Vetropack has commissioned a fully automated warehouse at its glass production site in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy.
The warehouse is equipped with modern technology designed to optimise logistics operations at Vetropack’s site in Italy.
It achieves notably higher efficiency in order processing compared to conventional or partially automated warehouses.
Thanks to this new system, Vetropack Italia ensures real-time full traceability, enabling immediate responses to any deviations and reduced lead times.
Automation also ensures the even distribution of tasks across available resources, helping Vetropack avoid bottlenecks and ensure efficient capacity utilisation.
Jaroslav Mikliš, Group Supply Chain Projects and Transformation Manager, said: "In Boffalora, all processes are aligned with the latest technology."
This includes the logistics, which were planned using simulations.
He continued: "In a fully automated warehouse, unnecessary movements are a thing of the past. At the same time, precise data acquisition enables us to control and monitor processes with exceptional accuracy."
To ensure smooth operations, the entire system can be remotely monitored.
Avoiding manual intervention enhances both occupational safety and the quality of secondary packaging.
The use of automation technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) prevents risky situations as well as damage to secondary packaging.
The warehouse also contributes to Vetropack's sustainability goals.
Its entire fleet of vehicles have been equipped with advanced, low-consumption lithium batteries, which not only reduce the charging cycle durations but also improve the charging process efficiency.
Mr Mikliš said: "Thanks to our efficient use of the entire area, we are reducing shuttle traffic to other warehouses and will hopefully soon be able to eliminate it completely.”
