Case Study: Wonderful Citrus achieves high-speed, flexible automated palletizing with Honeywell Intelligrated (Honeywell)

Honeywell Intelligrated’s End-of-line Solution Combines the Speed of Automation With the Flexibility to Accommodate Multiple Packaging Types for Wonderful Citrus

Wonderful Citrus, the country’s largest integrated grower, packer and shipper of fresh citrus, faced a surge in volume that outpaced its legacy manual palletizing capabilities. To meet target throughput rates and handle multiple fragile packaging types, Wonderful Citrus selected Honeywell (via Honeywell Intelligrated) for an automated end-of-line palletizing solution, including Alvey 910 palletizers and Accuglide accumulation conveyors.

Honeywell designed, custom-engineered and installed five Alvey 910 lines with Accuglide conveyors, multi-strand chain conveyors and associated pallet handling equipment, completed ahead of schedule and validated through extensive testing and operator training. The Honeywell solution raised line productivity by 15%, delivered sustained throughput of 40–50 cases per minute, improved pallet stability and nesting for fragile cartons, and provided a scalable system ready for future line additions.

Wonderful Citrus

Jason Blake

Vice President, California Packing Operations