| System Profile: Verdelli Farms Inc |
SIC: 5190 |
Hytrol Conveyor System Provides Many Benefits
Verdelli Farms, Inc. is a major force in fresh fruit and vegetable processing
on the East Coast, offering more than 100 retail and foodservice products
to customers. Each year, the company packages millions of pounds of vegetables
and fruit. With such a large operation, Verdelli relies on Hytrol to quickly
and efficiently move fresh vegetables through its facility in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
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| Conveyors in the production room are
of stainless steel construction because of the damp, humid conditions. |
Prior to the firm’s decision to install a Hytrol conveyor
system, all staging, packing, and movement of boxes was done manually.
Boxes were manually filled on fixed packing tables, then stacked
onto pallets and the pallets were hauled away with pallet jacks.
Realizing a conveyor system could move the boxes much more efficiently,
Verdelli contacted Stokes Material Handling Systems, a long-time
Hytrol supplier located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Stokes worked
with Verdelli to provide the perfect solution to their material
handling issues.
Verdelli's main goal was to transport packed boxes from the current
production room to the new product skidding area where boxes are
manually palletized. Additionally, the company wanted to plan for
the transportation of full boxes from the future production area
and deliver empty boxes to the pack stations.
Verdelli reports that the new Hytrol system has resulted in a
safer, uncluttered production and packing area. Also, the finished
product can now be palletized in a 34 degree environment, thus increasing
shelf life.
Customer:
Verdelli Farms, Inc.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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System Integrator:
Stokes Material Handling Systems, Inc.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
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System Hy-Lites
• Facility Size: 150,095 sq. ft.
• Employees: 425
• Product Handled: Fresh vegetables and
packaged fresh vegetables
• Throughput: 300,000 lbs. per day
(approximately 24,000 cases)
• Types of Conveyors: Live Roller, Zero-Pressure Accumulating
Conveyor (Hytrol EZLogic™), Gravity Roller and Gravity
Skatewheel. (All powered conveyor is Steel
and Stainless Steel). |
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| “Since the installation of this system,
Verdelli Farms, Inc., product has benefitted from the ability
to increase chilling time and better control the cold chain.
Our concern with space utilization has also been addressed.
This system gives us a way to provide our employees a safer
working environment while providing our customers with the highest
quality product possible.” |
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The incline moves boxes from receiving and up and
out of the way of the production floor. From production all the
way to the palletizing area, the boxes move along power conveyor.
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