Automate your food factory with compliance systems and robotics

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We help Food Manufacturers Automate.

Prevent packaging errors and ensure retailer compliance with automated label verification, printer control and full production traceability.
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Automate end-of-line handling with robust robotic palletising systems designed for food production environments.
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Replace repetitive manual handling with robotic pick-and-place systems designed for space-constrained food factories.
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Latest Case Studies

Discover how OAL has helped market-leading food manufacturers automate.

Case Studies

How Ilchester Cheese Co. automated label verification and boosted capacity by 50%

Ilchester Cheese Co, a global leader in flavoured cheese, needed scalable packaging checks across 200 products. Using OAL’s APRIL™ Eye vision system, they doubled capacity, cut traceability from hours to minutes, and eliminated labelling errors. The result: stronger compliance, higher quality, and easier work on the factory floor.

ADM Milling UK - Smooth upgrade of production-critical 1980s control panel

ADM Milling is a market leader for flour and bakery ingredients with a strong reputation for product quality, technical support and customer service. At their Corby mill, OAL has seamlessly upgraded and modernised production-critical control panels, achieving zero unplanned plant downtime - a notable achievement given the complexities involved.

Edwards the Welsh Butcher, UK - Eliminate errors with OAL's AI-Driven Label and Date Code Verification System

As a fast-growing leader in the high-quality convenience meats industry, Edwards needed to ensure the correct application of labels and date codes on its expanding range of award-winning products. OAL automated their manual processes with a state-of-the-art, AI-driven label and date code verification system that has been critical in Edwards growth plans.

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50% output boost with automated label verification

See how Ilchester cheese did it

Discover how a leading cheese manufacturer partnered with OAL to automate label verification and double their line capacity.

In this in-depth case study, learn how AI vision technology eliminated manual checks, ensured compliance with retailer codes and made traceability 5× faster.

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Right Date Code and Packaging

Eliminate errors, protect your brand and boost productivity

Remove the risk of costly errors and product recalls from your business with a single automation partner.

Our market-leading AI Label Verification and Autocoding systems are installed on over 2,000 lines, ensuring full compliance with retailers' codes of practice to prevent product recalls while boosting efficiency.

Once protected, food manufacturers can achieve fast payback using proven modules to add OEE productivity measurement, connectivity to line equipment, paperless quality checks, traceability and SCADA integration.

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Fenceless robotic packing solution operating safely on a food production line

Replace repetitive manual handling with industrial-speed automation

Designed for food manufacturers under labour pressure who need speed without full guarding.

Industrial-speed automation without full guarding, designed for labour-intensive, high-mix production lines.

Up to 3x faster than cobots
Compact footprint for constrained factory layouts
Designed for low and high-care environments
Rapid changeovers for high-mix operations

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OAL x Worldwide Fruit: Accelerating digital transformation

See how automation is driving smarter operations in fresh produce

OAL is proud to support Worldwide Fruit on their journey to smarter manufacturing, helping them digitise key processes, boost efficiency and improve quality across their operations.

In this case study, you'll see how we helped:

Automate label and date code verification
Integrate their ERP with Redzone for real-time visibility and control
Deliver 24/7 support and onboarding to ensure smooth daily operations

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Are you Humanoid ready?

See how humanoids are transforming food factories

Discover how OAL is exploring the next frontier in food manufacturing by deploying humanoid robots.

Learn how humanoids support teams by taking on repetitive tasks and enabling smarter improvements on the shop floor.

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Automate Complex Powder Weighing

Secure quality and overcome labour shortages by automating your pre-weigh and “making” processes.

Automatically store over 100 raw materials and accurately dose 500,000 additions per year direct from your ERP.

Dose to an accuracy of +/- 0.5% on additions from 100g to 50kg.

The APRIL Weighing System automatically weighs out powders and liquids to a recipe, creating the perfect premix or direct addition into a mixer/vessel.

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