BEUMER Group Russia win DPD contract

BEUMER Group Russia, a global supplier of automated post and parcel sorting systems, has been awarded a contract to supply a sortation system to parcel carrier, DPD. The order is for a line sortation system, which will be installed in DPD’s depot in St. Petersburg, Russia. This installation will be the first use of automation equipment in this particular depot and the investment forms an essential ingredient in DPD’s expansion plans for Russia, whereby the company wishes to introduce automation throughout its regional depots.

DPD is handling an increasing volume of e-commerce products, and the majority of these items are shipped in poly-bags. This makes the line sorter an ideal sorting solution for DPD’s regional automation, as its low-friction operation means that it can handle these items delicately and without damage.

The system to be installed features one induction line, 10 destination chutes, and barcode scanning and volume measurements on the fly. The total capacity will be 3,500 items/hour. The control system has a SCADA overview as well as an interface between DPD’s host system and the Beumer BeSS Software Suite.

Andrey Mayorov, CEO of DPD in Russia, commented: “We needed very specific features and capabilities in the sortation system and Beumer Group was able to fulfil our specification completely.”

Martin Mossinkoff, Beumer’s Managing Director, Logistic Systems, said: “We are proud to be part of DPD’s growth and expansion into the huge Russian market. It is a relationship we hope will flourish.”

The order follows a 2009 win for Beumer Russia, in which it supplied a tilt-tray sorter to DPD’s Moscow hub. Beumer Group has a long history of supplying solutions to DPD in Europe.