ICON provides a multitude of services for this ever growing, ever changing industry. Sugar, flour, bake mix, and cereal are just several examples of the products ICON’s services help to streamline.
Food Packaging Automation &Machine Control Upgrades
Why Leading Food Processors Trust Our 50+ Years of Engineering Expertise
Typically, our SYSTEM INTEGRATION services are requested to help convey the product through the packaging process. How does this work?
ICON will design the control system integration, and build the control panel internally. Our process includes the electrical engineering design, CAD drawings, programming, electrical installation and startup support. Using state-of-the art control systems, our system integration process takes “islands of automation,” and transforms them into a cohesive unit. ICON’s system integration process will ultimately increase client safety, efficiency, and profitability.
We can also serve the packaging line equipment with machine control upgrades to pieces already in place. These pieces can include scales, baggers, wrappers, cartoners, and palletizers, to name a few. Why are upgrades necessary? Here are some reasons:
- Increase profitability by increasing throughout and reducing machine downtime.
- Enhanced safety when equipment is upgraded to the most relevant industrial controls technology.
- Reduced downtime by utilizing non-proprietary and off the shelf readily available components.
- Reduce product giveaways with upgraded weighing systems featuring high responsiveness, fast settling time, long term stability and accuracy.
- Productivity increased due to enhanced speed, lowered product giveaway and reduced down times due to upgraded components and equipment.
- Expeditious and cost savings solution verses purchasing new equipment / machines at a higher cost with a longer lead time.
- Upgrade outdated controls to current specifications / standards with accelerated setup and changeover due to off the shelf components.
- Between 30% – 70% improved efficiency.
Visit our MACHINE CONTROL UPGRADE page for more information on these services.
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ClientTestimonials
“ICON supplies service solutions to a wide variety of problems. Most customer needs can be emotional rather than logical. ICON takes the time to get to know their customers. They are the best at anticipating the needs of the customers they support. ICON strives to communicate regularly so that they become aware of problems or upcoming needs.
ICON will always be my choice for controls solutions that make a difference.”
Joe Serpas - Packaging EngineerAmerican Sugar Refining, Inc.
“ICON provided the electrical uninstall and re-install for a packaging machine that had to be moved to a new location within our company. Working with ICON to complete the electrical install and integration was one of the easiest parts of my project. The knowledge and expertise the ICON team brings to the table allows the project manager or engineer to feel comfortable that the job at hand will be completed as specified. Also, ICON’s willingness to provide technical support after install has been a major plus. The ICON team is always ready to provide support so that their customers, along with their equipment, is able to operate effectively.”
Blake Sapp - Packaging ManagerLouis Dreyfus Company (Imperial Sugar)
“ICON was contracted to provide the electrical controls and lighting for three “Hatch Houses” being supplied to the US Navy. These Hatch Houses are used to provide ventilation and/or supply of conditioned air to submarines while in dry dock for service and repair. They also are used to provide temporary services to the submarine. During the execution of this project various changes were made to the controls and safety devices. ICON’s engineers were quick to assist our company and met with Navy personnel to work out all the details to the satisfaction of the Navy. The Hatch Houses were delivered and we received feedback from Navy contracting that they were very satisfied with the performance of the Houses.
Thank you ICON, job well done.”
Robert Lang, President & CEOHPS Fabrications, Inc
“It’s been a pleasure working with you, your fast responses and know how made the job so simple.”
André LupienLantic Sugar
“I’ve worked with ICON since 2005 on many total Electrical & Mechanical Upgrades, in Flour & Sugar Factories all over North America & Canada. These machines are High Speed Flour & Sugar machines, every Company gives them the highest recommendations. They are always there when you need them & they are HONEST. I also give them my highest recommendations.”
Mike Beachner – Owner BIPM-LLCBeachner’s Industrial Packaging Maintenance-LLC
“A partnership between ICON and ASR, formed in 2004 continues to prove its effectiveness with each new project. The ICON staff is fully competent in bringing solutions and value to our projects involving controls integration, machine upgrades or turnkey systems on time and on budget. As a result of these successes, ICON has become ASR’s go to controls house.”
Richard KrauseAmerican Sugar Refining Group (ASR)
“We have worked with many control houses in the past. Innovative Controls has surpassed all. Their capabilities and service, hands down, beat the rest. If we need help, they are here now. Not next week. We take pride in being a USA manufacture, and backing up what we produce is a big part of that. They believe in that as well.”
Mark BrieschkeAries Engineering Co., Inc.
“I worked with Innovative Controls for over 20 years. The engineers I worked with were always professional and ethical. The thing that stands out with ICON is they listen to the customer. I would direct the engineers to make my equipment run the way I wanted it to. If they thought it could not work, I was always consulted and we would work on a compromise that would give me what I wanted and still could be accomplished. ICON was my go to controls house for any project that I had.”
Doug FlomRetired GMI engineer
