Beltion: COMPATTA and SILO² for beverage logistics across in-house and contract production

Founded in 1885, Beltion is a beverage manufacturer based in southern Italy, specialising in the production of liqueurs and syrups, including almond milk syrup, limoncello and Amaro Mediterraneo among its best-known products. Today, the company serves more than 30 countries with a portfolio of over 200 SKUs spanning non-alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, liqueurs and spirits.
Its operating model combines proprietary brands with contract production. More than 70 SKUs are marketed under the Beltion brand, while a significant share of production is developed for third-party customers, each with specific market requirements, packaging formats and distribution channels.
Variability is often concentrated in labelling operations. Limoncello, for example, is produced in multiple versions for different markets and customers, with up to four different labelling kits required within the same production day.

To support fragmented orders and frequent picking activities for the domestic market, ICAM installed two COMPATTA mobile racking systems with capacities of 260 and 390 pallet locations.
The installation includes 10 mobile bases, each 2.5 metres wide and 8.5 metres deep, equipped with 6-metre-high racking.
Both systems are equipped with the PICKING option, which allows up to three aisles to be opened simultaneously. This feature is particularly valuable when picking operations are performed manually from the lowest storage level, at operator height and without the need for lifting equipment. Different aisles can be accessed simultaneously, allowing multiple operators to work in parallel.
Every pallet can be accessed directly, without moving adjacent pallets.

SILO² gestisce oltre 100 codici etichette in un ingombro a pavimento di 21 m², con 3 colonne di stoccaggio e una baia con serranda automatica. I tempi di prelievo per lista si sono ridotti del 50%, con un recupero che supera le 300 ore annue su una media di 15 prelievi al giorno. What previously required two operators, a forklift truck and ladders can now be handled independently by a single operator.
The new configuration requires half the space of the previous drive-in system, freeing up valuable floor space in a critical production area.
Highly similar SKUs are physically separated across the trays. Wherever possible, each tray contains a complete labelling kit, including front label, back label and neck label, allowing production lines to be supplied through a single retrieval operation.