PROTEC AUTOMATION
Enhance your process with efficient automation
Automation is essential in the food processing industry. Enabling manufacturers to operate with greater efficiency, more access to data and better control across every stage of production.
We work closely with processing factories across the UK to help them optimise their automation. From control panels, PLC’s and advanced safety systems to servo driven and robotic solutions, we make sure our customers return to us for proven, robust and reliable solutions.
PROTEC AUTOMATION
Control panels
Our control panels are engineered to the highest standards using premium-grade components. While each system is tailored to suit your on-site requirements, we maintain consistency by standardising on robust, high-quality parts that are reliable, engineer-friendly, and readily available through our spares department or local suppliers.
This approach ensures minimal downtime and a clear, universal understanding of the equipment from an engineering standpoint.
Automation solutions
Our automation solutions are custom-designed and built to fit the exact needs of a production process. They streamline workflows, remove bottlenecks, and reduce manual tasks to boost throughput and efficiency.
These tailored solutions can easily integrate multiple machine processes or simplify the control of tasks, resulting in less reliance on labour and reduced errors. This directly improves efficiencies and can be measured in real time to provide up-to-date monitoring of production data.
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Our custom approach and extensive industry experience deliver higher productivity and a strong return on investment by optimising resource use and enabling a more efficient route to your end goal.
• Full integration of process lines
• Servo driven solutions
• Robotic solutions
• Transfer and placement of products
• End of line solutions, including palletising and crate stacking
Machine safety
Machine safety is an absolute necessity for any business that uses machinery or automated processes that could potentially cause harm to operators, engineers, or anyone else who may come into contact with moving parts.
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Moving machinery can cause injuries when sufficient safety measures are not in place: people can be struck by moving parts or ejected material. Body parts can be drawn in or trapped between rollers, belts, and pulley drives. Sharp edges can cause obvious concerns, and we can assess and initiate systematic practices and controls to protect everyone from hazards associated with automated and robotic machinery.
With machine safety accreditation and a dedicated team to ensure these measures are sufficient and minimise human error as much as possible, we can provide the necessary surveys, recommendations, and implementation of machine safety measures.
• Automated human detection
• Electronic switches
• Electronically controlled locks
• Mechanical guarding
PLC/HMI Software
PLC/HMI software is a suite of digital tools used to develop, program, and operate industrial automation systems. PLC stands for Programmable Logic Controller — an industrial digital computer that directly controls machinery (motors, conveyors, sensors, valves) by executing programmed logic based on inputs and outputs.
HMI stands for Human-Machine Interface — a graphical dashboard or touch panel that allows operators to interact with and monitor those automated systems visually and intuitively.
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Software is imperative to the smooth running of automated equipment, providing a bespoke and logical way for both operators and engineers to achieve the most from the equipment used in your process. Our software is designed to be user-friendly, reliable, and developed with future obsolescence in mind.
Training
Training in the workplace is critically important — it improves employees’ skills and knowledge, increases their efficiency and productivity, and boosts their confidence and morale.
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Well-trained employees perform better, make fewer errors, and require less supervision. We want your team to thrive and be as self-sufficient as possible. This helps to standardise work processes, enhance compliance with industry standards, and prepare employees for higher responsibilities, which directly translates to less reliance on outside help, reducing downtime and lowering costs.
Investing in employee training shows that the company values its workforce, which improves employee retention and loyalty. We know a high turnover of staff can have a negative effect, and keeping people engaged and valued can help prevent this.