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Digitalization Digest: Upgrade to a Food & Beverage Plant

The next entry in our Digitalization Digest, articles and thoughts regarding manufacturing plant digitalization, focuses on a project for an international manufacturer of private label food and beverages across North America and Italy for retail grocery, food service, and industrial customers. Limited production capacity, due in part to an obsolescent…

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Application Story: Upgrade of a Brewhouse Control System

The project was completed at the facilities of the Founders Brewing Company, with headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a globally recognized brewing company, and one of the top 10 largest craft brewers in the US. According to Alec Mull, Vice President of Brewing Operations at Founders Brewing, the project was…

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Process and Data Automation Announces Vice President’s Retirement and Replacement

April 28, 2020 -- After 17 years helping to build Process and Data Automation (PDA) into the company it is today, Vice President and Co-founder, Michael Benedict, is announcing his retirement beginning May 1st, 2020. From humble beginnings in 2002, PDA President Joe Snyder and Mike began building a company…

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PDA Lends Expertise to Conveyor Controls Project

Process and Data Automation (PDA) provided engineering expertise for a conveyor controls project at a beverage company based in the Great Lakes region. This expertise was directed at the design and implementation of new programming of the OEM and plant provided PLC, HMI and motor controls in order to integrate…

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COVID-19 Message from PDA

Nothing is more important to us than the safety and well-being of our employees and their families, our clients and our customers. We are taking the necessary steps to stay informed and engaged with the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization guidance for preventing and reducing the spread…

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Enhanced Inspection Services

With equipment maintenance you are constantly dealing with the need for: The system to function at its full ability A detailed inspection (recording of actual conditions) A smooth overhaul (planning and prioritization) Equipment modernization and retrofits You need a solution that offers: Detailed physical and infrared inspection of control components,…

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PDA Upgrades Failing Controls for Large U.S. Manufacturer

Process and Data Automation (PDA) reviewed and refined the scope of work required to upgrade failing controls equipment for one of the largest privately-held manufacturers of ice cream and frozen treats in the United States, at their production facilities in upstate New York.  The clients needed the upgrades since the…

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Joe Snyder Talks Shop on Behrend Talks Radio Series

In a recently aired Business Spotlight Behrend Talks interview, Process and Data President, Joe Snyder, gives a revealing look into PDA’s history, Joe’s personal path to entrepreneurship, the importance of being located on the Penn State Behrend campus and becoming a part of Krones. This interview, which aired on January…

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Bridging the IT/OT Gap

In a December article in Control,  Scott McCausland, PDA digitalization services manager discussed the need for cybersecurity on the plant-floor and how it really catalyzed when data acquisition (DAQ) devices and historians began to evolve. Similar to most cybersecurity efforts, PDA deploys defense-in-depth layers that make users secure enough based…

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Network Assessment: Line Specific

You are constantly dealing with: Demand for equipment connectivity Obsolete and aged equipment Disconnected equipment ISA-95 Model standards The necessity for smart manufacturing You need a solution that offers: Outputs like; status quo network scan, full inventory documentation, traffic scan summaries. and recommendations. In-plant, physical tracing of port-to-port connections including;…

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