Coca-Cola launching Georgia facility with advanced ‘mixed case palletizing’ robotic technology
Coca-Cola broke ground on an $85 million investment in Macon on Friday, announcing an expansion of its warehouse that will provide more jobs for the local community.
This automated mix pallet automated solution is ideally suited for picking operations with higher volume and higher throughput rate needs (Food & Beverage Industry).
Based on the volume needs and running hours allowed, the systems are designed with either automatically or manually replenished pick faces which automatically discharge onto conveyors which then feed high speed layer palletizers. Once the pallets are built, they are automatically stretch wrapped and presented to fork lift drivers in the exact order that the pallets should be loaded onto the truck for delivery.
This solution is paired with proprietary software which allows industry leading adjustability to pallet build configurations while creating optimal, stable mixed pallets.
The main advantages of this solution are significant increases in operator performance, improved working conditions, increased accuracy, and shorter processing times.
Coca-Cola broke ground on an $85 million automated distribution center in Macon on Friday, announcing an expansion of its warehouse that will provide more jobs for the local community.
The expansion will add 260,000 square feet to the Macon facility, and the company plans to create 50 new jobs for Macon-Bibb County. Sales manager Eddie Cummins spoke about the opportunities the expansion will bring to Middle Georgia.
“We have an existing 220 employees, (and) we’re gonna add about 50 new jobs for Macon-Bibb County,” Cummins said. “It’s gonna bring more jobs, more distribution for our local team, and we’re gonna expand our warehouse and distribution to more territory than we currently serve.”
The new warehouse will be equipped with new automated ‘mixed-case-palletizing technology, which will improve efficiency and accuracy for customers. Crawford Jones, Vice President of the East Region for Coca-Cola, shared his excitement for the new technology.
“This is robotic technology that we’ve been adding throughout the company throughout the southeast. It’s automation, and it just gives us an opportunity for better jobs, more jobs and better accuracy for our customers.”
The company hopes to have the new automated warehouse up and running in 2024.
