Case Study: Hellmann Worldwide | Logistics Relies On Printronix

In accordance with its principle of "Thinking ahead – Moving forward", Hellmann Worldwide Logistics handles the transport of goods of all types. With 443 offices in 157 countries, the private company is one of the world's largest providers of logistics services, and ensures fast, reliable deliveries using all means of transport in all world markets.

The services offered by the company, which was founded in 1871, range from classic freight transport by road, rail, air and sea to an extensive array of courier services, warehousing and numerous special services. The company is based in Osnabrück; the largest German sites are in Hamburg, Lehrte and Bremen.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics places great importance on increasing standardization of the IT infrastructure, including its software solutions. The site in Bremen achieves a particularly good example of wide range of application areas of Printronix printing solutions for Hellmann. Since 1988, the Bremen site has been base of operations for the handling, scheduling, warehousing, dispatch management, invoicing and sea and air freight divisions of the company. The Bremen site utilizes Printronix printers for a variety of tasks.

PrintNet Enterprise, the printer management software from Printronix, is used only in individual applications at the local level. Layout management is significantly simplified. PrintNet Enterprise offers numerous monitoring and configuration capabilities for all printers in the network on the basis of MIB 2, which allows remote management of these printers by the administrator.