Raw Materials Handling Automation
Scope & approach
Real Pet Food Company needed automated raw materials handling with stronger batch traceability and scheduling, across a plant where mechanical, electrical and automation scope all had to be brought together by one team before startup. Metromotion Controls structured the batch control to ISA-88, breaking each product into recipe phases and validating the transfer route and ingredient at each step so material moved against a confirmed path rather than an assumed one. The team supplied, installed and commissioned the system, coordinating mechanical, electrical and automation scope through simulation, FAT and startup.
What was delivered
- Raw materials handling was tied to ISA-88 batch control, with recipe phase structure and route and ingredient validation underpinning live plant-floor visibility.
- Full simulation and FAT exercised the recipe and route logic before the system reached site, reducing commissioning risk.
- Mechanical, electrical and automation scope stayed coordinated through delivery and startup.
Scope items
- Automation architecture design using Rockwell PLC, I/O and VSDs, Stratix managed networking and Ignition SCADA
- ISA-88 batch control platform from production scheduling through to live plant-floor batch visibility
- Full system simulation and FAT completed prior to site installation
- Mechanical installation, electrical installation, and end-to-end automation delivery
“Thanks again for helping us deliver another successful project on time and on budget. The automation platform delivered far exceeded all our expectations. Metromotion Controls will definitely be first choice for our next project.”
Services and sectors behind this work
Pet food automation
Batch, recipe, work order, CCP and OEE systems for pet food manufacturing environments.
PLC, SCADA and HMI programming
PLC logic, SCADA architecture, HMI standards, alarming and historian integration for manufacturing sites.
Industrial data, IIoT and analytics
OEE, downtime, historian and production reporting systems built from reliable plant signals.
Industrial systems integration
Connect OEM equipment, line controls, data systems and site standards into one operating environment.
Control panel engineering
Electrical design, control cabinet upgrades and panel-build support for industrial projects.
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