Conveyors & Automation Case Study
Big lift: The 22,000 pallet storage positions are served by three pallet stacker cranes.
health and safety activity. The combination of TGW Magnus ASR machines and the Muli satellite vehicles is used to deliver and recover the access cages into and from the storage tubes. The entire solution has been integrated into the existing facilities at the Weetabix headquarters in Burton Latimer. “We’ve not had to build another building to accommodate the project,” says Damian Magill. “We have integrated it into the existing operation, which has been a chal- lenge, but a very rewarding experience.” To allow the current operations to continue
Cereal box: The Weetabix logistics centre in Burton Latimer.
From November 2010 the new warehouse solution has supplied customers around the world with the Weetabix Family of Brands.
“These things always have issues, but the measure is how you deal with those issues, and that has been a very positive experience”
whilst the new solution was installed, TGW phased the installation works and coor- dinated every step of the realisation and transition with the on-going live operations.
Damian Magill concludes: “What makes these things happen is creating a partner- ship with the OEM, and we have been able to do that successfully with TGW UK.
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The team of Weetabix and the team at TGW have responded well to whatever challenges have come our way. “These things always have issues, but the measure is how you deal with those issues, and that has been a very positive experience. The design is very robust, we are seeing really good performance. I am pleased to say that thus far, we are very pleased with the investment that was made with TGW.” n
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