Country Maid Project

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Project Specifications

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Industry

Food & Beverage

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Completion Date

2013

Location

West Bend, IA

Interstates delivered a turn-key electrical control system for Country Maid in West Bend, IA. Country Maid is a producer of frozen dessert and breakfast pastries. Interstates was tasked with tackling aggressive project goals and successfully implemented an automated control system that yielded many impressive results for the customer.

Services Provided: Control Systems | Instrumentation | PLC Panel Fabrication

Key Scope Components

220% increase in production.

Saving of batch labor costs by $45,000/year.

Reduction of mix times by 23%.

Increased line speeds by 14%.

Reduction of equipment and infrastructure costs of over $120,000.

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