Case Study: Hybrid Palletizing Solution Hits Sweet Spot For Hershey

At the Hershey manufacturing facility where packaging systems engineer Alex Diaz works, there is only one constant: constant change.

The plant manufactures Hershey products for an assortment of brands including Hershey®'s, Kit Kat® and Cadbury®, with a wide variety of low- to midvelocity SKUs that can change seasonally, weekly, and even daily based on demand from the Hershey marketing team, retail stores, and consumers.

For a company demanding this much flexibility, its packaging, logistics, and material handling solutions must be up to the task. This was the challenge when the Hershey engineering group looked to an Alvey palletizing solution from Intelligrated (formerly FKI Logistex) to successfully revamp and automate the palletizing operations at the Hershey facility.