Intralogistics for chilled food
HÖRMANN: AutoStore® and multi-order picking for cheese specialties
HÖRMANN Intralogistics implemented an AutoStore® system with multi-order picking for Heiderbeck GmbH in an existing refrigerated warehouse. The Bavarian sales company for cheese specialties uses the system for efficient picking of its high-quality products.
The concept
Heiderbeck GmbH needed an intralogistics solution that would meet the special requirements of chilled cheese specialties. HÖRMANN Intralogistics developed a customized AutoStore® system that was integrated into an existing refrigerated warehouse. At its heart is a two-stage single-double grid with multi-order picking and food-compliant container cleaning. The picked products are seamlessly forwarded to palletizing via connected conveyor technology.
Objectives and challenges of the project:
- Temperature consistency: Continuous cooling of the sensitive specialty cheeses throughout storage
- Increased efficiency: Optimizing picking performance through multi-order picking processes
- Hygiene requirements: Food-compliant container cleaning in accordance with legal requirements
- Space optimization: Maximum storage capacity in the existing hall space
- Process integration: Seamless connection to downstream packaging and shipping processes
- Scalability: Option to expand the system as required
The solution in detail
The AutoStore® system with 51 Red Line robots operates on a single double grid for 15,700 bin locations. At five multi-order picking ports, employees pick several customer orders in parallel using put-to-light technology and stationary barcode scanners.
Nine carousel ports and three conveyor ports enable flexible storage and retrieval. Two transfer cells ensure food-compliant container cleaning. The HiLIS AS Warehouse Management System controls all processes and is directly connected to the customer HOST.
Facts & key figures
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About the customer:
Heiderbeck GmbH, based in Olching, Bavaria, is an established distribution company for high-quality cheese specialties and chilled delicatessen products. The company successfully supplies the German market with selected delicatessen products and relies on the highest quality standards for the storage and distribution of its temperature-sensitive product range.
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