to wave goodbye to the old-fashioned Read more »

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Revolutionizing in-mill logistics through data: Using intelligence to improve efficiency

Digital manufacturing processes are driving the sophistication level of in-mill logistics systems. For our customers, this means improvements in plant efficiency, capacity and product quality. Pesmel already established its own ICT department more than ten years ago, and it is a big part of the business today. The company has since harnessed the potential of Read more »

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Shaping the future of steel industry logistics

A senior executive of a large steel industry corporation said that companies like theirs have two big headaches – logistics and energy. Pesmel knows how investing in Industry 4.0, especially intelligent automation, can help alleviate the first of those headaches. It is becoming clear that as production volumes grow and delivery schedules keep tightening, traditional Read more »

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Every coil counts: Material Flow How® for wire rod

Pesmel’s unique Material Flow How® concept for wire rod producers is a logistics solution that goes far beyond traditional storage and warehousing. It turns intermediate storage facilities into highly-automated distribution centers that can improve throughput times and the efficiency, accuracy and quality of material handling. The wide range of end uses for wire rods, which Read more »

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TransRoll® – Big capacity, small footprint

The TransRoll® storage solution is an integral part of Pesmel’s Material Flow How® concept for paper mills. It is helping customers around the world achieve efficiency in terms of storage capacity, facility footprint, and speed and accuracy of deliveries. Pesmel’s Material Flow How® concept is all about arranging production and material flows to help maximize Read more »

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Looking to the future: A plant without pallets

Due to the evolution of the latest in digital technology, this is an area of the industry ready for a complete overhaul, and where tire manufacturers have the opportunity to make significant savings. Read more »

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System upgrades step up profitability

Higher throughput and better safety, modern PLC systems, even completely new functions. Pesmel Service is more than maintenance: it also delivers upgrades for existing systems. Read more »

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HelpDesk assists our customers in challenging situations

A 24/7 HelpDesk is available to Pesmel’s customers to guarantee undisturbed performance of the system. Read more »

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Tailored solutions for pulp and paper mills

Pesmel relies on its extensive experience and know-how when providing material handling systems for pulp and paper mills. Read more »

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Developing your business through internal logistics

Continuous development of production and delivery processes is a given in today’s manufacturing business. Read more »

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Eliminating rust with our automated coil packing lines

Zero rust, no handling damage, minimised material wastage – all thanks to Pesmel coil packing solutions. Read more »

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Production and logistics in perfect harmony

Pesmel’s unparalleled logistics expertise combines with world-class engineering to deliver industry-leading productivity and efficiency increases for new and existing mills. Read more »

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Simulation helps ensure optimal operation

Pesmel has been using 3D modeling to demonstrate the functionality of its material flow systems for quite some time. Read more »

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Discover the world of Pesmel.

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Shipments organized by automated warehousing

MM Kotkamills new Sheeting Center has Pesmel at its heart

Saica upgrades supply chain with automation

New fiberglass mat facility boosted with TransRoll™ ASRS

Automating roll flow at one of Europe’s biggest corrugating facilities

Staying ahead through service

High-quality wire rod packing through automated solutions

Keeping wire rod coils in shape at Danieli’s steelmaking division ABS

Investment in mill logistics boosts the entire logistics chain

Material Flow How® in action at Tata Steel, Kalinganagar

TransBale: Efficiency throughout the pulp logistics chain

Pioneering improved quality and enhanced throughput

A logistics revolution two decades in the making

Ideal Material Flow How® with superb internal logistics

Taking aluminium coil packing to a new level

Partnership in high-quality sheet packing solutions

Steel worthy of the best packing on the market

Seamlessly integrated storage and logistics

High capacity and smooth flow of products

Unique storage solution for limited space

After ten years, TransRoll keeps on rolling

Simplicity is the key to superior efficiency

Accelerated packing with new TEW machine

Achieving excellence in transformer core production

Insights

Knowledge creates value

Warehouse for an integrated, proactive, and safe supply chain

New warehousing concept for fiberglass mat rolls – Automated warehouse streamlines the supply chain

Material Flow WMS manages the mill’s material flow

High-bay storage racking – Cooperation and experience lead to a successful project

The future of supply chain ecosystems

Digital twin and virtual warehouse commissioning

Increasing the credibility and validation of flow solutions

Next level automated warehousing

Towards carbon-neutral warehousing

Revolutionizing Internal Tire Plant Logistics from Top to Bottom

Revolutionizing in-mill logistics through data: Using intelligence to improve efficiency

Shaping the future of steel industry logistics

Every coil counts: Material Flow How® for wire rod

TransRoll® – Big capacity, small footprint

Looking to the future: A plant without pallets

System upgrades step up profitability

HelpDesk assists our customers in challenging situations

Tailored solutions for pulp and paper mills

Developing your business through internal logistics

Eliminating rust with our automated coil packing lines

Production and logistics in perfect harmony

Simulation helps ensure optimal operation

Let's get connected.