When it comes to traceability, WEM Automation has the most complete offering for your production facility – from receiving through processing, packaging, all the way to shipping. In today’s Pet Food market, time is of the essence. Expectations have expanded over the past decade. Consumers, auditors, and company officials want…
We have introduced you to the idea of Industry 4.0, the concept of IoT (Internet of Things), and what challenges can be solved with them. We’ve illustrated how IoT can be used to help Predict and Prevent Maintenance within your facility. We’ve discussed how to use IoT and Sensors to…
Like most industries, pet food shares many of the same demands around productivity and quality, however, there are a few unique challenges for pet food processing. Over the past few years, the number of formulas has exponentially increased, due to consumer demand, to address health, age, breed, and humanization of…
Downtime can cost Pet Food Plants thousands of dollars in lost production. Predictive and Preventative Maintenance can minimize the interruption and costs associated with unplanned maintenance and machine failure. Predictive maintenance is achieved using sensors on electro-mechanical equipment. Connecting these sensors to your control system through Ethernet communication creates an…
What is IoT? IoT, or the Internet of Things, is a combination of several cyber-physical systems communicating with each other autonomously – generating an increased amount of data. By using that data – usually measured with improvements to safety, productivity, efficiency, and cost – overall operational excellence is improved. The…
What is Industry 4.0? Industry 4.0 is a term that is becoming very common place, but what the term actually means, and what potential benefits it can bring to the pet food industry are still to be discovered. Manufacturing has been evolving over the past several centuries and its’ history…
