Case Studies
Sigma Alimentos desires automation for new expansion
Overview
Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) | |
Food & Beverage | |
Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management | |
Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance Warehouse Automation | |
Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration | |
Operational Impact
Pallets with cases of meat/cheese/etc. enter the AS/RS from the shipping/receiving dock. Each pallet is conveyed to a squaring station, where it is centered on the conveyor, profile checked, and scanned for identification. If a pallet load is outside the predefined load envelope, it is rejected and pushed into a reject lane. Rejected pallets require forklift removal and correction before being placed in the system again via the manual input station. | |
Pallets that pass the profile check and scanning station are conveyed to the infeed of either SRM, and are placed in the storage rack as directed by Savanna.NET WMS. When selected for shipping, the Satellite® load carrying device enters the rack as directed by Savanna.NET, and loads it on the SRM. | |
Westfalia’s Savanna.NET® WMS will manage all products as they travel through the distribution center, including order picking. With its modular structure, Savanna.NET is capable of adapting and integrating individual logistics requirements, such as the case and carton picking, along with full pallet demand, SKU organization and the order consolidation Sigma requires. | |
Quantitative Benefit
40% increase in storage density with a Multiple-Deep AS/RS | |
30% reduction in energy costs due to efficiencies of AS/RS systems | |