Fresh Servant - a highly automated storage solution for ready-to-eat salads producer

Enhanced performance through a scalable automation solution

Fresh Servant has significantly enhanced its performance by implementing advanced automation at its logistics center in Edsevö, Finland. The complete system includes an SSI Cuby Shuttle warehouse, pick-by-light picking technology, and WAMAS software, all provided by SSI SCHAEFER. This scalable automation solution not only streamlines current operations but also lays a robust foundation for future growth, enabling Fresh Servant to efficiently meet increasing demands and maintain high standards in their logistics processes.

High demand pushes logistics to their limits

Even before Fresh Servant was officially founded in 1995, the company was already supplying the neighborhood in a Finnish village with vegetables directly to the front door in the 1970s. However, the small car that was used to deliver orders back then was soon no longer sufficient. The company grew rapidly - and today operates the most modern salad factory in Northern Europe. Throughout this growth, Fresh Servant has remained true to its origins: the service character already rooted in the name still comes first, and with it the goal of reliably supplying customers with fresh food and making their everyday lives easier. With constant growth, the demands on logistics are also increasing. In order to deliver the large variety of packaged salads fresh to stores and tables throughout Finland, an efficient warehouse is needed that can keep up with the increasing demand.

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Fresh concepts for fresh salads

Fresh Servant turned to intralogistics market leader SSI SCHAEFER for this challenge. This was the beginning of a joint success story that was characterized by particularly close and personal cooperation from the initial automation idea to the implementation of the entire system. As a result of the intensive teamwork, a new, highly automated warehouse solution was implemented at the Edsevö site.

The scalable system with state-of-the-art shuttle technology, ergonomic picking areas and smart software could be perfectly adapted to the needs of the food producer thanks to the flexible solutions from SSI SCHAEFER. As a result, Fresh Servant benefits from maximum availability and process efficiency - and is well prepared for further positive business development.

“Our collaboration with SSI SCHAEFER has been highly dynamic, with both parties actively working to develop the processes. Together, we have also been exploring future opportunities to ensure the continued success of our project and partnership.”

Juha Tiitto
Logistics and Supply Chain Director at Fresh Servant
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Juha Tiitto
Logistics and Supply Chain Director at Fresh Servant

Fully automated storage in the SSI Cuby shuttle warehouse

The SSI Cuby shuttle system is the heart of the automation solution and creates a total of 10,500 container storage locations in two aisles. In addition to the enormous storage capacity, the SSI Cuby shuttle warehouse ensures a seamless material flow at ideal temperatures: 58 shuttles enable fast and safe storage and retrieval of the ready-to-eat fresh salads in the refrigerated warehouse. A conveyor system transports the containers from the packaging lines to the SSI Cuby Shuttle warehouse, from where they are then sent fully automatically for picking. Thanks to this perfect connection to the warehouse pre-zone and the goods-to-person work stations, Fresh Servant can significantly increase its throughput with the new system.

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Ergonomic and efficient: pick-by-light picking

Particular emphasis was placed on ergonomic workstations in the manual areas of the new logistics solution: In a flexible picking area, which is suitable for one to five people depending on the workload, medium and slow movers are picked using the pick-by-light system. To guarantee smooth processes, a separate empty container buffer is also available. After picking, the customer containers are then returned to the SSI Cuby Shuttle warehouse and transported to the palletizing area by conveyor system at the time of dispatch. The finished pallets are then transported to the outgoing goods area by forklift truck.

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Perfectly connected and always up to date with WAMAS

Fresh Servant always has an overview of the complex processes in the automated warehouse thanks to the WAMAS Control Center from SSI SCHAEFER: The intelligent software serves as a central information platform and seamlessly maps all material flows. The smart tool supports integrated order processing and provides all important data on the technical status of the system continuously and in real time. For Juha Tiitto, Logistics and Supply Chain Director at Fresh Servant, this is another important building block for future-proof logistics: "By implementing the solution from SSI SCHAEFER, we have significantly increased our level of automation. The investment in automation and digitalization has opened up numerous new opportunities for us and helped us to streamline and network our processes."

Together into a fresh future

With SSI SCHAEFER's highly automated warehouse, Fresh Servant now has one of the most modern food logistics centers in Finland and can live up to its customer promise today and in the future: Offering fresh salads that taste good, look good and are always delivered with absolute punctuality. The new storage solution fits perfectly into the existing processes and supports the staff at the site in their work in the best possible way. But this is by no means the end of the successful partnership. On the contrary: Fresh Servant is already planning to expand the optimally scalable system from SSI SCHAEFER and increase its capacity and performance even further in the future.

Shuttle System Cuby with up to 36 storage levels

SSI Cuby

Pick to Light

Pick by Light and Put to Light

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WAMAS WMS (Warehouse Management System)

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