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Case Studies - Food Industry Application
Senjyaku Ame Candy
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Application
  • Senjyaku Ame Himeji factory and distribution center, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
  • Produces candies for distribution throughout Japan.
  • System introduced modern automation systems.
Key Customer Benefits
  • Automated packing line integrated with robotic palletizer.
  • FIFO inventory control to ensure product freshness.
  • Real-time inventory control with virtually 100% shipping accuracy.
  • Labor requirements reduced from 15 to five workers.
  • High-density, high-capacity storage makes efficient use of available space.
  • High-speed Sorting Transfer Vehicle (STV) seven to eight times faster than conveyor transport.
Material Flow Requirements
  • Reduce labor requirements.
  • Increase storage density in a smaller footprint.
  • Improve inventory control to ensure product freshness.
Material Flow Hardware
  • Small-scale unit load automated buffer with 776 pallet storage locations.
  • Palletizing robot.
  • Sorting Transfer Vehicle (STV) with a load capacity of 2,204 lbs. (1,000 kg), transfers loads from the palletizer to the unit load.
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