TME (Transfer Multisort Elektronik Sp. z o.o.), an international distributor of electronic components, uses sophisticated warehouse automation to streamline its global distribution and logistics activities. These technologies enable the company to handle and dispatch more than 7,000 packages every day.
Its logistics network in Poland includes a 19,500 m² facility in Łódź and a 21,000 m² Logistics Centre in Rzgów. Both sites are equipped with automated systems for storing, picking, sorting and packing orders, helping maintain efficient daily operations.
Looking ahead, TME plans to expand its Polish infrastructure with a third facility scheduled for 2027. The company is also preparing to strengthen its North American distribution network, with a new US warehouse expected to start serving customers 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.
