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Food and beverage automation, controls and electrical

Controls, safety and power for juice, wine and food processing plants, delivered by one team from design to commissioning.

CIP system operator screen designed by AMC

1000 A main distribution board built for a beverage processing plant

IND · Food & beverage · What we do

Automation that keeps production running and the auditors happy.

Food and beverage plants run on tight seasonal windows, strict hygiene and constant change: new products, new lines and more load on the same site. We deliver the automation, machine safety and electrical work that keeps processing lines running, repeatable and auditable.

Our Griffith team designs control systems and switchboards, builds them in our own workshop, writes and checks the PLC and HMI software, installs and commissions on site, and supports the plant afterwards. That means one accountable contractor instead of a controls company, a board builder and an electrician pointing at each other.

What we do

Process automation and batching
CIP and site services controls
Filler, packing and palletising line integration
PLC, HMI and SCADA programming
Machine risk assessment and safety validation
Main switchboards, MCCs and control panels
Industrial refrigeration control and electrical
Installation inside operating plants

Standards, platforms & tools

Allen-BradleySiemensOmronSchneiderAS 4024AS/NZS 61439AS/NZS 3000

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Where we help

From the incoming supply to the last pallet.

We work across the whole plant, so the controls, safety and power are designed to fit together.

Process and CIP

Automated, repeatable batching and clean-in-place cycles with recipes, interlocks and records.

Filling and packing

Control systems for fillers, conveyors, packing and palletising, integrated with upstream process.

Machine safety

Risk assessments to AS 4024, safety system design, installation, validation and sign-off.

Power

Main and distribution boards sized for process, refrigeration and site services loads, with room to grow.

Plant data

SCADA, alarms and production data so you can see downtime and where the plant is losing money.

Legacy upgrades

Replacing obsolete PLCs and drives in staged cutovers so the plant keeps running.

How a project runs

Planned around production, documented for audit.

We plan work around your production calendar and vintage or harvest peaks. Panels and software are built and tested in our workshop first, and site work is staged around planned stops or done while the plant keeps running.

At handover you get as-built drawings, the PLC and HMI programs, the risk assessment and safety validation records where applicable, and operator training. That paperwork matters when the next audit or insurer visit comes around.

Scope, functional description and risk review
Electrical and control design
Workshop build and software testing
Installation around live production
Commissioning, validation and sign-off
Training, documentation and ongoing support

Proof

See it on the job.

Recent food and beverage work includes a fully automated CIP system and new filler control system for a juice plant, a 1000 A distribution board for a growing beverage processing plant, process plant installation inside an operating food plant, and a citrus packing conveyor system.

Automated CIP & filler control 1000 A main distribution board Process plant installation Citrus packing conveyor control

Where we work

Griffith-based. Riverina and Australia-wide.

Based in Griffith, the centre of the Riverina's food and wine processing. We also deliver food and beverage projects Australia-wide.

GriffithLeetonYendaHanwoodYoogaliNarranderaDarlington PointColeamballyHayHillstonWagga WaggaMildura

FAQs

Common questions

Do you work with Allen-Bradley, Siemens and other PLC platforms?

Yes. We program Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron and Schneider PLCs, HMIs and SCADA. See PLC and SCADA programming.

Can you automate our CIP system?

Yes. We design, build and commission automated CIP systems with repeatable cycles, interlocks and records, as in our CIP and filler project.

Can you do the machine safety on a new or existing line?

Yes. We carry out risk assessments to AS 4024, design and install the safety system, and validate and document it. See machine safety.

Can you work while the plant is running?

Yes. We plan installation around live production and use staged cutovers so downtime is kept to planned stops.

Do you work outside the Riverina?

Yes. We build and test in Griffith and deliver food and beverage projects Australia-wide. See Australia-wide projects.

Related services & industries

PLC & SCADA programming Machine safety Robotics & palletising Switchboards & MCCs Packing shed automation Plant data & downtime All industries

Next step

Got a plant, machine or board that needs sorting?

Send us the scope, drawings or a few photos. An engineer reads every request and comes back within one business day with next steps and a clear, upfront price.

Request a quote 0427 997 730