BBJ Materials Handling

Automation in the food and beverage industry

Automating the food and beverage production line ensures the success of a warehouse

Automation streamlines repetitive tasks like sorting, packing, and palletising, significantly speeding up production and warehouse operations within the food and beverage industry. Machines can work continuously without fatigue, leading to higher throughput and faster order fulfilment.

Additionally, automation reduces the need for manual handling of loads where strict hygiene and safety standards apply. Automated equipment can maintain cleaner, safer, and more compliant operations contributing to a more reliable and sustainable warehouse environment which is crucial to the success of a production line in the food and beverage industry.

Automated WarehousePallet Inverters play an important role in the automation of a warehouse. A Pallet Inverter flips a full pallet load to switch the pallet at the bottom without having to manually unload/reload the products. Pallet Inverters are used when switching from wooden pallets (used for transport) to hygienic plastic pallets (used inside many warehouse/production areas) and vice versa. They are also ideal when products need to be removed or inspected at the bottom of a stack without disturbing the entire load and facilitate removal of damaged pallets safely and quickly.

Placing a Pallet Inverter right at the receiving area of goods or before goods enter storage is useful to the production line as it ensures only sanitised pallets enter clean zones which improves the success of the overall warehouse.

Pallet Dispensers are also significant in automating a warehouse as they automatically dispense pallets, one at a time, into conveyor systems or picking/packing areas, reducing manual pallet handling. They can be used to empty pallets into automatic palletisers or loading areas and keep a steady supply of pallets without human intervention, reducing downtime.

You will find that placing a Pallet Dispenser at a palletising station near shipping or packing areas will prepare goods for dispatch and enhance any warehouse.

BBJ Materials Handling offers PREMIER Pallet Inverters which help manage product and pallet hygiene/safety during inbound or storage transfer stages, and PALOMAT Pallet Dispensers that streamline pallet supply at packing, picking, and shipping stages. Both increase automation, reduce labor, and improve efficiency, especially important in high-volume environments like food and beverage warehouses where hygiene and speed are top priorities.

BBJ Materials Handling is committed to improving warehouse efficiency by utilising automated systems. Whether you operate a small storage facility or a large distribution hub, BBJ Materials Handling is ready to provide the right solutions for you.

With a comprehensive range of equipment that can be customised to your specific needs, BBJ Materials Handling will work with you to ensure that together the right equipment is supplied to provide efficiency, safety, and productivity to your operations. Whether your operation is in need of Pallet Inverters, Pallet Stackers and Dispensers, Pallet Straighteners, Forklift Attachments, Freezer Spacers and more, we will go far and beyond to bring to you a tailored solution.

BBJ Materials Handling specialise in providing top-quality materials handling solutions to warehouses, distribution centers, and logistics operations with a strong commitment to efficiency, safety, and innovation bringing automation to the food and beverage industry.