For this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Bob Trebilcock traveled to Lodi, Ca. to visit with Kent Mann, the vice president of operations for Trinchero Family Estates – the 2nd largest family-owned winery in the U.S. – and Markus Schmidt, the president of Swisslog Americas.
Warehouse Automation
Before taking a tour of Trincher’s Lodi bottling plant and distribution center, the trio sat down to talk about what it took to design and implement one of the most highly-automated facilities in the industry, including a high rise AS/RS from Swisslog capable of handling more than 4 million cases at any given time.
You can also listen to to this episode wherever you get your podcasts, and read more about Trinchero Family Estates on Modern Materials Handling.
Audio Podcast
2nd Largest Family-Owned U.S Winery Leverages Swisslog’s ASRS Technology
Recording Date
September 12, 2022
Duration
34:06 hrs:min:sec
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