Beverage industry

Beverage industry:

Safety while operating heavy trucks

Scroll down

In the beverage industry, challenges such as the safe handling of fragile products with heavy trucks, fluctuating production volumes, and high transportation costs are common. Heineken Switzerland has been successfully using the Linde Safety Guard system for seven years to ensure safety for employees in the filling and distribution areas. The company is currently testing a stationary camera that differentiates between people and trucks and automatically reduces truck speed when necessary.

Case Intro Teaser Item

Challenges:

Complex logistics processes in filling plants and beverage distribution.
Risk of accidents due to trucks and pedestrians in shared working areas.
High transportation costs require efficient route and process optimization.
Long braking distances for heavy trucks, high load capacity, and narrow aisles.
Truck loading and opposing traffic in the handling area pose additional safety risks.

Fleet: Linde E30HL, H80, E80 Li-ION

Solution:

Linde Safety Guard with pedestrian warning and speed reduction in designated areas to enhance employee safety.
Mitigating opposing traffic of heavy trucks in the handling area to prevent accidents.
Camera technology in testing for precise vehicle and pedestrian detection, with automatic speed reduction when necessary.

Results:

Increased sense of safety: Employee safety has improved over the past seven years, including for external personnel.
Secure load handling in tight areas: Reduces the risk of accidents, ensuring a safer working environment.
Linde Safety Guard is an established system: Heineken Switzerland has been using Linde Safety Guard successfully for years to enhance safety in their operations.

Scroll down

"Even if I have a blind spot, I know where people are."

Paul Misetic, Heineken Switzerland

We engineer together with our customers:

Pedestrian crossings

Security through intelligent projectors

Bottlenecks in operations

Speedzoning in designated areas