15 years ago, we carried out the first installation of our OneBase^®MFT transport control system in a slab yard in Brazil. The slabs are taken from the PrimetalsTechnologies continuous casting plant and tracked in the warehouse by the ABF system. In cooperation with a PSI Software Warehouse Management solution, all slab transports are controlled via the transport control system.

Even then, we combined the software solution on cranes and ground vehicles with robust positioning and sensor technology for seamless material tracking. 15 years of reliable operation – and the system continues to impress to this day!

Last year, 11 heavy-duty ground vehicles were already upgraded to a high-precision RTK GNSS from Septentrio. Now our colleagues Michael and Siegi were back on site and, as part of the retrofit, successfully brought the Symeo LPR® (Local Positioning Radar) and Siemens PLC components on 4 cranes up to the latest state of the art.

What makes us particularly proud:
✔ Longevity – our solutions are not only innovative but also sustainable in operation.
✔ Future-proofness – thanks to the retrofit, the system remains technically at a top level.
✔ Expertise – our colleagues are true experts in the field of transport vehicle positioning and sensor technology.

This sensor-supported control system solution is still considered a flagship project within the group – a success story spanning many years.