INDUSTRIES – SOLUTIONS FOR BEVERAGES, FOOD & INDUSTRIALS
With scalable automation solutions and integrated software, we harmonise material flow, inventory and order picking – for predictable performance and measurable efficiency.
Requirements range from seasonality and product variety to hygiene, traceability and seamless connection to production and ERP.
BEVERAGES
A wide variety of items, smaller batches, and many packaging formats—logistics sets the pace for availability and costs.
Typical requirements: Capacity expansion, direct integration with production, ensuring pallet quality.
Solution mix: High-bay and compact warehouse (single- to multi-deep), manual to fully automated picking, automated block storage with AGVs/FTS.
Case study: Adelholzener – high-rack storage + block storage, monorail for production integration, pallet exchange/inspection; 24,000 storage locations, 6 aisles, double-deep, 25% reduction in loading time
FOOD & DEEP FREEZE
Hygiene standards, best-before dates/batches and an unbroken cold chain determine processes – including end-to-end data integration.
Typical requirements: Handling of a wide variety of containers, load carriers and goods, ergonomics in temperature ranges, integration into the production process, consolidation and sequencing.
Solution mix: high-bay and compact warehouses (including frozen storage), manual to fully automated picking, AGV-supported block storage.
Case teaser: Teekanne – capacity increase for raw materials; P2G and W2P picking; automatic order supply for production, including direct connection to production planning
INDUSTRIALS
Material flow is the focus – from goods receipt to JIT/JIS supply and assembly return; automation can be combined at all stages.
Typical requirements: deep IT integration, serial numbers/batches, handling of many formats/weights, ergonomic workstations & assembly picking.
Solution mix: HRL & compact warehouse, picking workstations, AGV transport & tugger train integration.
Case teaser: Krones – capacity increase for individual parts/assemblies, multi-container handling (small parts to pallets), assembly kitting and consolidation, tugger train integration.