Case Study: HEB reduces storage and transportation costs with Dematic high-rise freezer warehouse automation

HEB - Customer Case Study

HEB, a major grocery retailer, faced challenges with outside storage and high transportation and handling costs. They wanted to replace an old warehouse with a high-rise freezer facility and contacted material handling integrator Dematic to develop a solution.

Dematic designed and built a five-aisle automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) with integrated pick tunnels within a rack-supported building. The solution provided 12,408 storage and 297 pick positions, increasing density and efficiency. The system, controlled by Dematic's Equipment Management System, interfaces with HEB's WMS to automate storage and retrieval, achieving a throughput of 125 loads in and 100 loads out per hour per machine.

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