With expansion into international markets and a subsequent demand to increase production, it was important for Arnott’s to have the ability to run any biscuit on any line while maintaining product consistency. It is a Rockwell Automation site through and through, so we naturally called on them to help with the upgrade.” According to Stuart Mitchell, Senior Systems Engineer at SAGE, “We have been working with Arnott’s in Adelaide for the past 20 years so we are very familiar with the plant. When embarking on Project FLEX, Arnott’s had no hesitation in calling on its longstanding automation and control provider SAGE Automation. To meet increasing local and global consumer demand, Arnott’s recently embarked on Project FLEX - a control and HMI system upgrade to deliver increased flexibility and agility for biscuit production. In its manufacturing plant in Adelaide, Arnott’s produces approximately 10,000 tonnes of biscuits annually. In the last century more than 50,000 have worked for the manufacturer. Arnott’s portfolio of brands includes household names like Tim Tam, Shapes, Iced VoVo, SAO, Vita-Weat, Salada and Tiny Teddy.Īs one of the largest food companies in the Asia–Pacific region, Arnott’s currently employs around 2200 people in Australia plus several thousand people across the Asia–Pacific region, in countries such as New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. For them, Arnott’s is more than a food company - it’s a piece of Australia’s history and a national icon. Millions of Australians have grown up with Arnott’s over the past 152 years.

Arnott’s has upgraded its Adelaide manufacturing plant to make its biscuit production more flexible and productive.

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