Case Study: Nortura achieves four-times greater cost efficiency and automated chilled distribution with Swisslog Holding

Nortura - Customer Case Study

Nortura Hærland, Norway’s largest meat and egg manufacturer, needed to centralize order picking and boost efficiency while maintaining strict chilled‑chain quality. In 2005 Nortura selected Swisslog Holding as its automation partner to design and deliver a fully automated, temperature‑controlled distribution center (4°C) that could handle both internally produced and externally sourced products.

Swisslog Holding implemented a compact, high‑bay chilled warehouse (22 m) with 4,000 pallet locations, two Vectura stacker cranes (up to 120 pallets/hour), a MultiPick crate storage/picking system (4 robots), StarRobots and a depalletizer, plus integrated Warehouse Management Software and conveyors. The solution delivered measurable impact — Prior’s intralogistics became more than four times more cost‑efficient after automation, with faster order fulfilment, lower labor and energy costs, improved traceability and high uptime under Swisslog Holding’s ongoing support.

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Bo Eriksson

Logistics Manager