System Integrators

AC Horn Manufacturing

AC Horn Manufacturing is a single-source supplier for an integrated, complete automated processing line for nut butter. The company can supply all equipment, including roasters, blanchers, grinding mills, ingredient feeders, conveyors and packaging systems. AC Horn designs an integrated control system, in addition to providing complete drawing sets and managing the project so that it is finished on time and meets the customer’s specifications. Company has designed, installed and commissioned turnkey systems for nut butter ranging from 500- to 20,000 lb/hour operations.

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

In addition to offering architectural, engineering, process design/automation and process safety and risk management services, the Barry-Wehmiller Design Group is a system integrator for a wide range of filling and packaging line solutions with extensive experience in material handling, printing, labeling, inspection systems, secondary packaging requirements and management information systems. The Design Group provides complete production systems, line upgrades or experienced professionals ready to complement the client’s project team.

Bastian Solutions

As a systems integrator, Bastian Solutions designs, engineers, installs and commissions material handling, order fulfillment and distribution systems by combining equipment, controls and software products into a turnkey solution. Bastian’s experts seek out leading technologies in both equipment and information systems coupled with proven operational strategies. Related areas of expertise include robotics, controls and software integration. Other capabilities include installation and project management, 3D renderings and simulations, site selection and development.

BW Integrated Systems

Maximizing space and decreasing production time is critical, which is why BW Integrated Systems is dedicated to designing and implementing packaging line optimization solutions that meet the unique space and manufacturing needs of its customers. Leading concepts in BW Integrated Systems’ approach include the importance of line controls and designing with future proofing in mind. Its team consists of strong commercial, applications and controls experts who are focused on delivering systems solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. A division of Barry-Wehmiller, one of the world’s largest packaging companies, BW Integrated Systems is both a machine manufacturer and system integrator, bringing a unique understanding of how to best feed machine centers and ensure proper spacing between equipment centers so that each machine can perform optimally.

bXperts (BEXP)

bXperts offers a wide range of on-site services to support customers in food and beverage, packaging and healthcare. bXperts support OEMs by providing mechanical and electrical, automation and remote tech support, drafters through our extensive global network. We also offer support to end-users including production line services, preventive and corrective maintenance and machine operators.

CHL Systems

CHL Systems offers multi-disciplined engineering services with a proven track record of delivering the highest quality custom engineered solutions to all manufacturing industries. With 25+ engineers, including numerous professional engineers and certified SolidWorks professionals, CHL uses the latest technology software to design innovative custom machinery, equipment, and systems.

CMC Design Build

As an integrated engineering and construction firm, CMC Design-Build is able to deliver guaranteed project pricing very early in the design process. This allows our food and beverage clients to quickly make major decisions based upon real internal rates of return before expending significant amounts of money and time on a full design and bid process.

Colborne Foodbotics, LLC

Colborne Foodbotics is a FANUC Robotics Authorized System Integrator, specializing in bakery and food processing and packaging applications. Colborne Foodbotics builds designs, builds, and programs systems in-house with both large and small robot cells for handling applications including vision guided loading/collation and pick-and-place, robotic depanning, robotic pan stacking and unstacking, basket/tray handling and loading, case packing, and palletizing. Recent examples of systems integration projects include robotic cheesecake swirling and a robotic pouch transfer for snack/baked goods. Each integrated system is a whiteboard-designed automation solution tailored to customer's specific requirements.

Compass Industrial Group, LLC

Dennis Group

Focused on design/build services for the food and beverage industry, Dennis Group provides a comprehensive range of services. The in-house team at Dennis Group is experienced in executing projects from conception through start-up, or providing engineering assistance on specific areas. Dennis Group’s expertise extends from facility design and performance auditing to food safety, sustainability and LEED certification, automation and controls design, environmental engineering, process design, packaging systems and more. Whether it is a large project close to $200 million or a relatively small one under $10,000, Dennis Group has the capabilities to execute everything internally or involve the relevant external subject matter specialists when appropriate for the project. Recent projects have included designing and building bakery, fruit, dairy, dips, meat, frozen foods, beverages, snacks, confectionery, and distillery facilities.

Descon Integrated Conveyor Solutions

Descon provides end-to-end services for customized and integrated full line integration and packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry, from concept and design to engineering, manufacturing, and installation. Descon manages each aspect of the line engineering project: line audit, plant layout design, project management and execution, conveyor and machine Engineering, and in-house manufacturing and assembly.

DTM Packaging, a Massman Company

DTM Packaging, a Massman Company offers system integration services for bottling lines. DTM’s services include designing and integrating entire bottling lines with the added ability of combining new equipment with remanufactured equipment, producing high-value, low-cost solutions. DTM specializes in integrated equipment throughout a bottling line, including bottle unscrambling and orienting equipment, inline and rotary filling (including DTM’s servo-driven continuous motion Walking Beam Flow system), meter fillers (using magnetic or mass flowmeter technology), inline and rotary capping as well as inline and rotary labeling. In addition, integration services extend to case packing, case erecting and case sealing machines at the end of the bottling line.

Dubak Electrical Group

Specialists in electrical construction, Dubak Electrical Group offers industrial electrical design/build, system integration, control and automation, data, fiber optic and related facility design and engineering services for food service, oil processing, manufacturing, packaging, water, automotive and other industries. Integration services include design, plant automation and upgrading, streamline of control systems and other capabilities. Dubak Electric Integration and Process Control works with the leading PLC and SCADA hardware and software applications such as Siemens, Toshiba, Allen Bradley, Modicon and more.

Elm Electrical, Inc.

Elm Electrical offers automation and integration services covering a wide range of plant functions. System integration services range from palletizing to pick-and-place systems and beyond.

Engineered Automation of Maine

EAM Vision is a machine vision integrator, providing turnkey, set and forget vision solutions for the most challenging machine vision projects, with a specialization in AI deep learning. The advantage of AI deep learning vision systems is its ability to achieve high accuracy with low false failure rate by leveraging big data. EAM Vision guides customers through all stages of deep learning implementation, from data collection and labeling to model training and deployment.

Flex-Line Automation, Inc.

Flex-Line Automation offers custom design of feeding equipment, heavy-duty tabletop, belt, roller, and other conveyor services as well as robotics, with over 30 years of experience helping customers design new or optimize existing manufacturing layouts for manufacturing and packaging processes.

Foth Production Solutions LLC

Foth has expertise in facility design and engineering services for food and beverage plants. Foth offers construction services, design/build and alternative project delivery services, product manufacturing engineering, manufacturing optimization services, regulatory compliance and permitting and strategic consulting and planning. Recent projects have included: design, procurement, installation and start up of a new bottling line; building and designing three blending lines for the addition of ready-to-drink cocktails and flavored malt beverage (FMB) products to a brewery; and redesigning and building the entire milling process of an almond milk processing line.

Frain Industries

Frain offers engineering, automation, development and integration services. Frain's engineering team offers guidance, and support throughout every stage of the project, offering the benefits of a single source provider with sustainable solutions. From project planning and management to factory acceptance testing and installation, Frain gets the project up and running fast.

Gray Solutions

Gray Solutions offers a range of planning, engineering, design, construction, and development services for food/beverage, manufacturing, distribution and other plants. In addition, Gray specializes in equipment engineering and integration as well as engineering digital services for its clients. Recent facilities Gray has planned and built include beverage plants, distilleries, meat processing plants, pet food processing facilities and cannabis processing plants for leading brands.

Integrated Packaging Machinery, LLC

As systems integrators, IPM designs and builds packaging automation solutions that meet the needs of customer's processes and procedures in the dairy, food, and beverage industries. IPM’s team of experienced engineers will align with the business's space constraints and company's operational needs. IPM's packaging professionals oversee all facets of the packaging line, from design, integration, ordering, scheduling, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and training.

Modular Packaging Systems, Inc.

Modular incorporates years of experience integrating packaging lines coupled with its unique components to make each integration a success. There are many factors that Modular considers when integrating a packaging line, including available floor space, required throughput speeds, proper spacing between machines, future expansion and work flow of the packaging line.

NCC Automated Systems

NCC Automated Systems specializes in the design and integration of packaging lines for flexible packaging, rigid, secondary and tertiary applications. NCC has experience integrating packaging lines for a wide variety of applications: portion packs, frozen and fresh proteins; bakery and confectionary applications; bagged, tray-packed, frozen and fresh vegetables; coffee; snacks; and personal care products. NCC is not locked into using only one equipment manufacturer in system designs, which facilitates the research and selection of the equipment that is best suited for the application and customer’s needs.

Paxiom

In addition to offering turnkey packaging machines, WeighPack provides systems integration services from line layout design to engineering, fabrication, assembly and installation. WeighPack manufactures most parts in its system but often integrates other brands of equipment as well. Every piece of equipment manufactured by WeighPack undergoes individual testing and inspection with strict procedures to follow prior to shipping. WeighPack’s engineering department consisting of over twenty full-time electrical and mechanical engineers is available to work with customers to create floor plans of integrated systems that best suit their needs.

Polytron, Inc.

Polytron provides full-system integration engineering and consulting for everything inside the four walls of the plant. Integration engineering and consulting services include process, project management, smart manufacturing and manufacturing execution system (MES)/manufacturing operation management (MOM), machine safety, industrial network and cybersecurity, packaging and automation and controls.

Precision Automation Company, Inc.

From concept development through mechanical and electrical design, fabrication, assembly, testing and installation, Precision Automation Company designs and manufactures integrated and custom machinery for production, assembly, packaging, and much more. Its team of mechanical and electrical engineers, project managers, and technicians use a tested and proven approach that reduces costs and lowers risk for customers, using tools such as CAD and 3D software.

ProMach Inc.

ProMach's Systems and Integration business line designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of processing equipment for food, beverage, dairy, brewing and other industries. The Statco-DSI brand is recognized as one of the largest process equipment distributors and turnkey systems integrators for the sanitary processing market in North America. Offerings include BlenZer® continuous multi-stream inline blending systems, Therma-Stat™ extended shelf life (ESL)/aseptic processing systems, high-temperature-short-time (HTST) processing systems, and more. Additionally, ProMach represent numerous processing and packaging equipment manufacturers and take responsibility for the installation and support of these systems in the field.

Propack Processing & Packaging Systems, Inc.

Propack’s team of designers and engineers specialize in integrating best-in-class processing and packaging solutions for customers. Propack's vast experience and depth of knowledge allows them to integrate Propack machinery with existing systems within customer plants, as well as integrate third-party equipment from customer-preferred suppliers seamlessly into proven systems. Using a collaborative design process with the guidance of the customer, Propack's team engineers a robust end-to-end custom solution for each project.

Ska Fabricating

Ska Fab is able to customize its equipment to customers' specific needs, and Ska Fab equipment easily integrates with digital printers, fillers, cappers, banders, and other equipment. Customers walk away with a complete custom layout and next steps for implementation of their project. The Ska Fab Project Management Team oversees the entire scope--from the moment the layout is confirmed, all the way through the installation of the equipment in the customer facility. Ska Fab's Field Service Team has installed machinery across the globe and are sought after for their expertise, dedication and breadth of technical skills.

Statco-DSI Process Systems

In addition to its process equipment, Statco-DSI offers system integrator services, specializing in the sanitary liquid and food processing. With eleven sales and engineering offices strategically located throughout the United States and a network of more than 150 sanitary process professionals and process design engineers, Statco-DSI's field installation crews integrate all processing equipment, as well as handle sanitary welding, and also fabricate pipe hanging systems, platforms, ladders, specialty fittings and other design and engineering services for the food, beverage and dairy industries.

TM Process & Controls, Inc.

Professional services include process mechanical design, general contractor services, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, layout drawings, equipment lists, Gantt charts, construction plants and bid-ready packages.

WeighPack Systems Inc. / Paxiom

In addition to offering turnkey packaging machines, WeighPack provides systems integration services from line layout design to engineering, fabrication, assembly and installation. WeighPack manufactures most parts in its system but often integrates other brands of equipment as well. Every piece of equipment manufactured by WeighPack undergoes individual testing and inspection with strict procedures to follow prior to shipping. WeighPack’s engineering department consisting of over twenty full-time electrical and mechanical engineers is available to work with customers to create floor plans of integrated systems that best suit their needs.

Zachry Engineering Corporation

Zachry Engineering Corporation is a client-driven, full service engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM)/engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) organization. Zachry Engineering provides fast-track engineering, design, procurement, construction, and project management services for the food, beverage and consumer products packaging industries, throughout North America and beyond. Food packaging projects include specialties in prepared foods, dry goods, confections, canned soups, bakery/snacks and pet foods. In consumer products, Zachry Engineering's packaging experience encompasses household products, personal care products, and chemicals. Services include engineering plant expansion, site survey and selection, equipment modernization, refrigeration and HVAC design and water treatment systems.

ZARPAC

ZARPAC provides fully integrated, OEE availability optimized turnkey packaging lines and packaging line engineering services. ZARPAC works with virtually every packaging equipment OEM to help deliver optimum solutions for customers and has completed over 2,400 integration projects for complete and partial lines. The ZARPAC team takes pride in being packaging line design, packaging line optimization and packaging machinery experts.