For more than 60 years, Batavia, N.Y.-based O-At-Ka Milk Products has co-packed dairy-based products. One of O-At-Ka’s bright spots has been the growing demand for co-packed ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages such as milk-based coffees, teas, energy drinks, nutritional offerings and ethnic selections.
Recently, the company installed a new and innovative packaging line, boosting the plant’s practical operating capacity by 50% by utilizing a state-of-the-art sterilization process, an integrated high-speed/fast changeover can and bottle filling line, new labor practices and a focus on overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).