Liftless warehouse automation for fresh food logistics

In fresh food logistics, every minute counts: Only with stable temperature management, fast processes and full transparency can you ensure freshness, quality — and your margin. With the shuttle-based storage system from advasolutions, you can automate your food warehouses reliably and future-proof. With maximum storage density, minimal personnel costs and shorter processing times, you can lower your operating costs, reduce spoilage and deliver fresh produce faster.

Stable temperature management

Quick processes

Full transparency

Everyday life in fresh food logistics: A race against time

Perishable food requires maximum care — and presents storage companies with operational hurdles on a daily basis: High time pressure, fluctuating inventory volumes, different items and complex traceability from best before date to batch number. At the same time, hygiene, storage density and efficiency requirements are increasing due to scarce personnel resources and rising costs.

Typical hurdles in everyday cold storage:

Short time frame

Perishable products require fast and error-free processes.

Product range diversity

Different packaging, product sizes and storage periods require flexible, intelligent processes.

traceability

Best before date, batch numbers and serial markings must be fully documented and available at any time.

hygiene requirements

Open or damaged goods pose risks of contamination.

Staff dependency

Manual processes are error-prone, slow and difficult to scale when there is a shortage of skilled workers.

energy losses

Frequent door opening, extensive corridors and inefficient use of space increase cooling loss and costs.

Specialized in fresh produce: Our storage system for your automated cold storage up to +3°C

Our shuttle-based storage system was specifically optimized to meet the requirements of refrigeration logistics. All components are designed for reliable continuous operation in temperature ranges up to +3 °C. This focus enables us to guarantee maximum efficiency, hygiene and reliability for sensitive fresh produce such as fruit, vegetables, dairy products and meat.

Benefits for your food warehouse: From cold chain to margin

Assured product quality
& seamless cold chain

Minimal manual intervention ensures stable temperatures of up to +3 degrees and constant cooling conditions. Automatic parking space allocations and flexible storage carriers protect sensitive products and also ensure high product quality.

Full transparency
& Compliance

All goods movements are fully documented — including best before date, batches, serial numbers and product data. In this way, you meet legal traceability obligations and audit requirements. Organic certification in accordance with Article 35 (1) of the EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 also enables the separate, controlled storage of organic products.

Higher
economic efficiency

Automated processes reduce personnel costs. The result: fewer errors and lower energy consumption. In addition, complete traceability reduces spoilage.

Maximum
Storage density

The modular system adapts to your warehouse environment, dispenses with staff and offers variable storage spaces so that every cubic meter is used efficiently.

Improved hygiene
& work safety

Less contact with personnel lowers the risk of contamination. Employees are relieved and working conditions are significantly improved.

Flexible & scalable
processes

Different articles, containers and storage periods can be intelligently controlled. The modular solution adapts seamlessly in the event of an increase in volume, a change in product range or expansion.

The automated cold store: Intelligent hardware and software in combination

The technology from advasolutions automates processes from incoming goods to shipping and is designed for reliable continuous operation in temperature-controlled warehouses up to +3 °C.

At the heart of the solution are autonomous shuttles, whose drives, controls and housing materials are cold-resistant and corrosion-free. They move goods horizontally, vertically and laterally through the warehouse.

The variable, robust Shelving system (AdvaRacks) Can be precisely adapted to room height, storage width and structural conditions and is equipped with sturdy storage floors, the so-called AdvasHelfs, equipped. Here, products of various sizes, packaging and shapes are stored on trays or various load carriers — hygienic, low contamination and space-saving at up to 800 × 400 × 600 mm and 20 kg.

Scans in incoming goods advaInbound all relevant item data including photo, weight, barcode, best before date and batch.

AdvaOutbound coordinates handover to shipping. The self-developed Warehouse Execution System (WES) functions as digital twin of the warehouse: It maps all processes in real time, optimizes goods movements and integrates seamlessly into existing WMS and ERP systems via standard interfaces.

A flexible solution for the entire fresh food logistics supply chain

Food manufacturer

Ensure your product quality through automated processes, controlled storage conditions and complete traceability.

Wholesalers & Distributors

Move large quantities of goods faster and more reliably — with automated storage technology and seamless traceability of fresh produce.

Food E-commerce

Meet next-day requirements reliably — with fast order picking, high inventory density, and full transparency.

Food logistics service provider

Increase your workload and process reliability — with a scalable system for different customers, items and separate temperature zones.

Regional trading companies

Master a wide range of products and fluctuating quantities — with automated warehouse technology that requires no personnel in the cooling area.

Fresh food storage: Ensure freshness and quality even with sensitive fresh produce with rapid goods turnover, automated best-before date management and transparent batch management.

Cold storage: Reduce energy costs and maximize storage capacity — through high density, automated processes and minimal door movement.

Multi-zone warehouse: Intelligently separate warehouse temperature ranges — with separate shuttle systems for continuous processes without system breakage.

Transshipment warehouse: Minimal processing times, maximum availability — with AI-supported control, direct shipping connection and dynamic storage space allocation.

Combined systems: Benefit from modular technology that can be seamlessly integrated into existing infrastructures and flexibly expanded

Your path to automation: safe, predictable, in partnership

The requirements in fresh food logistics are high. That is precisely why you need a partner who not only supplies technology, but also understands processes. advasolutions accompanies you from concept to live operation — with a structured project process, many years of experience and tried and tested technology that makes your logistics more efficient, transparent and economical.

1st analysis
& concept

We check your requirements, article structure, temperature zones and volumes and develop an individual automation concept based on this.

2. Feasibility check
& Simulation

Using digital tools and simulation data, we check the technical feasibility and performance — including an analysis of the ROI.

3. Implementation
& integration

The modular implementation is tailored to your infrastructure, IT systems (WMS, ERP) and ongoing operations.

4. Start-up
& training

The technology is introduced in several steps and personnel are trained — with a focus on trouble-free operation, process understanding and hygiene requirements.

5th support
& development

Even after go-live, we are on hand with service, monitoring and optimization — for long-term, stable operation.