Multi-Phase Facility Modernization
Client:
Dairy Food & Beverage Producer
Industry:
Food & Beverage
Solution:
Distribution Systems Integration
Leading customer-brand provider of cheese, beverages and yogurt, based in North America, with over 10,000 employees.
Challenge
- Facility outdated and not able to keep up with demand
- Additional conveyor needed to feed robotic palletizing cells
- The facility especially required an updated end-of-line process
- Recent high-speed filler line required a higher speed palletizing capability
Solution
- Multi-phase upgrade initiative
- Integrated conveyor with robotic palletizing, allowing dynamic pallet patterns
- Develop a creative, compact solution for layer picking and palletizing for a dedicated high-speed line within a limited footprint, able to integrate with existing controls and software
- High speed stretch wrapper with automated corner board application, with a new print-and-apply solution
Results
- Faster, modernized end-of-line facility
- Outdated equipment replaced with faster, more efficient systems
- Throughput increased 50%
- Ability to adjust pallet patterns
- Worked around busy season to avoid disruptions to operations
- Reduced heavy, difficult manual labor
