Skip to main content
Sister Publication Links
  • Rubber & Plastics News
Subscribe
  • My Account
  • LogIn
  • News
  • Technology Focus
    • Features
    • Technical Papers
    • Analysis: Rubber mixing plants of the future
      Analysis: US probes dumping by ESBR suppliers
      Opinion: Tire labels stuck in a rut
      Analysis: NR pricing takes one step forward, two steps back
    • White paper: Role of tire innerliners in improving 'in-use rolling resistance'
      White paper: Why tire air retention matters now more than ever
      Nippon Soda: Use of 1,2-polybutadiene in CSM rubber applications
      Elastomers for Sustainability Top 10
  • Events
    • ERJ Events
    • ERJ Livestreams & Webinars
    • Industry Events
    • Journey to Automation Awards 2020
      Sustainability: Top 10 E4S projects table
  • Maps & Reports
  • People
  • Directory
  • Digital Edition
  • Brainiac
MENU
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. News
February 12, 2018 12:00 AM

Petlas adding 'smart' warehouse at Turkey plant

Shahrzad Pourriahi
  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Share
  • Email
  • More
    Print

    Ankara, Turkey — Petlas Tire & Trade Corp. has begun construction of an automated "smart" warehouse at its factory complex in Ankara that's designed to improve its delivery logistics for customers worldwide.

    Petlas said the new warehouse is tied to a "Final Finish Sorting System" (FFSS) that it has installed at the plant as part of a strategy to integrate information technology with physical logistics.

    The combination of these assets will help Petlas provide customers with product traceability from the production line to delivery, the company said.

    Once the smart warehouse is in operation, products will be directed through interim storage, storage and shipment automatically and managed by robots and special automatic means.

    Petlas did not say when the warehouse will be operational nor what it's invested in it or the automated tracking system. The warehouse will be capable of storing and sorting 1.6 million tires, Petlas said.

    The sorting system is based on uniformity-balance test machines, superintendent devices, conveyor systems and smart computer software, Petlas said.

    The system classifies and palletises all passenger tires automatically and passes them along to the warehouse for storage and sorting. With the robotic systems, performance labels are applied and the tires are directed to shipment stations, where robots organise them according to a first-in/first-out system.

    The FFSS is capable of handling 50,000 tires a day.

    Owned by Turkish tire and auto parts distributor Abdulkadir Ozcan AS, Petlas is known primarily for its agricultural and related OTR tires, but in recent years has expanded its passenger and truck tire portfolios to include 4x4 and run-flat options.

    Investments Petlas has made at its Kirsehir factory have raised the plant's annual capacity for passenger/light truck tires to 9 million units, the company said, providing sufficient volume to support the enhanced export initiative.

    The company also recently disclosed it has added capacity for radial grader, earthmover and loader tires, and has expanded its range of radial truck/bus tires to include products for urban application, long haul-highway and short distance-regional.

    The company is represented in the US by Petlas Tire USA LLC, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

    RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
    German rubber industry to return to double-digit growth in 2021
    German rubber industry to return to double-digit growth in 2021
    Yokohama rings the changes with YX2023
    Yokohama rings the changes with YX2023
    Synthomer dismisses takeover reports
    Synthomer dismisses takeover reports
    Free Newsletters

    Breaking news and in-depth coverage of essential topics delivered straight to your inbox.

    Subscribe today

    Get the latest news impacting the European rubber industry, from breaking news to razor-sharp analysis, in print and online.

    Subscribe now
    Connect with Us
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Youtube

    Logo
    Contact Us

    @ 2019 European Rubber Journal. 
    European Rubber Journal is published bi-monthly by NUERJ Ltd.

    Registered Office: Castle House, 89 High Street,
    Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2DF, United Kingdom. 

    Tel. + 44 (0)203 196 0141 

    Registered No. 13104613 England

    Email: [email protected]

    Website www.european-rubber-journal.com

    Customer service 

    Tel. + 44 (0)203 196 0141 

     

    Resources
    • About us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Media Kit
    • Ad Choices Ad Choices
    • Sitemap
    Legal
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Request
    Copyright © 1996-2021. Crain Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    • News
    • Technology Focus
      • Features
      • Technical Papers
    • Events
      • ERJ Events
      • ERJ Livestreams & Webinars
      • Industry Events
    • Maps & Reports
    • People
    • Directory
    • Digital Edition
    • Brainiac