Case Study: Stemilt Growers improves efficiency and inventory management with Swisslog PowerStore

Stemilt Growers cuts labor by 50% with Swisslog Holding

Stemilt Growers, a family-owned fruit grower and distributor, faced challenges in managing labor-intensive operations and storing heavy pallets of fresh fruit across multiple temperature zones in its warehouses. They partnered with Swisslog to implement the PowerStore pallet shuttle system to automate their new consolidated distribution center and improve inventory management.

Swisslog implemented a modular PowerStore system sized to hold over 13,000 pallets across five levels. The automated solution was capable of handling heavy loads and supporting multiple temperature zones to maintain product freshness. The Swisslog system achieved a throughput of 282 pallets per hour and allowed Stemilt to reduce its daily labor requirements by fifty percent.

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