Lineage has celebrated the grand opening of its new, automated cold storage warehouse in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
The cold storage facility features advanced technology and a strategic location to help deliver added value for Lineage’s customers and a stronger supply chain for consumers, the company said.
“Finding solutions to problems in the food supply chain by using innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Lineage,” said Chief Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer, Sudarsan Thattai. “The new fully automated Hazleton facility marks another significant addition to our automated network, furthering our purpose of delivering food safely and reliably to millions of families around the globe.”
Lineage’s Hazleton facility spans approximately more than 35,000 square metres and includes 85,000 pallet positions for handling and storing temperature-controlled food products. The building is equipped with advanced technology and automation including cranes and rail-guided vehicles which are used to store, move and retrieve products within the warehouse.
Additionally, inbound lanes feature Lineage’s proprietary computer vision technology that automates the receiving process for greater speed and accuracy. The Hazleton facility also offers automated layer picking which enables additional operational efficiencies for customers with large SKU offerings.
Hazleton is the newest addition to Lineage’s automated facility portfolio of more than 80 fully- and semi-automated buildings backed by proprietary software and in-house automation teams.
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