Honeywell Case Studies Supporting Europe’s Largest Bonded Warehouse with State-of-the-Art Rugged Hardware

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	Supporting Europe’s Largest Bonded Warehouse with State-of-the-Art Rugged Hardware Honeywell

Supporting Europe’s Largest Bonded Warehouse with State-of-the-Art Rugged Hardware

Honeywell

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage Retail
Applicable Functions	Warehouse & Inventory Management Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Warehouse Automation Inventory Management Fleet Management
Services	System Integration Hardware Design & Engineering Services Training
Challenge	Accolade Wines, a leading wine company, needed to renew its fleet of picking forklift trucks and its estate of truck-mounted and handheld mobile computers. The company required reliable, robust hardware at competitive prices to support its general expansion, including the installation of a third bottling line. Additionally, the new hardware needed to minimize maintenance costs and reduce the time required for staff training and familiarization. Accolade Wines also sought a reliable partner capable of providing technical support for the rugged computers. Read More
About Customer	Accolade Wines is a leading wine company by volume in the UK and Australia, selling some of the world’s best-known brands in over 100 countries. The company owns wineries in five New World countries and employs over 1600 people worldwide. Accolade Wines operates a 24/7 UK facility employing over 500 people at its 900,000 square feet, 85,000-pallet capacity Bristol site. This site produces one million bottles of wine a day, ships 100 million cases of wine a year, and has 250 daily truck movements. The company has been recognized as a ‘world class manufacturer of the year’ by The Manufacturer and Institute of Mechanical Engineers and has received Tesco’s highest level of audit clearance. Read More
Solution	Renovotec, a UK rugged hardware provider, won the contract for mobile computer renewal, installation, and ongoing support. Renovotec deployed the Honeywell Thor VM1 truck-mounted computer and Honeywell Tecton handheld mobile computers. The installation was phased over several months, alongside forklift truck decommissioning and replacement, which helped minimize staff training and familiarization time. The new hardware, being smaller and easier to handle, received positive feedback from warehouse staff. The handheld computers were replaced over two weeks and are used in all aspects of the warehouse operation and manufacturing area to scan stock to and from the lines. The Thor VM1’s Smart Dock feature allows for quick mounting and removal, reducing maintenance costs and lost productivity. The Tecton handheld computers, with their rugged design and integrated multi-range scanning technology, meet the demands of the warehouse environment and improve productivity. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Networks & Connectivity - Wireless Local Area Network

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Retail

Applicable Functions

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Warehouse Automation

Inventory Management

Fleet Management

Services

System Integration

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

Training

Challenge

Accolade Wines, a leading wine company, needed to renew its fleet of picking forklift trucks and its estate of truck-mounted and handheld mobile computers. The company required reliable, robust hardware at competitive prices to support its general expansion, including the installation of a third bottling line. Additionally, the new hardware needed to minimize maintenance costs and reduce the time required for staff training and familiarization. Accolade Wines also sought a reliable partner capable of providing technical support for the rugged computers.

About Customer

Accolade Wines is a leading wine company by volume in the UK and Australia, selling some of the world’s best-known brands in over 100 countries. The company owns wineries in five New World countries and employs over 1600 people worldwide. Accolade Wines operates a 24/7 UK facility employing over 500 people at its 900,000 square feet, 85,000-pallet capacity Bristol site. This site produces one million bottles of wine a day, ships 100 million cases of wine a year, and has 250 daily truck movements. The company has been recognized as a ‘world class manufacturer of the year’ by The Manufacturer and Institute of Mechanical Engineers and has received Tesco’s highest level of audit clearance.

Solution

Renovotec, a UK rugged hardware provider, won the contract for mobile computer renewal, installation, and ongoing support. Renovotec deployed the Honeywell Thor VM1 truck-mounted computer and Honeywell Tecton handheld mobile computers. The installation was phased over several months, alongside forklift truck decommissioning and replacement, which helped minimize staff training and familiarization time. The new hardware, being smaller and easier to handle, received positive feedback from warehouse staff. The handheld computers were replaced over two weeks and are used in all aspects of the warehouse operation and manufacturing area to scan stock to and from the lines. The Thor VM1’s Smart Dock feature allows for quick mounting and removal, reducing maintenance costs and lost productivity. The Tecton handheld computers, with their rugged design and integrated multi-range scanning technology, meet the demands of the warehouse environment and improve productivity.

Impact #1	The phased installation of truck-mounted computers minimized staff training and familiarization time.
Impact #2	The handheld computers improved productivity in all aspects of the warehouse operation and manufacturing area.
Impact #3	The Thor VM1 Smart Dock feature minimized maintenance costs and eliminated lost productivity.

Impact #1

The phased installation of truck-mounted computers minimized staff training and familiarization time.

Impact #2

The handheld computers improved productivity in all aspects of the warehouse operation and manufacturing area.

Impact #3

The Thor VM1 Smart Dock feature minimized maintenance costs and eliminated lost productivity.

Benefit #1	Accolade Wines’ Bristol site produces one million bottles of wine a day.
Benefit #2	The site ships 100 million cases of wine a year.
Benefit #3	The site has 250 daily truck movements.

Benefit #1

Accolade Wines’ Bristol site produces one million bottles of wine a day.

Benefit #2

The site ships 100 million cases of wine a year.

Benefit #3

The site has 250 daily truck movements.

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Supporting Europe’s Largest Bonded Warehouse with State-of-the-Art Rugged Hardware

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