Beverage industry set for growth
The signals are pointing to growth for the high-volume "thirst quenchers". Despite the positive trends seen in the beverage market, the accompanying increased cost of raw materials, energy and road tolls leave a nasty aftertaste. A challenge, especially for logistics – Innovative automation solutions from Westfalia are:
- cost-efficient, due to high transparency and acceleration of order processes
- flexible, as units are designed according to branch-specific conditions
- improved quality, due to compliance of logistical system requirements with statutory provisions
Practical example: beckers bester GmbH & Co. KG – Lütgenrode
The family firm beckers bester GmbH & Co. KG is a leading producer of fruit juice. To cater for consumer demand for high-quality products, beckers bester has repeatedly invested in modernising its juice extraction equipment and bottling plant in recent years. When the block storage facility was no longer able to cope with the requirements of a modern business, the company opted to build a new automatic high-bay warehouse.
Excellent turnover performance thanks to high-density Satellite® storage system
The Satellite® storage facility designed by Westfalia has 11,600 pallet positions despite the official height restriction of only 11 metres. Four SRVs are provided for storage and retrieval. A warehouse management computer is used to manage the storage and materials handling system. The controlled flow of materials and data also provides a permanent overview of current warehouse stocks as well as all storage and retrieval processes more...
The Westfalia system portfolio for the beverage industry:
- Automatic high-bay warehousing
- Automatic materials handling systems
- Order picking systems
- Automatic loading systems
- Inventory management systems