martin’ s famous pastry shoppe, inc. automates new warehouse with Westfalia
W estfalia Technologies, Inc., announces that Martin’ s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.®( Martin’ s ®), a family owned and operated bread and roll manufacturer, has installed the company’ s warehouse automation technology at its Chambersburg, Pennsylvania facility. With Westfalia’ s automated storage and retrieval system( AS / RS) and Savanna. NET ® Warehouse Execution System( WES), Martin’ s ® has improved efficiency, accuracy, and traceability of finished goods.
Westfalia’ s AS / RS stores pallets of reserve product in a rack structure six pallets deep, housing approximately 2,000 pallets. Two tandem( dual pallet) storage and retrieval machines( S / RMs), with independent movable cabs for safer and easier maintenance, store and retrieve pallets to and from the rack structure. The AS / RS is integrated with Cimcorp’ s MultiPick System, a fully automated, robotic material handling solution, picking system, and Westfalia’ s out-feed conveyor system. This combination enables the fast fulfillment of single and multi-SKU orders.
Steve Mitchell, engineering manager at Martin’ s, said,“ Our Chambersburg, Pennsylvania facility experiences a significant impact from the seasonality of hamburger and hot dog roll sales throughout the summer months. As a result, we were struggling with space constraints in our warehouse, as well as risk of order fulfillment errors. Westfalia’ s solutions enable us to efficiently utilize our space while improving the accuracy of our shipments.”
Westfalia’ s Savanna. NET ® WES orchestrates the entire operation, maintaining the inventory in both the AS / RS and the MultiPick system. In order to increase order accuracy and product traceability, the WES is integrated with Martin’ s ® order processing and enterprise systems.
Dan Labell, president, Westfalia Technologies, said,“ With a growing, diverse number of SKUs, seasonal products, and complex orders, food manufacturers can more effectively manage and track inventory with automation technology. Westfalia’ s AS / RS, integrated with our Savanna. NET ® WES, will help Martin’ s ® achieve these benefits, while providing additional operational efficiencies, cost savings, and a competitive advantage.”
** Martin’ s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.® is an all-American family owned and operated consumer goods company headquartered in
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania focused on baking high-quality bread and roll products using high-quality ingredients. **
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