State of the art Dutch packing center

The new location alongside the A20 in The Netherlands’ Westland region is equipped with the processing abilities to sort, weigh, package, label and palletise produce such as tomatoes of varying sorts, cucumbers, pointed peppers and eggplants.

Multiple processing and packing lines will be supplied which can process multiple order for multiple customers at once, making full use of the facilities capacity. Furthermore, the facility is equipped with automated palletizing lines and industrial cleaning systems for crates. Such a high profile project are complemented by the Viscon Logistics Control (VLC) software in order to track&trace and register all movements from supply of products through to the packing center.

Matrix storage system for 3000+ pallet positions

Viscon also developed an entirely automated 3000+ pallet position storage system, type ‘Matrix’ to buffer incoming produce. In order to coordinate this storage capacity, a combination of lifts, shuttles and wireless satellites allow for flexibility when considering the vast quantity of products that need to be processed per day.

The ‘Matrix’ system spreads through several areas separated by walls, creating different climate control areas. Shuttles are able to move between these different zones order to provide flexibility during seasonal fluctuations and product call.

During production on the pack floor, on top of this storage system, product left overs and/or different quality products can be sent back to the storage system for later needs. Moreover, this same system is also used for non-food items like multiple types of customer specific empty crates, boxes and packing materials. In fact the system holds all materials that are needed for the production on the floor above and can be requested at any time.

Multiple Processing & Packing lines

An equal number of fresh produce processing lines relating to customer specific packaging requirements are supplied to allow for multiple orders for multiple customers to be processed at once, making full use of the facilities capacity.