Food & Beverage

Dwell times, usually less than 15 days between manufacturing and shipping, augments the financial case for automation. Retrotech has comprehensive experience in handling perishable products, snack foods, cereals, sauces, processed foods, fluid milk, processed dairy, ice cream, frozen foods, beer, soft drinks, meat, pork, poultry, and seafood.

Modernizations & Retrofits
Extending the life of automated material handling equipment

Dole Fresh Vegetables

Positioning accuracy improved, reliabililty increased and corporate objectives met after upgrades to their automated storage retrieval module


The Coca-Cola Company

ASRS performance improved because the SRMs are now more reliable, more accurate, and are running smoothly, with less downtime.


Snack Food Company

Retrotech installed non-proprietary, off-the-shelf components and software providing the plant with the ability to support and maintain the upgrade independently in the future.


Atlantic Custom Processors

ACP now has the flexibility to support and maintain the SRM independently, instead of relying on outside vendors.


System Integration
Tying it all together

Cargill Meat Solutions - Schuyler, Nebraska

Throughput capacity doubled along with dramatic reductions in cost-per-case handled while all of the existing material handling equipment was utilized in the new system design.


Cargill Meat Solutions - Friona, Texas

Software provides distribution center real-time visibility of production, customer orders and inventory, allowing shipping managers to optimize orders for freshness, accuracy, and profits.


Wegmans Food Markets

Wireless real-time inventory tracking and control system improves order accuracy, fulfillment and tracking.


System Design - Activ®
Exploiting the benefits of automated pallet storage, sortation and staging

LiDestri Foods

ACTIV enabled LiDestri to absorb product for 24-hour manufacturing, eliminate two outside storage facilities and consolidate all operations into their primary manufacturing facility.


Frito-Lay

ACTIV® System controls and verifies the complex product flow, in real time, to significantly improve productivity and accuracy.