SWISS POST

The amazing juggle championship

The challenge

Facing the surge of e-commerce and transitioning from traditional letters to lighter parcels and small bags, the Swiss Post encountered several challenges in its main hub for letter and small parcel distribution:

Adapting to rapid growth and high-speed demands
Handling a diverse mix of parcels, letters, and bags efficiently
A tight layout across two floors, requiring effective optimization of space and resources

The solution

Körber, the systems integrator for the entire project, implemented a solution based on innovative sorter loops: a unique combination of both horizontal and vertical sorters on two levels. Interroll smart platform solutions for material handling and sortation were seamlessly integrated, ensuring smooth operations. The installation of high-speed sorters with numerous destinations further optimized throughput.

Applications:: Convey, Sort

Country:: Switzerland

Industry:: Courier Express Parcel (CEP)

System Integrator:: Körber

Products/Solutions used

Added value for Swiss Post:

Unmatched throughput from day one: up to 19,000 items per hour processed with automatic identification, sortation, and singulation
Accommodation of the tight layout with horizontal and vertical sorters, enhancing efficiency
Efficient adaptation to growth and evolving shipment mix, ensuring sustained high performance

Optimized throughput

Accuracy and speed

Automated solutions

Mixed parcel handling

About Swiss Post

The Swiss Post is the national postal service of Switzerland and the country's second largest employer. The company was awarded as the world’s best postal service seven times in row for its accuracy, relevance, and sustainability.

“We needed a certain amount of flexibility…and that is why our decision was clearly in favor of the Interroll solutions.”

Martin Resch
CEO, Körber Supply Chain AG