The facility employs an advanced multi-deep “mother-child” shuttle architecture designed to streamline heavy inventory movements without conventional manual handling. In this configuration, an automated parent shuttle transports a secondary satellite shuttle along horizontal guide rails to designated racking lanes. Once aligned, the smaller satellite unit enters the high-density storage bays to precisely position or retrieve palletized cartons. By eliminating the necessity for wide forklift maneuvering aisles and manual warehouse searches, the automated system accelerates outbound dispatch cycles, maximizes vertical space efficiency, and eliminates human handling errors in batch management.

The Palanpur UHT facility, originally commissioned in 2015, processes approximately 5.5 lakh (550,000) litres of liquid milk per day, operating at roughly 90 percent of its proven peak capacity and generating ₹1,050 crore in annual turnover as of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Utilizing specialized ultra-pasteurization and aseptic packaging lines, the plant manufactures shelf-stable products with an ambient lifespan of up to six months without artificial preservatives or refrigeration. Products stored within the new ASRS hub include high-demand retail items such as ‘Cow-Buffalo Gold’, ‘High Protein Lassi’, ‘Apple Tru’, and ‘Tea Special’, which are distributed throughout India and exported to overseas markets including Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and the Maldives.

From an industrial processing and supply chain digitization standpoint, deploying ASRS technology bridges the gap between high-speed automated packaging lines and outbound freight distribution. In traditional dairy warehouses, manual forklift operations create logistical bottlenecks, track-and-trace vulnerabilities, and physical damage risks during peak festive demand cycles. The software-driven system at Palanpur provides end-to-end batch traceability: the moment an aseptically packaged lot exits the packing conveyor, its exact multi-tier warehouse coordinate is registered digitally, allowing automated retrieval and direct staging for road container transport within minutes.