GIEICOM May 20, 2021 9:00:00 AM 6 min read

AS / RS: The best applications in the Food and Beverage industry

 

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In an industry where, by handling high product flows, a maximum degree of speed, control and precision is required in the assortment processes, AS / RS technologies turn out to be great allies to successfully satisfy demand requirements.

Due to the packaging characteristics and the type of logistics unit that is normally handled within the Food and Beverage industry, AS / RS equipment is very useful, as it provides great advantages such as:

  • Maximization of storage areas
  • Significant increase in the speed of response to customers
  • Optimization of the order fulfillment process (thanks to the "Good to person" principle)

For this reason, today we will tell you about the 3 best applications of AS / RS technologies within this industry.

 

AS / RS solutions for effective assortment in Food and Beverages

 

For handling pallets:

  • Unit-load Shuttle Rack.- AS / RS equipment that helps to have high-density storage in fewer aisles. One of its main advantages is that it provides multiple storage depths in the Distribution Center.

  • Unit-load as sequencer.- This AS / RS technology has the particularity that it works as a shipment loading sequencer, in order to maintain the established order of unloading of "last in, first out" (LIFO) during the assortment of orders and / or orders.

  

For handling boxes:

  • Mini-load AS/RS.- The Mini-load AS / RS is an equipment whose greatest benefits are the storage density and the assortment of orders in sequence for order preparation and subsequent palletizing that it offers, that is, the execution of the assortment in an orderly way so that the platform as required.

 

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