We help great primary food businesses achieve fantastic results
“I’ve been very impressed with the OAL Connected system, it’s really been a game-changer for us. What was originally brought in to prevent product recalls has now become an invaluable tool to improve our production efficiency while also eliminating paperwork from the factory floor.”
“From a technical point of view, OAL understood not only our needs but our customers’ needs as well. This was an invaluable asset that facilitates joint decision making. The system is easy to use and gives you peace of mind and reassurance that the correct dates and packaging are on the product. ”
Cut Operating Costs
Reduce waste and increase productivity across your manufacturing site with AI-powered automation. Lower dependency on manual labour with automated QA checks.
Right First Time
Achieve 100% quality inspection with advanced AI vision and barcode verification systems. Guarantee retailer code of practice compliance.
Make Better Decisions
Create a single source of truth by integrating your systems (ERP, MES, apps) with real-time production data from machines and devices.
100% Packaging Verification
Stop label and date code errors. Guarantee every product leaving your factory has the correct date code and packaging. We can help you:
Ensure compliance with your retailer codes of practice including Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose Code of Practice Compliance.
Automate your packaging lines and remove the risk of product recalls with 1D and 2D barcode packaging verificaiton.
Verify the printed information on pack including date code legibility and presence.
Robotic Pre-Weigh Automation
Overcome labour availability issues by automating the dosing of ingredients for your premix We can help you:
Automate the dosing the dosing of minor and micro powders with robotics to improve line efficiency and quality.
Remove the exposure of operatives to dust and manual handling of mixer bowls.
Drive standardisation and consistency by improving dosing accuracies and variance.
Product tracking, recipe management and traceability
Drive quality and productivity in your operations with real-time visibility of every process step. We can help you:
Integrate your ERP to your shopfloor operations to automatically execute work orders.
Provide actionable data to your operators to prevent downtime and quality issues.
Automate quality inspection with AI-powered vision and laser cameras to continually measure key attributes such as volume and colour.
Our Approach & Experience - The OAL Way
We pride ourselves on our extensive experience providing tailored automation solutions to the meat and seafood industry. Our experts, with backgrounds in seafood, engineering, and technology, work closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and design solutions that deliver results.
We work closely with our customers guided by the following principles:
We start with the end in mind: We define clear objectives, analyse current processes, and prioritise automation initiatives to align with your overall business goals. From the initial stages of a project, we collaborate closely with our clients and offer expert advice to build a specification that ensures the solution is both effective and easy to use.
We collaborate to build your internal capability: We invest in your team's knowledge and capabilities, fostering a learning culture to promote the smooth integration of new technologies. We partner and build your solution on leading industrial platforms utilising best-in-class technology from global technology vendors.
We make it easy: We design our solutions to make the adoption and training process as simple as possible, so our customers can get the most out of their automation investment. We value feedback and strive to maintain our high standards by requesting it after every project and support ticket.