Food and Beverage

Partnership creates integral cleaning and sanitation program for reusable plastic containers.

WMS upgrade leads to expanded logistics capabilities, fresh interface and faster network speeds.

Company reduces training time from two weeks to 20 minutes.

Modular wall expands quickly as distributor’s storage needs change.

The new fully automated facility is capable of handling an additional 300,000 to 350,000 cases per month without adding workers and without impeding current operations.

Platforms tailored to existing facility avoid business disruption during installation.

Shrink wrapper creates a variety of packing options and simplifies changeovers.

Meat processor enjoys reduced maintenance costs for printer capable of marking a variety of surfaces.

End-of-line automation addresses seasonal peaks and optimizes throughput for citrus distributor.

Five high-level palletizers integrated with case packer, stretch wrapper and pallet conveyor to storage.

Freedonia research highlights growing domestic interest in automation.

The Bryant University Diamond Award for Industry Excellence in Supply Chain Education, granted by the Bryant University and the Supply Chain Management Summit, recognizes an organization that demonstrates superior commitment to supply chain education.

The beverage packaging industry in North America is expected to reach $26.3 billion in 2015, with plastic bottles leading the way in popularity, according to "Beverage Packaging — An Industry Assessment," scheduled for release next month by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

IHS Technology reports 2.1% fall in revenues for programmable logic controllers; strong growth in US and food and beverage.

Open Sky has already completed more than 270 supply chain software projects for clients in various industries.