What makes food and beverage automation different from other industries?

Food and beverage automation must meet strict hygiene, washdown, and regulatory requirements while maintaining high throughput and reliability, making system design and documentation especially critical.

Do you design hygienic control panels for washdown environments?

Yes. We design and build hygienic control panels using appropriate materials, layouts, and enclosures suitable for washdown and food production environments.

Can you upgrade existing automation systems in food factories?

Yes. We regularly upgrade legacy PLC, SCADA, and control panel systems while maintaining production continuity and compliance.

How does SCADA improve food and beverage production?

SCADA systems provide visibility, alarms, trends, and traceability, helping operators and engineers improve uptime, quality, and compliance.

Do you integrate utilities and building systems into automation?

Yes. We integrate building management systems and utilities such as refrigeration, compressed air, steam, and water into unified monitoring and control systems.

Which automation platforms do you support in food and beverage environments?

We support Siemens, Allen Bradley, and Mitsubishi platforms, alongside a wide range of legacy systems commonly found in food production facilities.

Food & Beverage Automation

Reliable, Compliant Automation for Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Food and beverage manufacturers operate in highly regulated, high-throughput environments where downtime, hygiene, and compliance are critical to operational success.

Stratos Control Systems supports food and beverage production sites with robust, standards-based automation solutions designed to improve reliability, ensure traceability, and simplify long-term maintenance. We work closely with engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to deliver automation systems that perform consistently under demanding conditions.

Automation Designed for Food & Beverage Environments

Food and beverage manufacturers operate in highly regulated, high-throughput environments where downtime, hygiene, and compliance are critical to operational success.

Stratos Control Systems supports food and beverage production sites with robust, standards-based automation solutions designed to improve reliability, ensure traceability, and simplify long-term maintenance. We work closely with engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to deliver automation systems that perform consistently under demanding conditions.

Stratos Control Systems designs, upgrades, and supports automation systems that are:

Reliable in high-throughput production
Designed for washdown and hygienic environments
Easy to maintain and fault find
Fully documented and compliant

Our focus is on practical automation that supports both production targets and regulatory obligations.

Typical Food & Beverage Automation Challenges
We are frequently engaged to address challenges such as:

Production downtime and bottlenecks
Ageing PLCs and obsolete control panels
Hygiene and washdown requirements
Poor fault visibility and diagnostics
Integration of utilities and process systems
Limited documentation and supportability

By addressing these challenges at the control system level, we help sites improve uptime, quality, and confidence in their automation.

PJ Innovations Bakery Food and Beverage Automation Control Panel

Our Food & Beverage Automation Services

Control Panel Design (AutoCAD & E-Plan)

We design industrial control panels specifically for food and beverage environments using AutoCAD and E-Plan.

Our panel designs focus on:

Clear, logical layouts
Compliance with current standards
Ease of cleaning and maintenance
Long-term reliability and expandability

Hygienic Control Panel Build

We manufacture hygienic control panels suitable for washdown and production environments where cleanliness is essential.

Hygienic panel enclosures
Suitable materials and finishes
Clear labelling and safe layouts
Built for reliability and serviceability

PLC & HMI Programming

We deliver structured, maintainable PLC and HMI software designed for food and beverage production.

PLC programming and upgrades
HMI development with operator-friendly interfaces
Clear alarms and fault diagnostics
Software designed for long-term support

SCADA Systems for Food & Beverage

We design and integrate SCADA systems that provide visibility, traceability, and performance insight across food and beverage operations.

SCADA system design and integration
Alarm management and diagnostics
Trends, reporting, and performance monitoring
Platforms including Ignition, WinCC, FactoryTalk View SE

Building Management Systems (BMS) & Utilities Integration

This includes:

Functional testing
Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
Support during commissioning and handover

Automation Platforms We Support

Mitsubishi Automation Platform Control Systems

Stratos Control Systems primarily delivers food and beverage automation solutions using trusted industrial platforms:

Siemens
Allen Bradley
Mitsubishi

We also support a wide range of legacy control systems, particularly as part of upgrade and modernisation projects.

Why Choose Stratos Control Systems for Food & Beverage Automation

Experience working in regulated food and beverage environments
Standards-based control panel design and build
Strong focus on hygiene, reliability, and compliance
Expertise across PLC, HMI, SCADA, and BMS systems
Practical, site-focused engineering approach

We design automation systems that are safe, reliable, and easy to support.

The Result

Reduced downtime. Improved traceability. Simplified maintenance.

Automation systems that support consistent, compliant food and beverage production.

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