NaturaSì: multi-temperature logistics system for organic food distribution
Industry
ORGANIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION – RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
Key objectives
- Manage approximately 65,000 SKUs with different storage and handling requirements
- Integrate pallet storage with loose-case and piece-picking operations
- Ensure the correct preservation of fresh products across different temperature ranges
- Optimise the use of available logistics space
- Provide operational flexibility and support future expansion
Technical requirements and constraints
- Coexistence of ambient-temperature and humidity-controlled storage environments
- Management of products requiring different storage and preservation conditions
- Integration between automated systems and manual operations
- Direct access to products and differentiated management of material flows
- Compliance with structural safety and seismic design requirements
Our solution
Key features
Integrated modular logistics system
Together with System Logistics, Modulblok designed a modular logistics system capable of coordinating automated and manual operations while integrating multiple storage technologies within a single logistics environment.
The solution includes an automated pallet warehouse served by System Logistics stacker cranes, designed to support loose-case handling activities and high-intensity order fulfilment operations, ensuring efficient flow management across the entire facility.
Integration with conventional pallet racking
- The system is complemented by conventional pallet racking dedicated to the storage of dry and finished goods, providing operational flexibility and direct access to individual load units.
3. Multi-temperature storage management
Humidity-controlled storage areas for fresh products are integrated with ambient-temperature environments, ensuring product quality and preservation throughout the supply chain.
The facility is engineered in accordance with seismic design criteria and features a modular architecture that supports future reconfigurations and capacity expansions without the need for major structural modification.
Technical specifications
| Voce | Valore | |
|---|---|---|
| System type | Magazzino autoportante automatico con tecnologia Raider | |
| Storage capacity | 3.315 posti pallet | |
| Height | 18 metri | |
| Operative performance | 46 cicli combinati IN/OUT – 35 cicli OUT (picco) | |
| Operating stations | 2 baie di picking automatiche | |
| Surface | 62 x 20 m |
Key Benefits
Managing a highly complex logistics environment
The system is designed to manage up to 65,000 SKUs, integrating pallet storage and loose-case handling through differentiated operating strategies tailored to the specific requirements of each product category.
Optimised space utilisation and flow management
The solution makes efficient use of 14,000 m² of logistics space, with vertical development up to 10 metres. By combining automation with direct product access, the system enhances storage efficiency while ensuring smooth and well-organised material flows.
Controlled storage conditions
The multi-temperature logistics system incorporates dedicated humidity-controlled areas to ensure the quality, integrity and proper preservation of fresh products throughout the storage and distribution process.
Integration of automation and manual operations
The hybrid system combines automated technologies with manual activities, ensuring operational continuity and the flexibility required to efficiently manage different logistics flows and fulfilment requirements.
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