Food Automation Case Studies
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High-Speed Vision System Helps Biscuit Maker Boost Production Efficiency
4/13/2016
Producing wafer biscuits is highly automated and requires high-speed vision systems for packaging processes. This case study explores how a barcode scanner helps boost production efficiency.
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Unilever Reduces Compressed Air Consumption With Energy Efficiency Module
4/13/2016
Energy savings are a cornerstone of Unilever. The company has significantly reduced its compressed air consumption on a machine producing magnum ice creams by using a new energy efficiency module.
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Automated Tomato Processing Simultaneously Increases Output And Drops Labor Costs
4/11/2016
Serkka Farms, a family-owned and operated produce company, has more than 2,000 hectares where they grow a wide variety of products, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, grains, soy beans, and oil seeds. The company was seeking ways to dramatically increase its output, while watching labor costs drop. This Case Study shows how the company implemented automated tomato processing lines to do just that.
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How Automated Sorting Technology Benefitted A Fresh Produce Supplier
4/8/2016
Verduyn is a produce supplier that delivers fresh vegetables from its 3,500hectares of agricultural land to the food industry for wholesale distribution and the producers of readymade meals. After installing an automated sorting machine, Verduyn is realizing the machine’s many benefits, including significant labor reduction, increased yields, and improved product quality.
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Progressing Cavity Pump Solves Long-Term Dairy Product Pumping Problem
2/29/2016
For a major, Wisconsin-based dairy products company, a progressing cavity pump handled the difficult task of transferring sweetened condensed milk out of flash coolers — solving a 25-year-old pumping problem. The NEMO pump provided by NETZSCH features a flexible rod design that eliminates the need for lubrication and protection against mechanical damage or corrosion. Since its installation, the pump has significantly reduced pump downtime, resulting in time, labor, and money savings.
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Effluent Organic Load Control Using Continuous TOC Monitoring
11/19/2015
In order to effectively manage organic load elimination in wastewater treatment, it is necessary to have continuous organic monitoring, so that the process can be adjusted according to the actual organic load. This information is critical in determining when to end treatment.
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Paramount Citrus Implements End-Of-Line Solution To Accommodate Multiple Packaging Types
10/8/2015
When projected growth surpassed manual palletizing capabilities, Paramount Citrus looked for a solution that combined the speed of automation with flexibility to accommodate multiple packaging types.
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How Automation Training Programs Can Boost Production By 40 Percent
8/7/2015
Reducing costs & boosting productivity with reduced headcount/organizational structure is a major challenge. This case study shows how tailored training programs helped a tea manufacturer do just that.
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Harris Ranch Beef Production Sizzles With Infor SCM Products
1/24/2014
Harris Ranch, founded in the 1930s in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has grown and expanded into the west’s most progressive, innovative, and quality conscious beef producer. They’ve built a uniquely integrated beef production system where cattle are exclusively sourced, fed, and humanely processed by the company in order to raise beef that’s as pure and great tasting as nature intended.
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Grimmway Farms Grows More Efficient Processes With Infor EAM
1/24/2014
As Grimmway Farms evolved from a small company growing full-size carrots to being a top producer of baby carrots and more than 60 different commodities of produce, the company decided that it needed a robust, flexible asset management system to effectively maintain its seven facilities: carrot processing plants, a juice plant, a frozen food facility, citrus packing shed, and multiple vegetable packing sheds.