When global health care company Fresenius Kabi sought to expand its United States operations with a new product line, it followed its long-held strategy of manufacturing its products in the country or region where they are used. The German-based firm has three manufacturing sites in the U. S. to serve its hospital and clinic customers in the U.S. market, so it
was an easy decision to invest in expanding an existing site in Wilson, North Carolina. The Wilson site manufactures generic medicines in pre-filled syringes. The new operation is for the production of IV solutions which provide fluids and medicines for patient are in in clinics and hospitals. Automating processes at the portion of the Wilson site was important to assure safety, accuracy, and precise handling of the solutions.
“This facility is the most automated and integrated of our three production facilities operating in the US,” says Wolfgang Salrein, vice president, expansion project, at Fresenius Kabi. “The new operation is capable of producing million units of standard solutions annually.”
To provide space for the new operations, a rack-supported high-rise building was erected to house an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) from Stoecklin Logistics. The three- aisle system contains 10,200 pallet positions where finished goods are stored until ready to ship. Most products spend about a week in the temperature-monitored storage, during which time they naturally cool following their sterilization during the manufacturing processes.
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