Automated conveyor system for Bausch+Lomb

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New logistics setup for a global eye health brand

Bausch+Lomb is a well-known brand in contact lenses, lens care products and related optical products. For its logistics operation in Berlin, the company moved part of its logistics activities from a central location to a larger and more accessible site in the edge the city. This project was carried out directly for the brand’s in-house logistics operation. The new facility required an automated conveyor system that could support order picking, packing and outbound handling in a smart, reliable and cost-conscious way.

Rollerbaan Bausch+Lomb

The challenge: building a new logistics flow from the ground up

The new logistics setup required a dedicated material handling concept that could support efficient order fulfilment in a new building. The main challenge was to create an automated internal transport system that could support multiple product flows, reduce unnecessary manual handling and connect different operational steps into one reliable logistics process.

At the same time, the system had to remain practical. The goal was to create a solution that was intelligent where needed and simple where possible.

A Qliqflow conveyor system with intelligent barcode routing

Valor supplied the Qliqflow conveyor system for the new logistics process. The installation connects multiple work areas across two levels and supports both high-volume and lower-volume order flows.

A key element of this project is the barcode-based containing the routing logic and therefore decoupling the material flow from the WMSThis makes the solution technically smart, reliable and efficient to implement.

Packing Bausch+Lomb

Efficient zone picking and flexible work distribution

The system was designed to support efficient zone order picking. Boxes are automatically guided to the correct picking areas, where operators can add the required products from nearby storage locations. For lower-volume or more specific products, a separate flow was created on the upper level. These orders are transported down and merged with the main conveyor flow.

After picking, the conveyor system distributes boxes across available packing and processing stations.

Integration of packaging and strapping machines

Valor’s conveyor system integrated external packaging and strapping equipment. Depending on the box type and process requirement, orders are routed toward the correct closing or strapping process. After packaging, the flows come together on the outbound conveyor. From there, operators can prepare the boxes for palletising and shipment.

What made this project technically smart

The most distinctive element of this project is the barcode-based routing logic. In many automated material handling systems, the conveyor control system communicates with the customer’s WMS to ask where each box needs to go. In this case, that communication was not required for the main routing process. The routing information was already embedded in the license plate on the box.

Levels Bausch+Lomb

A flexible material handling system for future growth

The Bausch+Lomb project shows how an automated conveyor system can be both intelligent and practical. By embedding the routing logic in the license plate, the system avoids unnecessary software complexity while still supporting a controlled and efficient order flow.

Valor delivered a scalable internal transport system that connects picking, packing and outbound handling. The system is designed around the current process, but remains flexible enough to support future growth in demand and capacity.

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