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PDA and Krones Deliver in North America with Web Based Line Analytics Systems

Volumes have been written about the current and future benefits of big data. Food manufacturing plants are excellent candidates for inclusion in enormous data sets based on information generated via large scale production and packaging systems. Add utility and consumption data and it becomes easy to see the holistic, valuable…

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PDA Supplies Brownfied Data Collection from High-Speed Bakery

A worldwide leader in individual packaged pies and baked goods required fast, accurate information about the performance of their high-speed lines.  Their warehouse accurately showed that millions of pies, crispy treats, and related baked goods were output from their plant’s lines annually but manufacturing on a growing scale requires deeper…

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PDA Delivers Pet Treat Batching Success

A major pet food products manufacturer recently engaged Process and Data Automation (PDA) to help them rapidly transform warehouse space into a self-contained pet treats manufacturing operation.  Their R&D department created a potentially game-changing individual treat product so the manufacturing branch would have to deliver a large-scale solution in very…

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Blending Traditional SCADA with Mobile-Responsive Applications

The complexion of plant automation is evolving, and clients realize that the term “automation” means much more than physical processes. Users are increasingly seeking out applications that do more and are engaging their personnel. At PDA we’ve found blending traditional SCADA with mobile-responsive industrial applications that run natively on any…

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PDA Provides MES on World’s Fastest Bottling Lines

Process and Data Automation (PDA) has implemented Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) at dozens and dozens of client sites throughout North America.  They regularly use the powerful Line Management (LM) software from Krones Digital to handle order management activities, ERP integration, changeovers, materials management, and more. The PDA team recently worked…

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Turnkey Solution for Expansion of Packaging Lines

When a premier global spirits company required expansion in the form of two new dual feed, high-speed packaging lines they turned, as providers frequently do, to Krones for a turnkey solution.  The solution required a high degree of integration both on the incoming equipment and to connect to the plant’s…

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Expert Line Control and Diagnostics Serves an Unplanned Client

Process and Data Automation (PDA) is frequently engaged to provide solutions for the most efficient line control and information systems that Krones produces in North America. Users enjoy an unparalleled operating experience and rich information from their line monitoring and management software systems.  When deployed with a fully automated Krones…

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Fine Tune Your Operations- OEE Consulting by PDA

Overall equipment effectiveness or OEE is regularly used as a measurement tool and standard by which performance of equipment, lines, and facilities are benchmarked.  This standard has proven to be a powerful method for analyzing and improving manufacturing operations because it takes into consideration not just raw performance, but also…

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Rapid Response Equals Product Launch Success

  One of the largest, iconic beverage brands recently added to its footprint in the energy drinks space by acquiring one of the best-known independent players in that market.  This acquisition helped to cement the purchaser’s position as a top provider in this highly competitive and fast-growing beverage segment.   As…

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Single Touch Changeover

Process and Data Automation (PDA) has earned a strong reputation as a problem solver in the private label food manufacturing community. With more than 20 years of experience providing automation and information automation support for a wide range of processing and packaging applications, the CSIA-certified integrator has helped its clients…

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