Case Study: Fatland achieves 3,000 boxes/hour automated end-of-line throughput with Körber AG's tailored automation

Fatland - Customer Case Study

Fatland, a fourth‑generation, family‑owned Norwegian meat processor, faced capacity and complexity challenges at its Ølen plant—about 200 tons of processed meat per day in 50–100,000 small crates across 22 production lines—so in 2016 it sought to automate end‑of‑line operations. Fatland engaged Körber AG to provide an automated end‑of‑line solution including crate conveyance, sorting, miniload storage, robot palletizing, pallet conveyance and buffering.

Körber AG implemented a customized sorter and buffer system with a miniload (three cranes), two palletizing robots, conveyor buffering and a WCS to coordinate production, storage and dispatch. The solution handles up to 3,000 boxes/hour from 15–20 lines, ~2,000 tray locations, ~240 pallet buffer capacity and an outflow of about 70 EUR‑pallets/hour (robot capacity 300 pallet layers/hour), delivering faster changeovers, reduced faults and waste, lower total cost of ownership and an on‑time, tailored installation that met Fatland’s site constraints.

Fatland

Inge Fatland

Co-owner and Technical Manager