Key case studies for the food industry across the world

ABB Drives optimize food production

Innovative Refrigeration Systems, a design build engineering firm that offers solutions to ensure a safe environment for a variety of food and beverage facilities utilizes ABB's ACS580 and ACS880 drives to keep food safe. Using data from our drives, the company monitors the system in real time to look for energy anomalies, troubleshoot and increase energy efficiency.

ABB helped MPS Egg Farms one of the top 10 egg producers in the US enhance efficiency and sustainability by providing 84 units of its general-purpose ACS580 variable frequency drives. These drives precisely control the speed and torque of motors operating fans and conveyors, optimizing energy efficiency and improving operational reliability. 

Robotic burger-making to revolutionize fast food prep

ABB is enabling the future of food service at BurgerBots, an innovative restaurant concept in Los Gatos, California, by bringing industrial-grade consistency, efficiency, and reliability to quick-service dining. Using our IRB 360 FlexPicker® and YuMi® collaborative robot in a fully automated, self-contained burger-making cell, burgers are assembled with precision in just 27 seconds. From real-time ingredient tracking to flawless topping placement, our robotics are redefining what's possible in fast food.

Helping one of Switzerland's largest retail and wholesale companies get energy efficient

Coop - one of Switzerland’s largest retail and wholesale companies, reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10,000 tons per year at their logistics center for the country’s largest bakery. ABB and Johnson Controls contribute to this success by delivering energy efficient motors and variable speed drives (VSDs) to the ultra-modern refrigeration system.

Increasing sustainable aquaculture in Chile

The Owurkan is a clinical vessel on  the Calle Calle river in Valdivia Chile. It’s specially designed to improve the therapeutic treatment of salmon. The vessel uses ABB variable speed drives and high-efficiency motors to control the operation of the propulsion system onboard the Owurkan, which has resulted in an energy reduction of 20 percent, ensuring sustainable aquaculture.

Optimizing frozen food production through transparent energy efficiency data

ABB enables one of Asia’s leading frozen food producer Tee Yih Jia (TYJ) to monitor and track energy systematically. The ABB Ability™ Energy Manager solution provides transparent energy data from the shopfloor to the boardroom, giving access to clear, actionable information needed to monitor and optimize operating expenditure, capital investments, and carbon footprint.

Powering up Egypt’s largest processing factory

To build resilience in the supply chain and ensure food gets to where it’s needed, Egypt’s largest potato processing factory has installed ABB MNS Low Voltage (LV) switchgear to guarantee reliable, high-quality power to its two production lines, which process 10 tons of fried potatoes and two tons of mashed potato per hour for export into neighboring African markets.

GoFa™ Cobot boosts efficiency and safety at a cashew plant

The ABB GoFa™ cobot automates the packaging process at fine foods company Dan D Pak's Vietnam plant, using suction grippers to place bagged cashew nuts into cartons. It handles 2kg loads at 35-36 bags per minute, prevents worker injury without requiring safety barriers, enables 24/7 production, allows workforce redeployment to skilled tasks, and maintains competitiveness despite rising labor costs.

Key case studies for the beverage industry across the world

Drive technology bringing award winning beer to your glass

To keep good beer brewing, Troegs Independent Brewing turned to ABB's ACS355 Washdown drives. These are designed for simple and visual sequence programming to make independent and repeatable operation sequences that meet the needs of washdown applications. They are also used to ensure accurate pressure in critical lines such as the Hot Liquor Tank and Centrifuge Feed - both critically essential in producing great tasting beer.

Precise and consistent roasting control delivers superior Brazilian coffee

In Brazil, coffee industry leaders are turning to advanced technology for a competitive edge. Atilla, the country's largest midsize coffee roaster, implements ABB drives and automation hardware to achieve millisecond-precise roasting control, resulting in superior coffee quality.

Winemakers learn lessons from industrial technology

With the help of ABB’s innovative technology, winemakers in Styria, Austria, have been able to modernize their traditional practices while preserving their rich heritage. By installing the award-winning RVG200 data recorder and a Coriolis flow meter, one winemaking family gained unprecedented insight into their harvest, allowing for more precise monitoring and control of production.

ABB AbilityTM Smart Sensors keep production running at Absolut Vodka

ABB helped Absolut Vodka enhance its production reliability by implementing ABB Ability™ Smart Sensors for condition-based monitoring. These wireless sensors provided continuous monitoring at a fraction of the cost of traditional vibration equipment, allowing the distillery to detect issues early. By leveraging ABB’s technology, Absolut Vodka improved efficiency, reduced maintenance costs, and set the stage for expanding sensor usage across its operations.

Boosting order accuracy for IDL and enhancing productivity for Nespresso

Swiss coffee brand Nespresso, needed an automation system which could accurately handle complex orders and provide the flexibility to meet fluctuations in demand. ABB has designed and supplied, through Nespresso’s 3rd party Logistics partner ID Logistics, an innovative automated system incorporating robots, software material management and SCADA systems, for depalletization, picking and packing orders.