Description

Noyes creates the innovative solution for a new kind of urban logistics that flexibly adapts to rapidly changing consumer behavior. In the E- and Q-commerce (Quick commerce) sector, customers are demanding ever faster delivery times – evident in Gorillas and Flink, which advertise 10-minute delivery. However, the required warehouse space close to customers, especially in urban areas, is scarce and expensive. The particular challenge is to enable urban logistics while operating efficiently as well as economically. The solution to this lies in a system that can seamlessly and flexibly adapt to urban conditions. This includes: Minimizing warehouse space through optimal use of floor space and room height, low noise levels, flexibility and adaptability, 24/7 availability and high product density. All this is offered by the Noyes storage solution.

Noyes Nano Fulfillment is the smallest and fastest supply chain solution in close proximity to the customer. Noyes urban nano warehouse enables lightning fast delivery times at an affordable price. Fast pick times of only five to ten seconds per access save a lot of time compared to the manual process. In addition, the Noyes solution’s ability to compress up to 2000 SKUs into a 30 square metres warehouse enables it to transform any store space into fully automated, customized nano warehouses. A special feature is the sustainable and energy-saving cooling system with different temperature zones, which is currently being developed in cooperation with a renowned cooling technology manufacturer. This cooling solution can be quickly and easily integrated into any Noyes warehouse. The system also offers unparalleled flexibility, thanks to the technology used and developed in-house: the plug-and-play system allows system expansions at any time – even during ongoing operation. At the same time, important software updates and information can be imported “over the air”.

The Noyes solution serves a wide range of application areas. These include E- and Q-commerce, food retail, postal services, medical and hospital as well as industrial applications. Especially in the area of Q- & E-commerce and food trade the comany offers a modern and promising solution to face the growing challenges of dynamic and erratic consumer behavior.

Innovations

Noyes Technologies revolutionizes urban logistics with intelligent, fully automated nano warehouses that sustainably optimize processes and significantly reduce costs. Noyes warehouses are characterized by their highly flexible, uncomplicated and modular design. Based on this, the warehouses can be optimized for any floor plan. Unlike existing decentralized storage systems, no additional corridors are required for transport and access can be provided on any level. This saves storage space and thus enables integration into the urban environment.

Market relevance

The need for automation and better space utilization in warehouse logistics has been growing for years. This growth was further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the e- and Q-commerce (quick commerce) sectors. While new sales and new customer records were set in e-commerce, especially by closed department stores and regular stores, Q-commerce grew to become a serious branch in the grocery supply sector. Providers such as Gorillas, Getir and Flink are not only the talk of the town due to the huge influx of capital from outside backers, but the promise of delivering groceries in less than ten minutes also made waves. Noyes Technologies’ ultra-dense and automated storage system allows customers in virtually all industries to benefit from significantly improved space utilization. Customers in the e-commerce sector can use the storage solution in central warehouses to realize savings in the pick-and-pack process steps in particular, in addition to space savings. Also the Noyes solution significantly reduces the risk of picking errors and costly returns.

The Q-Commerce divisions face high rental costs with its cost-intensive city center locations. In addition, customer orders must be assembled manually. The Noyes warehouse solves two problems here. The enormous density of the warehouse means that either the product range can be expanded, or existing space can be reduced, as aisles for pickers are no longer required. The number of pickers can also be reduced because the warehouse automates the movement of goods from inside the system to the pick location. The two factors play an important role in Q-Commerce vendors’ path to sustainable profitability. The system is also relevant to other industries. Manufacturing companies can use the system to pre-buffer significantly more parts for picking on the shop floor. This results in a reduction of the delivery frequency within the plant, a better utilization of space and the partial elimination of sequencing. Further use cases can be found in the healthcare sector, where the warehouse keeps medicines in hospitals, for example, protected from access and close to the patient.

Customer benefits

Even the smallest areas can be automated by the innovative storage system from Noyes Technologies. While classic automated storage systems are offered from about 900 square metres, the Noyes Storage System can automate areas as small as ten square metres due to its modular design. The ability to store 2,000 SKUs (Stock-Keeping-Units) in an area of 30 square metres with a ceiling height of only two meters is unparalleled among competitors. The combination of the warehouse’s enormous density with very fast access times of five to ten seconds per product enables customers to operate even with the highest demands on the warehouse system’s performance. The warehouse is modular, offering customers a highly flexible and scalable solution. It can be expanded on the fly and thus grows with customers’ needs, implementations of the warehouse are possible within a very short time (one to two days) due to the cloud-based management software and the non-requirement of ground anchoring or heavy current connections.

The innovative cooling system, which is being developed in conjunction with a renowned supplier of cooling systems, offers further advantages in addition to the highly flexible cooling of individual boxes. Seamless verification and documentation of the cold chain is achieved through sensor technology, thus ensuring greater safety and less food waste. The integration of the cooling system also follows the Noyes principle of simplest expansion and can be installed as well as integrated during existing operations without disrupting the existing flow.

With the addition of a pick robot, the overall system can be operated 24/7. Market access through same-day delivery or same-day pickup can thus be made possible for any partners and customers. This also ensures a reduction in inner-city parcel delivery volumes with classic delivery vehicles. Starting from the Nano Fulfillment Hubs, either end customers can pick up the product around the clock and according to their own time requirements. Alternatively, last-mile delivery providers use bicycles or e-bikes to bring the products to the end customers sustainably and with low emissions. In the future delivery bots will also handle the last-mile deliveries. Noyes Technologies thus actively contributes to sustainable urban development in addition to increasing efficiency for its customers.