Poland – TME (Transfer Multisort Elektronik Sp. z o.o.), the global stockholding distributor of electronic components, relies on advanced warehouse automation to support its international logistics operations. This plays a key role in TME’s logistics operations, enabling the company to process and dispatch over 7,000 packages daily. TME’s logistics infrastructure includes the 19,500 m² facility in Łódź and the 21,000 m² Rzgów Logistics Centre, where automated storage, picking, sorting and packing technologies support its daily operations. A third facility in Poland is planned for 2027, and a US warehouse will begin supplying customers in North America towards the end of Q1 2027.
Explains Wojciech Kuczyński, Warehouse Logistics Director at TME: “TME serves over 300,000 customers across 150 countries, offering products from more than 1,300 suppliers. Managing this scale of operations requires a logistics system capable of handling large volumes of orders efficiently and accurately. Automated systems allow us to perform repetitive processes with a high degree of precision and consistency, minimising the risk of human error. Another important factor is scalability. Automation enables us to handle increasing order volumes efficiently while maintaining consistently high service standards. Ultimately, our goal is to provide customers with a reliable and seamless ordering experience, ensuring that the right components are processed accurately and dispatched as efficiently as possible.”
Some numbers are illuminating:
- Automation level: approx. 60%.
- Automated storage in Rzgów: 86 autonomous picking robots, 260,000 locations, 5,000 totes/hour total throughput, 12 m high.
- Automated storage in Łódź: five pallet cranes (12,000 pallets, 160 pallets/hour) and six container stacker cranes (220,000 locations). Both systems are 22 m high.
- Robotic arms: six automated sorter induction stations (500 operations/hour/each), with two more planned for 2027.
- Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs): 3 robots equipped with robotic arms that pick and place products into shipping boxes.
- Product picking station: An automated station for picking products, currently being commissioned.
- Sorter: Capable of processing up to 115,000 order lines per day, with 279 automated and 59 manual sorting slots.
- Conveyors: 7.5 km in total (3.5 km in Łódź, 4 km in Rzgów).
A robotic dispensing system is currently being commissioned.
Avanock, a subsidiary of TME, specialises in advanced warehouse automation and intralogistics solutions. The company develops its own robotic systems and customised equipment, while also integrating technologies from established partners such as Hai Robotics and Kardex. This combination results in solutions tailored to the specific requirements of TME’s logistics operations. An important advantage of this cooperation is that solutions can be developed and refined in a real operational environment, based on TME’s specific challenges and requirements.
