Dot began using automation technology in its Mt. Sterling frozen warehouse in 2005, where three cranes currently pick small quantities of product.

This advanced cold chain solution ensures that processes are sustainable, traceable and fully integrated in technological developments.

Construction of the 261,000-square-foot distribution center will begin immediately, with an estimated completion date of November 2021.

Food and beverage warehouse managers should seek expert guidance from a qualified design professional whenever the racking, foundation or warehouse infrastructure must accommodate unusual stress, loading, function or other non-standard factors.

Many of today’s automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) offer better visualization and the ability to handle variability, variety and high volume at higher speeds.

Graycor broke ground on the Shafter, Calif., distribution center in October 2018.

On Oct. 18, 2017, a fire burned two of Mount Adams Fruit’s pear packing lines, packed fruit storage and shipping facility, as well as its business offices, in Bingen, Wash.

When a natural disaster struck one of the three warehouses, the company decided to consolidate inventory into one automated distribution center.