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Mecalux will equip the warehouse that
Ultracongelados Azarbe is building in
its new production center in the town
of Santomera (Murcia). The high-densi-
ty semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system
with two blocks of pallet racking and
eleven shuttles will guarantee a con-
stant flow of goods and the maximum
throughput of the installation.
The frozen storage of 79,330 ft2 will consist
of two blocks of 46’ high pallet racking and
very deep lane storage ( 146’ and 103’). With
this solution, the company will procure storage capacity for 8,085;pallets of 31. 5” x 47”
x 98” and 9,705;pallets of 39” x 47” x 98”;
which in total will add 17,790;pallets.
There are eleven shuttles included in the
provision. These shuttles run at a speed of
198;ft/;min, and will nimbly manage the inputs and outputs of the pallets. Using a tablet connected to a wireless network, opera-
New Ultracongelados Azarbe frozen storage features high-density
semi-automatic Pallet Shuttle system for 17,790 pallets
tors will direct the
operation of the shuttles. Each tablet can interact with any shuttle found within the warehouse, via a standard operating
protocol.
Ultracongelados Azarbe is a company that is
part of the Grupo Virto. The primary business
activity of its production
center located in El Raal (Mur-
cia) is the manufacture and distribu-
tion of frozen Mediterranean vegetables,
as well as grilled vegetables (peppers, arti-
chokes, zucchini, etc.). With the construction
of a new center in Santomera, the company
will bolster the growth experienced in recent
years.
