Case Studies
It can pay to invest in bespoke equipment
As no two industrial processes or production lines are the same, bespoke equipment can often be a more cost-effective option for customised processes. [ + ]
Nestlé uses analytics to improve demand planning
Nestlé has embedded SAS Analytics into key business processes that will help it sense demand for its consumer goods more accurately and reliably on a global basis. [ + ]
Fruit specialist leaves nothing to chance with X-ray
A gourmet fruit specialist is using an Ishida X-ray inspection system to ensure its shredded apricots remain free from minute stone and other contaminants. [ + ]
Tasmanian distillery combats counterfeiting using IoT
Tasmania's Old Kempton Distillery has used the HID Global IoT platform with AusNFC tags to combat counterfeiting of its whiskies and other liquor products. [ + ]
Communicate product recalls quickly with GS1 Australia Recall
Managing a food product recall in the digital age means businesses need to have the right systems and procedures in place to respond quickly and effectively. [ + ]
Deli salad plant benefits from speed and efficiency of Certa pumps
Eight MasoSine Certa pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group are boosting operational efficiency at a Danish deli salad plant. [ + ]
Goulburn Valley farmer slashes energy costs with solar
The Rachele Family has reduced its onsite electricity use by about 30% and saved more than $62,000 a year in electricity after installing a solar PV system across its two cold storage sheds. [ + ]
Meat marinade manufacturer keeps its cool
US soup and sauce manufacturer Ready Foods has reduced the time it takes to chill its meat marinade by a third using a turnkey cooling system from HRS Heat Exchangers. [ + ]
Drive belts solve problem for NZ poultry processing plant
A long-running problem for a NZ poultry processing company has been solved using Optibelt drive belts on a major poultry grader within the plant. [ + ]
Linx Printing makes its mark on pop-art-inspired craft beer
The CSL30 laser coder from Linx Printing Technologies is providing a craft beer start-up with an enhanced coding and marking solution to support its growth. [ + ]
Keeping milk fresh with an automated order picking system
New Zealand-based Synlait Milk will improve material flow and throughput from production to dispatch at its new liquid milk production facility using an automated order picking system. [ + ]
Rosella launches foodservice range you can trace
Rosella has partnered with tomato grower and processor Kagome Australia to produce a traceable foodservice range made with 100% Aussie-grown tomatoes. [ + ]
Brewery safeguards beer quality with glass filler
German brewery Rothaus has installed an upgraded glass filler from KHS to ensure high-performance beer bottling. [ + ]
Abattoir reduces labour with Euro Pumps consulting
Euro Pumps was contacted by E.C. Throsby in Whittingham (near Singleton), NSW, to undertake some consultancy on improving their cleaning cycle. [ + ]
State-of-the-art factory overcomes tainted infant formula crisis
Premier Tech Chronos supplied the hygienic bagging and palletising solution to Synutra's latest plant in France. [ + ]
