JHernando automates HEFAME’s Order Preparation Process in Pamplona

JHernando has developed a tailor-made order preparation solution for HEFAME at its Pamplona facility, featuring automatic lidding of up to 1,000 totes per hour and shipment sorting.

The project strengthens JHernando’s position as a technology partner for pharma distributors and laboratories seeking to improve traceability and increase the operational capacity of their logistics centres.

HEFAME, one of Spain’s leading pharmaceutical distribution cooperatives, continues to advance the modernisation of its logistics processes in order to meet the demands of a particularly exacting sector, where precision, speed of service and reliability in order preparation are critical. Within this context, JHernando has designed and implemented a solution adapted to the specific requirements of the Pamplona facility, aimed at optimising tote flow and reinforcing efficiency across order preparation and dispatch operations.

The installation manufactured by JHernando also integrates an automatic lidding module with a capacity of up to 1,000 totes per hour. The system operates with two different tote formats, large and small, providing greater process flexibility and enabling adaptation to different order types. It also includes a shipment sorter that helps organise and streamline outbound order flows by routing totes to manual picking stations.

With this installation, JHernando continues to strengthen its expertise in the development of solutions for pharmaceutical logistics and laboratories, an area where automation has a direct impact on productivity and error reduction. The company combines engineering, manufacturing, integration and bespoke solution development to deliver projects that are fully aligned with each client’s reality, both in new installations and in the optimisation of already operational facilities.