Automated Ingredient Handling Brings Bevy of Benefits

Cerealto Siro Foods, based in Madrid, makes cookies, breakfast cereals, snacks, pasta, and other cereal-based food products at plants in Spain, the UK, Italy, Portugal, and Mexico. At its plant in Tepeji, Mexico, the company undertook a project to automate ingredient handling on its four biscuit production lines. The goal was to guarantee accurate weighing of key ingredients such as flour and sugar; eliminate foreign matter; and reduce safety risks among workers, particularly lower back pain caused by handling large bags of ingredients.