Dubai, UAE, 28 November 2024 – Swisslog France ishonoured to announce its collaboration with La Réserve des Saveurs, a family-run business specializing in the culinary trades and a food distributor in the Rhône-Alpes region, for a fully automated storage/preparation facility.
AutoStore Multi-TemperatureGrid – Freeze –
Thanks to a revolutionaryprojectincorporatingAutoStoretechnology, this partnership marks a significantadvance in refrigeratedlogistics, with an innovation unprecedented in Europe: tri-temperature management. This new technology enables fresh, frozen, and dry products to bestoredsimultaneously, whileeliminating the need for traditional cold stores.
Twosystems are locatedside by side and linked by a conveyor, under the control of the SynQ WMS/WCS, one for ambient, the other for freshwithtwofrozen modules. Picking and replenishment are centralised at a single point, and the system also stores ordersthat have already been prepared for laterretrieval, like a supermarket drive-through.
The AutoStore Multi-TemperatureGridprojectis part of a radical transformation of the supplychain at La Réserve des Saveurs, a Back Europ distributor, and opens up a whole new vision for all SMEswithsimilaractivities. Thanks to Swisslog’s expertise, the SME was able to completelyrethinkitsoperations, optimisingitsstoragecapacity, reducingitsorderdelivery time to lessthanhalf a day, and reducingitscarbonfootprint.
Innovation thanks to close collaboration
This successis the result of close collaboration between the teams at Swisslog, refrigeration service provider, and the commitment of Alexandre Grandjean, Director of La Réserve des Saveurs. Alexandre Granjean’srole, combinedwithSwisslog’stailor-made solutions, made it possible to bring a projectthathadpreviouslyseemed impossible to fruition.
In addition to tri-temperature management, the projectincludes the launch of ‘Fusion Port Staging’, the innovative AutoStore dual workstationthat speeds up picking and replenishment, doublingoperationalproductivity. Swisslog, the onlyintegrator in Europe to have deployedsuch an advanced solution, reaffirmsits position as a leader in logistics automation.
Alexandre Grandjean commented: “This projectrepresents a real revolution for our business. Not onlydoesitconsiderablyimproveourefficiency, but italsoreducesourcarbonfootprint. We’relookingforward to rolling out thistechnology to all the Group’s sites. By the end of nextyear, wewill have 3 sites using the same format.”
Key innovation for the future
This projectrepresents a decisivestep for the future of La Réserve des Saveurs and itspositioning in sustainablelogistics.
Markus Kirchhoff, Swisslog Head of Business Unit AutoStore Europe highlighted:” I amincrediblyproud of ourteam’sachievement in pioneeringthis multi-temperaturegridproject—a groundbreaking innovation thatis a testament to the immense dedication, expertise, and collaborative effort across all teams involved, setting a new standard in automatedstorage solutions.”
In thisway, Swisslog continues to push the boundaries of innovation in automation and energyefficiency, helping to shape the future of the industry.
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