Witron technology in Canada
Metro, a Canadian food retailer, has opted for the storage and picking systems of general contractor Witron Logistik + Informatik from Germany, which will be implemented in the new distribution centre in Toronto, Canada.
Starting in 2021, the hub will supply more than 250 stores in the province of Ontario from an assortment of 3,600 different frozen products. Thanks to the automated logistics systems OPM (order picking machinery) - including its nine automated palletisers called COMs (case order machines) - and CPS (car picking system), the company is able to pick up to 112,700 cases plus more than 100 full pallets for shipment to Metro stores on a peak day – error-free and in a store-friendly manner.
The distribution centre also includes a five-aisle high bay warehouse with 12,500 pallet locations and an AS/RS with 118,800 tray locations.
Innovative conveyor system elements as well as 18 high-speed stacker cranes - developed and manufactured by Witron’s subsidiary, FAS - ensure maximum availability even at an ambient temperature of -28 degrees C / -18 Fahrenheit. (mw)