Customer Description

Quandt Getränkevertriebs GmbH (formerly part of the Nordmann Group) now distributes and markets high-quality alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as the Geesthacht branch of Splendid Drinks G+L Nordic GmbH. Its distinguished client base, comprising food retailers and the hospitality industry, values professional logistics and high product quality. The company offers a diverse range of products and services to meet a variety of customer needs.

Project Description

In connection with the sale of reusable beverage containers, the collection and return of empty reusable beverage containers poses a challenge for all market participants and can play a significant role in a company’s economic success. To implement a customer-friendly return system for empties (pallets and roll cages with a high degree of mixed contents), a flexible, technically simple solution—appropriate for the work environment—was provided as a tool to optimize manual sorting, taking into account the various load carriers, crate types, and product thicknesses.

Technical Specifications

• Empty container sorting carousel with a large interior for fine sorting and special tasks
• Pre-sorting / Separation of A/B and C/D items via tiered bin feeding
• Feeder lines for manual depalletizing with a capacity of 60 pallets
• 6-way pallet loader for heavy-duty forklifts
• Automatic removal of empty pallets, with delivery to the A-item sector and onward transport for distribution to the other sorting sectors
• Truck roll-off container unloading platform with a gravity-fed storage area in front of the turntable
• Gravity-return storage system for disposing of emptied roll-off containers
• Gravity conveyors for sorting A-grade items directly onto pallets
• Gravity chutes for route-optimized sorting of B-grade items into stacked boxes with easy palletizing options
• C/D product range designed for retrofitting a box-type shaft sorting unit