New parcel sorting machine in Antwerp X doubles capacity: “Just in time for the end of the year” | Antwerp
AntwerpBpost has presented a new sorting machine for parcels in the Antwerp X sorting center. The first part of the machine has been in use since last month. The combination of the new and the existing machine offers a sorting capacity of 18,000 to 20,000 parcels per hour, which means a doubling.
E-commerce has seen a steep rise in the last three years. That is why the Antwerp X sorting center has been gradually adapted since 2019 to the decline in letter mail and the increase in parcels. Today mainly parcels are sorted and only the letter post for the Antwerp region.
Expansion necessary
In view of the market evolution, further expansion was necessary. The expansion must be realized without the loss of sorting capacity during the build-up of the transition to a new machine.
“That’s why the new machine was built in two phases,” explains Tom Geerinckx, Preparation Manager at X. “Our current machine is still running at full speed and Antwerp has already taken the first part of the new machine into use. At the beginning of 2023 we will start building the second part. The full PSM will be operational by the end of the year 2023 and will be able to sort 20,000 parcels per hour.” When the new machine is fully operational, the old pass is dismantled and dismantled.
The entire infrastructure of the sorting center was adapted to the new parcel sorting machine. The existing building was expanded with an existing 2000 square meters. Nineteen new truck quays and two conveyor belts were built that are extended into the truck to unload bulk product and put it on the sorting machine. Many customers want to load their goods directly into the truck, without pallets of containers.
Service and overview are central
Bpost out in Antwerp to adapt to passengers to economic context. But above all, it wants to offer customers an improved service and improve the improved business.
Ronald Kenens, concludes Ronald Kenens, Director of Preparation.
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“It is good that bpost is preparing with this new parcel machine for the expected parcel volume at the end of the year. We expect our public companies to innovate and lead by example. This high-tech machine is an example of that,” said the minister.
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