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Conestoga Meats Plant Expansion
Project
Full electrical installation and Marel automation integration for Conestoga Meats’ $50M, 100,000 sq. ft. plant expansion.
- Location
- Breslau, ON
- Sector
- Food & Beverage
- Date
- June 2020
From challenge to
completed project
Conestoga Meats built a highly automated plant addition in Breslau, Ontario around Marel robotics and processing equipment. Spark Power handled the electrical installation and automation integration behind it, working with Marel and Rockwell so the facility’s robotics and controls came online as one system.
How we
solved it
- Complete base building electrical installation for the 100,000 sq. ft. addition.
- Alarm system integration across the facility.
- Process equipment electrical installation for Marel automation and robotics.
- Designed, built, and installed a turnkey control solution for the blood transfer system.
- Provided equipment checkout, functional testing, and commissioning support for all Marel systems.
- Integrated Rockwell Automation control system with Point I/O Modules for adaptability, diagnostics, and future expansion.
- Trained multiple programmers and technicians on Rockwell and Marel systems to ensure ongoing local support for Conestoga.
The metrics
that matter
- Production increased by 58%. Processing capacity expanded while reducing reliance on physically demanding manual roles.
- Animal welfare compliance met. Marel automation minimizes animal stress and aligns with current regulatory standards, enabling new market opportunities.
- Improved meat quality and shelf life. Automated blood transfer and processing systems, delivering precision and consistency human handling can’t match.
- 24/7 local support reduces unscheduled downtime risk. Trained Spark Power technicians to be available to service, troubleshoot, and maintain Rockwell and Marel systems on-site.
Marel equipment, combined with Spark Power’s automation and electrical services, takes our animal welfare, employment and product quality standards to the next level in the most advanced, automated abattoir in North America.
Carlos Daza Donoso
P.Eng, Engineering Manager, Conestoga Meats
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