When developing a new beverage production facility, operators need to align every link of the material handling workflow with long-term operational targets, covering the full process from raw material receiving, semi-finished product transfer, finished product warehousing to final outbound distribution. A growing number of plant planners choose to build their full logistics layout around high-performance electric forklifts, to match the strict hygiene, low emission, high operation efficiency requirements of beverage production scenarios.

Beverage production sites have unique operational requirements that differ from general manufacturing facilities: frequent transfer of medium to heavy load pallets stacked with packaged beverages, strict no-pollution rules in areas adjacent to beverage filling lines, long continuous operation hours during peak production seasons, and demand for low-noise equipment to avoid disturbing on-site staff working long shifts.

When building the whole plant plan around the BYD electric forklift, first you can map all key operation routes in the production area according to the forklift’s performance parameters, setting up designated charging stations at the edge of the warehouse zone and near the raw material stacking area. This layout will not occupy core production space, and support quick top-up charging during shift breaks to avoid unnecessary operation downtime.

Next, you can adjust the pallet stacking height of finished beverage products according to the forklift’s rated lifting height, to make full use of the vertical space of the warehouse and expand the storage capacity of the plant without extra land expansion investment. You can also arrange the cross-transfer routes between raw material warehouse, filling workshop, finished product warehouse and loading area to fit the maneuvering radius of the electric forklift, cutting down redundant turning and waiting time in daily handling process to improve the overall operation efficiency of the whole plant.

We are Jianshu New Energy, focusing on BYD electric forklift related supporting services, and providing customized scenario-adaptation consultation for beverage plant planners. For more detailed planning support, you can contact us via email at [email protected]. All suggested schemes are designed based on actual on-site operation demands, to bring stable, low-carbon and cost-effective operation experience for beverage production enterprises.