Ice rarely comes up when people talk about industrial automation. It sits far from robotic arms, warehouse vision systems and predictive analytics in the popular imagination.
Yet commercial ice production is going through the same quiet transformation as the rest of the manufacturing floor, driven by the same pressures: rising labor costs, tighter consistency requirements, and the need to do more with less water and energy.
The stakes are higher than they look. Hotels, restaurant groups, event caterers, seafood processors and cold chain operators all depend on a steady supply of ice that meets a defined standard. [Read more…] about How Automation is Changing Commercial Ice Production: 6 Shifts Manufacturers Are Making