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Pet food automation

Pet food manufacturing runs on recipe and batch control, structured production data and reliable handling equipment. The guides in this cluster cover the batch structure, performance measurement, condition monitoring and data integration that apply directly to pet food lines, drawn from the wider manufacturing library.

They connect to the pet food industry page and the services Metromotion Controls delivers across batch control, OEE, IIoT and control panel engineering.

Guides in this hub
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Process Control · 9 min
Pet Food Automation in Australia: Batch, Extrusion and Process Control
Pet food automation in Australia: ISA-88 recipe and batch control, extrusion and rendering control, CCP interlocks, AS 5812 and recall-grade traceability.
June 2026
Article thumbnail for Batch Control and ISA-88 for Australian Food and Beverage Manufacturers
Control Systems · 9 min
Batch Control and ISA-88 for Australian Food and Beverage Manufacturers
A practical ISA-88 guide for Australian food and beverage plants: when batch control pays off, the three models, phase states, FSANZ traceability and migration.
May 2026
Article thumbnail for OEE for Australian Food and Beverage Lines: Meaning, Calculation and a Worked Example
Industrial Data & IIoT · 10 min
OEE for Australian Food and Beverage Lines: Meaning, Calculation and a Worked Example
What OEE means under ISO 22400-2, how to calculate it on a multi-SKU food line, and the two booking decisions that can move the figure by ten points.
Sept 2026
Article thumbnail for Where OEE Misleads: The Limits of the Metric on Australian Food and Beverage Lines
Industrial Data & IIoT · 8 min
Where OEE Misleads: The Limits of the Metric on Australian Food and Beverage Lines
What OEE excludes by design, how it distorts on multi-SKU food and beverage lines, and why the signal layer is the one limitation engineering can fix.
May 2026
Article thumbnail for IIoT and Condition Monitoring for Australian Manufacturing Sites
Industrial Data & IIoT · 8 min
IIoT and Condition Monitoring for Australian Manufacturing Sites
Condition monitoring for Australian manufacturers: ISO 17359 and 13374, the P-F curve, sensor selection, MQTT Sparkplug B and OPC UA, and the link to OEE.
May 2026
Article thumbnail for Why Most Plants Collect Data but Can't Use It
Industrial Data & IIoT · 8 min
Why Most Plants Collect Data but Can't Use It
Where plant data silos form and how a unified namespace over MQTT Sparkplug B and OPC UA, structured to ISA-95, gives a site one usable source of truth.
May 2026
Article thumbnail for Control Panel Engineering in Australia: Compliance, Design and Handover
Control Panel Engineering · 12 min
Control Panel Engineering in Australia: Compliance, Design and Handover
Control panel engineering in Australia: AS/NZS 61439 and AS/NZS 3000, form of separation, short-circuit rating, thermal design, FAT and handover records.
Apr 2026

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