Case Study: Hacienda La Albuera achieves automated cold storage and just-in-time supply with Interlake Mecalux

Hacienda La Albuera Automated Buffer at Different Temperatures

Hacienda La Albuera, an agricultural company in Spain, needed a way to handle the growing volume of freshly harvested fruit and vegetables while maintaining strict temperature control, traceability, and a steady flow to its calibration and packaging area. To meet this challenge, the company worked with Interlake Mecalux and its Easy WMS warehouse management system to automate a cold-storage buffer for its perishable produce.

Interlake Mecalux implemented an automated clad-rack cold-storage warehouse with double-deep racking, stacker cranes, and Easy WMS integration with the company’s ERP and ventilation systems. The solution manages up to 5,800 containers, supports just-in-time supply to production, and keeps products at controlled temperatures for optimal preservation. As a result, Hacienda La Albuera now moves more than 300 pallets a day, can supply the calibration and packaging area in under three minutes, and has grown by 85% since the warehouse was commissioned.

Hacienda La Albuera

Paco Casallo

Chairman