Pacific Automation Strengthens Focus on Automation Solutions for the Food and Beverage Industry

Published by Pacific Automation on 6th Oct 2024


Pacific Automation has provided high-quality industrial automation and IT solutions for many years. While we have long offered a range of specialised components and systems for various industries, we are focused on the food and beverage market across Australia.

After engaging with industry leaders, OEMs, machine builders, and integrators at the APPEX and AMW shows in early 2024, we recognised the growing demand for reliable, high-performance automation solutions paired with strong technical support in this sector.

Food processing operations require precise, highly regulated systems to ensure everything from raw material handling to finished product packaging runs smoothly. Pacific Automation, with its robust portfolio of trusted brands. We’re committed to supporting food and beverage manufacturers by providing innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and safety in their processes.

Industry Expertise and Seamless Product Integration


At Pacific Automation, we take pride in providing a comprehensive range of high-quality products that are not just off-the-shelf but tailored to meet the specific demands of the food and beverage sector. Our products are designed to address various challenges, ensuring your operations run smoothly and efficiently.

  • Advantech: Advantech provides a comprehensive range of industrial computers, HMIs, and IoT solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry. Their wireless vibration monitoring products and LoRaWAN sensor solution offer real-time equipment monitoring, helping to predict and prevent mechanical failures. These innovative solutions enhance operational efficiency, ensuring seamless control and connectivity even in challenging environments.
  • Bernstein: Bernstein offers safety solutions that protect workers and ensure compliance with safety regulations. Bernstein’s products bolster plant safety and operational efficiency, from machine safety switches to protective enclosures. Explore Bernstein Switching & Safety Solutions. See Bernstein Switching & Safety Solutions.
  • Danfoss: Variable Speed Drives play a crucial role in the food and beverage industry, offering energy-efficient solutions that help reduce operational costs and improve performance across various applications. At Pacific Automation, we provide a range of drives, including the Danfoss iC2-Micro Drive, designed for flexible and efficient motor control. These drives are ideal for food processing plants, where maintaining precise control over equipment is essential for optimising production, ensuring consistency, and minimising downtime. Our drive solutions support the industry's unique demands, from controlling conveyors and mixers to maintaining the performance of refrigeration systems and other critical equipment. Explore more motor control solutions tailored for food processing on our Motor Control Solutions page.

  • Kübler: Kübler provides various solutions, including encoders, slip rings, and counters, ensuring precise control and reliable data transmission in food processing operations. These products are essential for bottling, packaging, and monitoring applications, where accuracy and hygiene are paramount.
  • Microsonic: Microsonic ultrasonic sensors provide accurate, non-contact measurements in demanding environments like moist or dusty food processing areas. These sensors are vital for detecting fill levels and managing ingredient flow.
  • Thermon: Thermon’s immersion and circulation heaters are not just products but strategic investments in your operations' long-term efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Designed to help food processors maintain the optimal flowability of oils and fats, these systems ensure consistent temperatures during cooking and processing through heat trace and processing heating. This not only boosts energy efficiency and cuts operational costs but also extends the lifespan of your equipment, providing a secure return on your investment.

  • Werma: Werma’s CleanSIGN towers are a testament to the reliability of the food processing industry. These towers deliver clear visual signals while maintaining exceptional standards of cleanliness and durability, even under frequent washing. By choosing Werma, you can be confident that your food processing operations will run reliably and safely, ensuring your team’s peace of mind and the quality of your products.
  • Other Brands: Brands like Delavan, EZAutomation, IDEC, Lumel, Qlight, Uticor, and RFID provide a wide variety of automation components—including sensors, signalling devices, control systems, and industrial computers—that Pacific Automation integrates to create high-performance solutions for food processing facilities.

Industry Leadership

Through strategic partnerships with leading industrial automation and IT, Pacific Automation has solidified its reputation as a trusted provider of innovative solutions in Australia. By offering a diverse range of high-quality components and systems, we continue to meet the evolving needs of manufacturers, providing technologies that enhance efficiency, safety, and compliance.

Looking for more information on tailored products and solutions for your plant operations? Please reach out!

Contact Pacific Automation via live chat, email sales@pacificautomation.com.au, or phone 1300 881 876 or through our contact page, and let our team help you find the best solutions to meet your specific needs.  


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