Working with food packaging and processing integrator Tetra Pak, Cimcorp will optimize material flow and throughput from production to dispatch within the site at Dunsandel, New Zealand.
Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic order fulfilment and tyre-handling solutions, announces it will install its MultiPick materials handling solution for Synlait Milk (NZX: SML; ASX: SM1) at its new liquid milk production facility in Dunsandel, New Zealand. As part of a project with food packaging and processing integrator Tetra Pak, the solution will fully automate Synlait’s order picking process, optimizing material flow and throughput from production to dispatch.
Synlait
is a young, pioneering New Zealand-based company that combines expert farming
with state-of-the-art processing. It produces a range of nutritional milk
products that benefit the health and wellbeing of its global customers. Since
2008, its Dunsandel site has grown to become one of the largest integrated
infant formula sites in the world. To expand its product portfolio to include
liquid milk, Synlait is building a new production and packaging facility.
Neil
Betteridge, Director Operations, Synlait, said, “We’re excited to work with
Cimcorp and Tetra Pak to automate the order picking process within our new
production facility. The speed and precision offered through automated
materials handling will help us streamline operations and maximize the
freshness of our new liquid milk products. It will also improve the health and
safety of our people, as staff will not be required in cold storage areas for
long periods of time. We’ll have a modern facility, ready to meet the demands
of today’s food supply chain.”
Notably,
the highly efficient MultiPick system will enable Synlait to transport 1,800
crates from inventory to loading every hour and easily meet production rates of
7,000 crates per day. At the core of the solution will be Cimcorp’s Warehouse
Control System (WCS), which will provide control over all inventory management,
system functions and pick planning, as well as integration with the order
management system.
Derek
Rickard, Distribution Sales Manager, Cimcorp, said, “With an automated picking
process, Synlait will be able to significantly increase its order fulfilment
speed and shorten its lead times, resulting in maximized product shelf life – a
critical aspect of the dairy business. Moreover, the WCS software will help
Synlait not only optimize material flow with advanced control over product
movement and order accuracy, but also collect and provide traceable data to
support food safety requirements.”
Installation
of the system will commence in the first quarter of 2019.
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