Case study: Wine company selects new automated warehousing solution

Power Automation Systems(PAS, powerautomationsystems.com) announced its largest project to date: an automated warehousing solution to move and store more than 72,000 pallets of wine for Trinchero Family Estates. The project is part of the new state-of-the-art bottling and warehousing facility Trinchero is building in Lodi, CA.

The project brings together two Northern California innovation-driven companies. Trinchero Family Estates is an industry leader and innovator in producing trendsetting wines such as Sutter Home and Ménage à Trois. PAS, a subsidiary of California Natural Products, is the inventor and manufacturer of the revolutionary cart and vertical lift storage system (CTVL) known as PowerStor®. Compared to conventional crane based automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), the CTVL system delivers higher throughput and density required for food and beverage warehouses.