Industry Directory
Food & Beverage SCADA Integrators
This page lists system integrators who work in food and beverage production. Many of these firms design and support SCADA and Ignition projects for processing, packaging, batching, utilities, and cold-chain monitoring.
How SCADA is Used in Food & Beverage Operations
Food and beverage facilities rely on SCADA systems to monitor and coordinate equipment such as mixers, cookers, fillers, conveyors, utilities, and CIP skids. Integrators connect PLCs, HMIs, and plant-floor networks so operators can observe process conditions, respond to alarms, and review production trends from a single interface.
In many projects, integrators connect batching, blending, or packaging lines with upstream and downstream systems. This may include recipe management, lot tracking, basic OEE reporting, or interfaces to MES and ERP platforms.
Typical Control Platforms and Protocols
The integrators listed here work with a range of PLC, SCADA, and industrial networking technologies. Many projects are built around platforms such as Ignition, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, or similar systems where those are already deployed at the facility.
Communication between field devices, PLCs, and SCADA servers commonly uses protocols such as MQTT, OPC UA, Modbus, or vendor-specific drivers. In plants with multiple production lines or remote assets, integrators may also configure VPNs, firewalls, and DMZ segments so that OT data can be accessed from business networks under an established security policy.
Industry-Specific Considerations for Food & Beverage
Food and beverage projects often follow internal standards for sanitation, traceability, and equipment wash-down. Integrators may be asked to respect existing hygienic design practices, protect instrumentation during cleaning, and maintain clear segregation between product-contact and utility systems.
Where plants operate under quality or regulatory programs, SCADA changes may need to be documented and tested before they are released to production. Integrators typically coordinate with plant engineering, quality, and IT teams so that new graphics, alarms, or data points match current procedures and record-keeping requirements.
When Food & Beverage Facilities Work with SCADA Integrators
Facilities usually engage integrators when adding new lines, upgrading obsolete control systems, or consolidating multiple stand-alone HMIs into a single SCADA layer. In some cases, plants also bring in integrators to standardize graphics, reorganize alarm points, or expose a subset of operational data to business stakeholders.
The scope of work can range from small changes to existing PLC logic and screens, through to complete plant-wide migrations where servers, clients, networks, and field devices are modernized as a single project.