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    Home » dairy plant automation

    Articles Tagged with ''dairy plant automation''

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    Numina Group enjoys tremendous growth

    Company has increased their workforce by 34% in the first half of 2022..
    August 3, 2022

    New hires at Numina Group include several director level senior managers to bring additional executive leadership and industry experience to the firm. It also added additional software engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, project managers, technicians, and customer support managers.


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    The tale of two cold-storage warehouses: automating Aurora Organic Dairy

    How a dairy producer used Westfalia AS/RS to streamline processes in two locations.
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    John Hinchey
    July 8, 2022

    Challenged with a lack of space to accommodate a large warehouse addition, Aurora reached out to Westfalia Technologies to design an Automated Storage/Retrieval System (AS/RS). 


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    Automation innovation drives higher throughput

    Dairy processors can begin by identifying a productivity pain point.
    Todd Burkhalter
    Todd Burkhalter
    May 20, 2022

    During the height of the pandemic, interest in automation accelerated. Companies used automation to lower the density of workers on the plant floor and create a healthier environment. Now dairy companies are automating for high assured output, lower waste and the capacity to meet rising demand and changing market tastes.  


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    Automation helps dairy processors optimize operations

    The automation design process should begin before facility construction even begins.
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    Jonathan Reed
    September 30, 2021

    Dairy processors should use automation in two ways. One is to optimize ongoing operations, of course. This can also help plants become more environmentally friendly. The other time to use automation is before construction of a facility even begins.


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    Artisan cheese, yogurt producer modernizes to captures competitive edge

    Skotidakis Goat Farm relied on Qualtech and Rockwell Automation’s technology to automate more of its plant operations.
    Andrew Smith
    July 13, 2021
    The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the dairy industry. Unprecedented interest in unique and artisanal offerings has spurred dairies and cheesemakers to explore new product lines. 
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    ABB

    Suppliers simplify processing with new automated offerings.

    June 7, 2021
    New equipment from ABB, A-B-C Packaging, Apex Motion Control, and more!
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    New packaging line at O-At-Ka Milk Products boosts production of RTD beverages

    A fresh approach to automation is moving this dairy products copacker to greater flexibility, productivity and growth.
    William L. Schreiber
    William L. Schreiber
    January 27, 2021
    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.
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    Austrian cheese company turns to Stäubli’s robotic solutions
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    Austrian cheese company turns to Stäubli’s robotic solutions

    Stäubli’s humid environment robots de-rind and coat cheese blocks, among other applications.
    Ralf Högel
    December 10, 2020
    At the Plangger organic cheese dairy in the Austrian Tyrol region, a Stäubli six-axis robot is busy de-rinding and coating irregularly shaped blocks of cheese, a demanding job that calls for maximum resilience.
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    Masters Gallery Foods facilitates high-speed cheese packaging with flexible robots
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    Masters Gallery Foods facilitates high-speed cheese packaging with flexible robots

    Quest Industrial’s robots help the cheese company package a large volume of diverse products.
    Patrick Roberts
    August 25, 2020
    Behind many of the most well-known private label brands of cheese and cheese products sold in North American supermarkets is one of the continent’s largest cheese maturation and cheese converting processors.
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    A-B-C Packaging

    New robotic and automated machinery for dairy plants

    June 19, 2020
    New equipment from A-B-C Packaging, Apex Motion Control, BluePrint Automation, and more!
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