OutSmart Power Systems, Natick, Mass., developed an end-to-end solution for granular, low cost, comprehensive energy and equipment monitoring in refrigerated and frozen food plants, distribution centers and cold storage facilities.
Gone are the days of operators manually monitoring lines, adjusting and re-adjusting switches and scribbling results in a notebook. That’s because today’s operators can monitor energy usage, food safety measures and line efficiency across multiple plants or locations with a press of a button.
Vertical form/fill/seal packaging equipment manufacturer HayssenSandiacre Inc., Duncan, S.C., said it purchased Simionato Integrated Packaging Systems S.r.l., a supplier of integrated flexible packaging systems in Mestrino, Italy.