Case Study: Sleeman Breweries achieves higher throughput and reliable multi‑SKU palletizing with Honeywell Intelligrated

Sleeman Breweries - Customer Case Study

Sleeman Breweries Ltd., a fast-growing Canadian brewer based in Guelph, was running three shifts on a booming canning line but hit a bottleneck at the end of line: an aging palletizer that struggled with frequent breakdowns, complex 12‑pack SKUs, and more frequent changeovers. With rising canned-product demand and limited margin for error, the plant needed a reliable, flexible palletizing solution to keep throughput and uptime competitive.

After a year-long evaluation with Linetec Solutions, Sleeman invested a little over $1 million in an Intelligrated Alvey 910 fully automatic palletizer and added an ITW Muller stretchwrapper. The new system went into production within a week, is operated and mostly maintained in-house after initial training, and delivered nearly a 20% increase in canning throughput, faster changeovers, improved reliability and the capacity to handle future speed and SKU requirements.

Sleeman Breweries

Rob Maarse

Packaging Manager