Inductive Automation, provider of SCADA and MES software, announced the winners of its annual Ignition Firebrands Awards for 2021. Among its winners is CPM Beta Raven’s implementation of an Ignition SCADA system at Smithfield’s feed mill in Milford, Utah. The mill produces 12,000 tons of animal feed per week, which supplies food to 1.7 million pigs annually to Smithfield farms. CPM Beta Raven is s system integrator with more than 40 years of experience in automation and control systems for pet food, bakery, tortilla and premix industries.
Today a feed mill, like any food production plant, can’t run efficiently with pushbuttons and relays to control equipment, nor can it be effective when employees would add ingredients by hand. And good information with lot tracking plus keeping tabs on ingredient and product variations is a must to be an effective supplier to Smithfield farms.