Case Study: Grifols expands -35°C frozen blood plasma storage capacity with Westfalia Tech. Inc.'s high-density AS/RS and Savanna.NET® WES

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Grifols faced the need to expand frozen blood plasma storage to support increased manufacturing capacity at its Clayton, NC facility. To meet this challenge, Westfalia Tech. Inc. provided a high-density AS/RS solution paired with its Savanna.NET® WES to enable automated, cold-chain storage and handling at -35°C.

Westfalia Tech. Inc. installed a 17,273 sq. ft., rack‑supported AS/RS with nine storage levels, 5,148 pallet positions and three S/RMs (one tandem, two single), plus Savanna.NET® WES for material flow and host integration. The system delivers up to 60 pallets per hour per S/RM, triple-pallet support to reduce damage, lower construction and operating costs through dense storage, and improved throughput and energy/maintenance efficiency with the Satellite® tandem design — with capacity to expand aisles in the future.

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