Wawona Material Handling Case Study

Key Technologies

• Accusort Bar Code Scanner
• 3 Double-Pivot Diverters
• TA Brake Belt with photo eyes

Business Challenges

• Combine 4 Pack Areas with multiple sizes, types and styles of cartons into one single line
• Sort cartons by sizes, grade types, and labels. The goal was 3000 cartons per hour, or 50 cartons per minute
• Protect the fruit from bruising and crushing during sorting process

Results

• Speeds through the last merge went from 100 feet per minute to 180 feet per minute
• The system has sustained speeds at 3-4 minute intervals of 65-70 cartons per minute with 12" long cartons weighing approximately 25 pounds each. This exceeds the design goal of 50 cartons per minute

Multi-Media

Photos

Wawona Company Logo

Fruit Sorter

Packing Lanes

Packing Throughput

Pack Line

Pick and Pack

Picking Techonologies Overview

Shipping Lanes

Throughput 01

Throughput 02

Throughput 03