Companies across all industries are faced with the question: Which warehousing strategy is best for supply chain efficiency, cost transparency, and resilience? Whether in the automotive, electronics, mechanical engineering, medical technology, energy, or aviation sectors, the choice between short-term storage, long-term storage, and hybrid consignment warehouses affects not only your security of supply, but also your financing structure and innovative strength.
Short-term storage makes it possible to respond to market opportunities, seasonal peaks, or supply bottlenecks in supply chain management in a targeted manner. Consignment warehouses offer a particular advantage in this regard: companies only pay when goods are called off—this increases liquidity, minimizes capital commitment, and preserves cost flexibility, e.g., for promotions, emergency buffers, and pilot series in all high-tech industries.
Long-term storage is essential for critical spare parts, long-life components, and life cycle assurance. btv technologies sets standards in this area by not only meeting the requirements of DIN EN IEC 62435, but significantly exceeding them: Our long-term storage guarantees absolute planning reliability, maximum value retention, and protection against obsolescence through documented climate control, extended ESD protection, regular power supply, and continuous digital monitoring. This is the basis for top-level supply chain management and value-added services—for automotive, industrial, medical technology, and energy companies alike.
With btv technologies, your components are not only stored safely, but also in a manner that exceeds standards – ensuring the reliability and future viability of your supply chain.
Many industrial companies now rely on hybrid warehousing strategies and consignment warehouses—combining range, short-term delivery capability, and strategic stockpiling without tying up capital. This creates new scope in component logistics, especially for markets with fluctuating demand or disruptive technologies.
With our two state-of-the-art locations (Werl with AutoStore & Unna) and our range of consignment and traditional storage services, we offer maximum redundancy, security, and flexibility – tested and documented to the highest standards. Our long-term storage combines value-added services, quality monitoring, supply chain transparency, and modern digital traceability in a scalable end-to-end solution.
New logistics center in Werl with AutoStore
After less than 12 months of construction, our state-of-the-art logistics center in Werl has been completed and will soon go into trial operation. There, a fully automated AutoStore system provides robot-assisted small parts storage – with maximum efficiency, optimal protection, and transparent, traceable processes. The systematic separation of different fire compartments guarantees safety for each product group.
Parallel operation of both locations – for maximum security:
The existing warehouse in Unna will remain in place and supplement the capacity in Werl. This makes it possible to distribute inventories across two locations in a targeted manner – for example, to safeguard different product groups or as additional protection against external risks. This geographically distributed storage increases reliability and gives companies even more control over their supply.
Your advantages at a glance
- Supply chain management and component logistics via best-practice warehouse concepts (consignment, long-term storage, short-term storage)
- Documented quality monitoring, climate-controlled warehouses, ESD protection, power supply, obsolescence management
- Two logistically networked locations, securely distributed for fail-safe operation and supply optimization
- Digital tracking solutions, seamless inventory management, and transparent reporting function
- Maximum flexibility for all industries: automotive, electronics, medical technology, industry, energy, aviation, communications, and defense
With btv technologies, you get customized solutions for every industry, from value-added services to long-term storage – always reliable, future-proof, and industry-specific.
Whether you have short-term needs, a long-term strategy, or require a customized high-end solution, the versatile options offered by btv technologies at its two locations in Werl and Unna provide companies in the automotive, electronics, mechanical engineering, medical technology, energy, and aviation industries with maximum supply security and flexibility at all times. The smart combination of state-of-the-art technology, above-average standards, and redundant storage locations makes your goods management resilient and future-proof – regardless of the market situation, component type, or sector.
With btv technologies, you can actively and economically control your warehouse strategy – whether for short-term needs, long-term planning, or individual high-end solutions. Let us advise you on how consignment and long-term storage can make your supply chain future-proof!
