Case Studies
Helping paper facility start production
A system integrator helped a Texas-based facility that developed paper bowls and drink carriers for the fast-food restaurant industry to launch their facility after the COVID-19 pandemic forced changes.
Connected distribution center takes control of intralogistics challenges
Cover Story: A connected distribution center boosts device connectivity and networking capabilities with PC control and EtherCAT while cutting controller hardware costs by 50%.
Circuit breaker promotes automotive-plant energy efficiency
Communications and power metering capabilities built in
PC-based control boosts sterile sampling bag production
Labplas redesigns custom production machines with EtherCAT, robotics and AI for quality control, ensuring ROI of less than one year on all upgrades, for 15 to 35% machine productivity increases.
Case study: Commissioning a solar power plant
Commissioning an integrated security system for solar power plant in Saudi Arabia was successful despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How robots package eggs
Robot palletizer safely packs fresh eggs, increases throughput and reduces costs
Automation helps packaging verification
Machine vision and code readers verify packing label quality. As with many machine vision applications proper set-up and fixturing are needed in this packaging automation system integration project.
Case study: Water filtration plant automation
The team had a large-scale automation project goal of integrating 121 water filtration plants
Packaging automation integration advice from Avanceon
Case study questions and answers: Seven bakery lines converge in one packaging area that fills 20 cases per minute. Controllers needed replacing and programming, and the network needed updating. System integrators checked and tested code as they went so the project could be completed over a three-day weekend.
Packaging automation integration advice from Stone Technologies
Packaging, records, raw materials, were updated and integrated and automated across eight facilities.