Bill Pickens

See why some of the largest F&B companies are turning to Spot to streamline their inspections and avoid down time! Read the white paper to explore 🤖 Challenges in F&B manufacturing that robotics can solve 🛠 Strategies for seamless integration of robots into your existing operations 🍻 Real-world examples of successful robotic deployments in F&B plants

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Join Hayden Foot, Senior Product manager, and learn about the drivers, benefits, trends and approaches to implementing MES in the Food and Beverage and Consumer Packaged goods industries. Register today #webinar

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Some great insight here!

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Discover how leading manufacturers are leveraging Rockwell Automation's integrated suite of cloud, edge and on-premise software to slash design and operations costs. Register for the June 25th webinar and the rest of the series. #Webinars

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#Beverage #Manufacturer: Still palletizing boxes manually? You're losing both money and human potential. Discover how automation transformed Eckert’s operations. Join us to hear their success story!

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Great products are born from scenes like this. We updated the INSITU brand ahead of the Pizza Expo and with it came an apt slogan: “Automation for the real world” Some attendees asked us what it meant. It’s less a statement than the culmination of a process that answers the question – How can you create value for restaurants as they exist TODAY, not as they might exist tomorrow? In order to create solutions that are grounded, robust, and functional in the real world, you have to work in the stores. The lab isn’t ground zero for continuous innovation – the operator is. It really isn’t rocket science if you’re willing to ruin a few shirts, get your hands dirty, and listen along the way.

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While this may be more about financial performance, it also applies to operations. You can't make great strategy without great information, or another way of putting it, you can't control what you can't measure. For manufacturing, this starts with sensors: how are you measuring the process? That's only the first part, once the process is measured, how are you getting that information to where it needs to go? It's not enough now to make the best measurements at the line. If that information doesn't get to the people that can make the decisions, it's value is going to be limited. I see many I&C manufacturers that still focus on the sensors and leave the communications as an afterthought. Companies that excel in communications and integrations are going to end up beating other companies even if their sensors fall short. Agree or disagree? https://lnkd.in/gKUj_-SZ

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Are you ready to be compliant when FSMA Section 204 (d) is enforced January 20, 2026? Tracing food products from harvesting to retail is a real challenge, but the FDA and your customers require it! Learn more about the rule, who is affected by it, and what essential data is required in our recent blog.

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Complying with the upcoming FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act 204 is a key challenge for food producers. Do you know whether and how you're affected? Join our webinar, July 23 at 9 AM CST, to discover how to simplify the process to collect the key data elements and critical tracking events for adherence with the regulations #Webinars

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ARTICLE - Food processors are looking to find areas in their process where it makes sense to automate. Most manufacturers can’t accomplish this alone. Emerson’s reliability solutions expert, Drew Mackley, shares his considerations in equipment monitoring solutions, in an article in Food Engineering Magazine, offering basic steps in planning and executing automation upgrades in an existing facility. Read the full article. https://ow.ly/aip030sEFx6 #assetmanagement #foodandbeverage

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Is Heat Treating Critical Components A Top Priority? Do you need an industry leading oven with a short lead time? Manufacturers trust Despatch ovens to deliver the uniform and repeatable thermal processing needed for critical components to operate flawlessly and to ensure products are free from contamination. Despatch ovens are proven to deliver this invariable, uniform temperature for as long as the oven is in service. For processes where contamination is a concern, Despatch offers ovens with Class 100 HEPA filtration. The user-friendly Protocol 3 controller and Protocol Manager Software allow oven control, recipe download, and data logging and enable communication between a personal computer and up to 32 Despatch ovens. The performance of Despatch equipment typically exceeds process requirements for even the most exacting customer needs. Despatch understands well the many possible customer applications and can offer custom designs to accommodate many processes. https://lnkd.in/eJ8WYu8U

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Imagine a process where every box is stacked with perfect precision, every time. That’s what our robotic arms do taking palletizing to the next level, step by step, and ensuring your products are packed with care and efficiency. 📦 #Palletizing #SmartAutomation #PrecisionRobotics #TechSolutions #IIMTRobots #EfficiencyInAction #InnovationInManufacturing

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VARIETY PACKS DONE RIGHT! 🍻 Check out this video of a Craft Brewery's practical & cost-effective solution for variety packs just in time for summer! ☀ 12oz, 16oz, or 19.2oz cans? ✅ 4, 6, 8, 9, or 12 pack formats? ✅ Slim, Sleek, or Standard? ✅ Mpac Group #Robotics #Innovation #BeverageIndustry #PackagingSolutions #VarietyPack #Beer #Seltzer #RTD #Automation #FutureOfWork #MpacGroup #MpacSwitchback #Switchback #packaging #cartoning #automation #robotics #manufacturing #production #opportunity #packaginginnovation #packagingautomation #brewery #canning

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What does A3 - Association for Advancing Automation mean for the industrial automation & manufacturing community? Hear it from Alex Shikany of A3 as he sits down with Malachi Greb on the The Manufacturing Come Up . #A3 #automation #robotics #mcu

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Discover how manufacturers are leveraging OTTO in their operations today to overcome labor, safety, and productivity challenges. Join us at 4—4:45 p.m CET on December 4 to learn how AMRs can optimize your material handling operations. Register now!

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