Case
Coldservice.
Full automation in the refridgeration industry
More pallet spaces, without extra m2? Let’s discuss the possibilities together!
The company Coldservice.
Coldservice is a logistic service provider with a complete service for cooling, freezing, tempering, packaging and storage of termperature-sensitive products. In addition Coldservice provides (inter)national transport.
The company Coldservice was founded in 2013 by Maickel Versantvoort, in collaboration with a number of partners. Coldservice soon had 38.000 pallet spaces available, but that was nog enough either. The new high-bay warehouse provices another 12.000 places.
The challenge
Full automation.
The warehouse in its current form has two separate expeditions, each with six docks. One is used for chilled items and the other for frozen products. The frozen side mainly receives goods with a relatively low pallet weight and are transported to and from the frozen storage via conveyor belts. Pallets are stored in and out completely; piece picking from pallets does not take place. The new section must be completely deep-freeze and completely automated.
The solution
Very compact storage.
The (free-standing) pallet racks in the new warehouse will be operated by two rail-guided high bay cranes of almost 22 metres high. This system is called the ASRS, Automated Storage & Retrieval System. In this version, the pallets can be stored up to eight metres deep, allowing the warehouse to achieve a very high storage density. The pallets are moved horizontally from the crane into the racking. The stacker cranes each operate in their own aisle, which is almost 100 metres long.
Buffer zone with refridgerated boxes
New compared to the current working method are the refrigerated boxes for temporary placement of the pallets during inbound and outbound storage. The loading and unloading of refrigerated products normally requires very tight planning and short docking times, but sometimes trucks arrive later than expected. The prepared pallets then had to be returned to the pallet racks, despite the cooled area. The boxes contain aisles in which the pallets can be placed at a temperature of -20˚ Celsius. There are doors on either side to keep the temperature optimal and create the ideal buffer zone.
What customers say about us.
Costo Intralogistics has now set up several warehouses for us to our complete satisfaction. Their innovative ideas and flexibility play a major role in this for us.
Diana Burikina, support manager – Smyths toys, Walsrode (DE)
What stands out about Arrow WMS is its quality and flexibility. In addition, the reporting and visualization options of Costo are really nice to work with! This is definitely a plus in e-commerce: you want to be sure that the order arrives at the right time at the right place.”
Markus Kettenhofen, Site Manager Contract Logistics – Kuehne+Nagel
Thinking along with solutions so that we can meet our ultimate challenges, that is where Costo Intralogistics really stands out. Here you can immediately see the many years of logistics experience and expertise.
Maickel Versantfoord, managing director – Coldservice
COSTO Intralogistics expertise in practice.
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