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Why Doesn’t Your Automation ROI Add Up? Look Upstream
Readability Troubleshooting Automation ROI: Identifying Upstream Process Inefficiencies Many manufacturers invest in automation expecting significant returns, only to find the ROI falling short. Often, the issue isn’t with the automation itself but with upstream processes that haven’t been optimized. This article explores how upstream inefficiencies can hinder automation ROI and
Food Industry Automation: More Than Just Labor Savings
When it comes to automating food production lines, labor is usually the main driver—and for good reason. The American Bakers Association predicts a shortage of over 53,000 workers in the baking industry by 2030. Organizations like the North American Meat Institute are echoing similar concerns across food sectors. With current
Robotic Automation is Revolutionizing the Food Packaging Industry
The food packaging industry is one of the world’s most important and challenging sectors, as it involves preserving, protecting and transporting food to billions of people every day. However, it also faces many issues, such as increasing demand, labor shortages, food safety issues, rising costs, environmental impact and evolving consumer
Collaborative Robots for Food Industry Applications
Collaborative Robots Revolutionizing Food Manufacturing Collaborative robots (cobots) are transforming the food industry by offering innovative solutions to labor shortages, production flexibility, and safety challenges. As the fastest-growing segment of industrial robotics, cobots are designed to work alongside humans, boosting efficiency while maintaining safe and productive workflows. At
Using Robots to Enhance Food Safety
On average about 48 million people get sick each year from foodborne diseases, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is a significant public health burden that can be prevented. To bring those numbers down, maintaining the highest standards of safety and hygiene in
MWES Introduces a Dedicated Division Providing Automation for the Food & Beverage Sector
In keeping with our ongoing growth, Midwest Engineered Systems Inc. (MWES) has welcomed Chuck Sena as our new Food Industry Business Unit Manager. With over 30 years of experience in packaging and process automation for the food and beverage sector, Chuck brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. Peter
Adding Automation to Your Food Handling Production
Automating a food handling production line is becoming increasingly more important these days. With the ongoing pandemic and labor shortages affecting virtually all businesses big and small, moving from an unreliable manual workforce to robotic automation is essential. A leading food manufacturer came to us intent on enhancing their production line with robotic automation.
Robotic Palletizer that Handles a Variety of Product Sizes
Many don’t realize that robot arms can be equipped with an EOAT that is capable of cleanly grabbing multiple products at once. Our custom designed robot gripper made this palletizing process a breeze.
Easily upgrade to automated case packing with MWES’ turnkey solutions
Stepping up to automating manual case packing operations doesn’t have to mean spending weeks installing equipment. MWES’s turnkey case packer systems install quickly and easily. In most instances, systems can be up and running in a day, making the MWES case packer as ‘turn-key’ as they come.