Adaptability that delivers
UPS's new Smart Hub can process 104,000 parcels per hour — with help from EcoStruxure™ solutions.
UPS: Customer Story Key Figures
104,000 packages processed every hour
Future-capable, scalable, connected products to meet rising demand
Real-time data provides insight for agile decision-making
The parcel and package delivery industry is rapidly adapting to meet customer expectations in the face of rising digital demand. UPS and Schneider Electric built upon their long-standing relationship and the flexibility of EcoStruxure to drive efficiency. The new UPS Smart Hub facility is capable of processing 104,000 packages per hour.
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The Challenge
• Create a Smart Hub facility with the ability to adapt to an ongoing rise in the consumer use of digital commerce.
• Control the process automation and operations of a facility with more than 15 miles of conveyor belts and a target of processing 104,000 packages every hour.
• Adapt existing machine controls and power-distribution technology to help maintain UPS's standards for package processing and on-time delivery.
The Solution
Agility with EcoStruxure
Apps, Analytics and Services: Modernisation services
Edge Control: PacDrive™ controllers, Momentum I/O
Connected Products: Altivar™ Machine, Lexium™ 62, Magelis™ HMI, APC™ UPS, Square D™ power equipment
• Connected products enhance the facility's operational efficiencies to achieve the goal of 104,000 packages per hour.
• Remote access to real-time data enables predictive maintenance and insights.
• Scalable, connected products help UPS provide the agility and reliability its customers need now and in the future.
The Results
• Agile decision-making through operational insight
• Higher reliability of operations
• Simplified processes and improved performance
• Increased process efficiency, driving a reduction in energy usage
Joel Stenson, Vice President of Corporate Plant Engineering, UPS
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"Schneider has helped us to realise our vision of what automation looks like, and to take advantage of the technologies that make themselves available."
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