Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Boosts Efficiency with Rockwell Automation's Plex Platform
Event summary
- Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream achieved 95% inventory accuracy, a 27% improvement, using Rockwell Automation's Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform.
- The platform reduced raw material inventory by 18% and cut on-hand inventory management work by 3-4 hours daily.
- Plex's Batch Management functionality helped the company boost yield by providing real-time production data and waste tracking.
- The Plex Quality Management System replaced manual, paper-based quality tracking, enabling instantaneous traceability and audit preparation.
The big picture
Rockwell Automation's Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is enabling food manufacturers like Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream to transition from manual tracking to data-driven insights. This shift is part of a broader trend in industrial automation, where companies are seeking full visibility into their operations to support growth and efficiency. The platform's ability to connect people, systems, and machines highlights the increasing importance of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector.
What we're watching
- Operational Scaling
- How Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream will leverage Plex's platform to automate more production operations as it continues to grow.
- Industry Benchmarking
- Whether other food manufacturers will adopt similar smart manufacturing solutions to improve efficiency and visibility.
- Technological Integration
- The pace at which Rockwell Automation can integrate additional automation technologies into Chocolate Shoppe's operations.