The aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft, which aims to efficiently and sustainably produce its new regional aircraft D328eco with 40 seats at the Leipzig/Halle site, is equipping its final assembly line with the space-saving container-compact storage system “PowerCube” and the automated narrow-aisle storage “AutoVNA” from Jungheinrich in two aisles. The intralogistics specialist announced this in a press release on 14 October. The automation concept provides for 5,307 container locations and 636 pallet locations.
During the concept phase, Jungheinrich worked closely
with Deutsche Aircraft. According to the intralogistics specialist, the solution creates a highly efficient and flexible material flow for the CO2-neutral production of the turboprop regional aircraft. In this context, the Jungheinrich PowerCube is being combined for the first time in an industrial environment with an AutoVNA system to achieve high space efficiency and the best possible integration into existing logistics processes.
“Jungheinrich AG stands for high-tech intralogistics and offered exactly the solution we needed here in Leipzig to
operate highly efficiently and safely,” said Sebastian Böhnl, Site Manager Leipzig at Deutsche Aircraft. “We look forward to the collaboration and to taking on a pioneering role here as well with the first combination of AutoVNA and Jungheinrich PowerCube. We are getting closer to the future of sustainable flying every day.”
The project at the Leipzig/Halle site is part of Deutsche Aircraft's long-term growth strategy. In the new CO2-neutral production facility “Factory 4.0”, which will be completed on a
60,500-square-meter site by the end of 2025, up to 48 D328eco aircraft per year will be manufactured in its final configuration. The facility is designed for a two-shift operation and can be expanded to a three-shift operation if required.
Leipzig/Halle Airport offers favorable conditions for the sustainable production concept with its 24/7 operation and its international significance in air cargo traffic. Jungheinrich's intralogistics solution constitutes a building block for the CO2-neutral, digital and paperless production facility that is powered
