Hillshire Brands

Weight variance in one-pound sausage rolls was driving up product giveaway and lost revenue

Integrated Architecture - Companywide standardized on the Logix control platform for scalable control. EtherNet/IP network provides seamless, real-time communications structure and single design environment with consistent tools. Manufacturing Intelligence - FactoryTalk VantagePoint software aggregates, correlates and presents production information to operations, so variances are easily identified and corrected in real-time. FactoryTalk Historian software automatically identifies, gathers and stores production data System Design and Delivery - Grantek Systems Integration, a Rockwell Automatio

Cut Waste, Improved Yield - Annualized yield improvement of 0.10 percent or over 100,000 pounds of sausage translating into a significant return in cost of goods sold Fast ROI - System ROI will be achieved in under a year

• Cut Waste, Improved Yield - Annualized yield improvement of 0.10 percent or over 100,000 pounds of sausage translating into a significant return in cost of goods sold
• Fast ROI - System ROI will be achieved in under a year