Ken's Foods upgrades packaging with Rockwell Automation's on-machine drives, cutting costs and boosting efficiency.

Ken's Foods has modernized its packaging and palletizing operations by adopting Rockwell Automation's on-machine architecture, which places variable frequency drives directly on production equipment. This upgrade reduces cabling, simplifies maintenance, and improves production visibility by enabling remote access to real-time data. The new system cuts costs by an estimated 17% compared to traditional centralized control panels and supports scalable safety features across a large palletizing line. Ken's Foods plans to use this approach as the standard for future conveyor systems to enhance operational efficiency and flexibility as demand grows.