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For over 30 years, Modular has designed and delivered the solutions that have enabled the leading Food/Beverage processing Companies to reliably deploy the computers, displays, workstations, printers, and other peripheral electronics into the harsh environments on their plant floors.

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Discover our food, beverage, meat and poultry industry solutions that have transformed our customer’s manufacturing operations.

Kraft Foods

The Challenge:

Pioneering the deployment of reliable computing technology in an environment that regularly requires sanitation washdowns
Ensuring workstation designs facilitated the eventual need for maintenance and technological upgrades
Devising safe and simple mounting solutions that meet the localized challenges of installing workstations where needed on the plant floor

The Story:

In the 1990s, Kraft General Foods (now Kraft Heinz Co.) was rethinking running their business entirely via pencil and paper on a clipboard. They envisioned the efficiency they could achieve by running SAP in real-time within their processing areas. With the rise of the multi-user, multi-tasking OS that is the basis of all computing technology today, Kraft saw an opportunity to outpace their competitors by computerizing their production scheduling, recipe management and quality assurance applications. Hewlett Packard (HP, Inc.) was brought on to provide their X-Terminal and PC products. They teamed with applications software providers to meet Kraft’s technological needs and chose Modular to protect it all with integrated display/computing workstations meeting NEMA 4X rating requirements.

The Solution:

Polished Stainless Steel NEMA 4X enclosures with durable viewscreens and a keyboard valet for keyboard and mouse
Simple lift-off door hinges promote ease of maintenance and replacement
Rain guttered door frame design prevents water from running into the enclosure when the door is opened
Compression latches create a reliable seal against door gaskets
Sealed cable glands for all interconnects
PC and monitor mounts designed for simple removal/replacement to facilitate field maintenance and repair when required
Various mounting solutions allow the workstations to be attached to walls, installed on pedestals fixed to the plant floor, or rolling carts for temporary station set-ups when necessary

The Results:

The long-term reliability of Modular’s workstations solidified an ongoing relationship with both HP and Kraft. 30 years later, Modular still supplies Kraft with HP Inc. Workstations as well as a host of other technologies, including Large Panel Displays, Printer Enclosures, Instrumentation Enclosures and Custom Enclosures for use in their food and beverage processing operations. Kraft’s example of applying computerized technology to one of the largest Food Processing/Manufacturing Companies in the United States was followed by other giants in the industry, resulting in computerization becoming integral to success in the industry.

Top 10 Reasons why the FS POWERBOX should be the Only Computer you use on the Plant Floor!

NEMA 4X/IP 66 Rated / Will not leak under high pressure wash down - Guaranteed!
Wide range of display options: 17”, 19”, 22”, 24”, and 32” with our without Touchscreens.
Best price / Performance in the Market.
FS means Field Serviceable. Every component can be easily serviced in the field.
Various mounting options.

6. NEMA 4X certified quick disconnect I/O options: Power, Serial, Network, USB.
7. NEMA 4X ready to plug-and-play on factory floor.
8. Accepts a wide range of computing technologies: i3/i5/i7, small form factor PCs, thin clients, remote drivers.
9. 5 year warranty, best in the industry.
10. Tool-less lift-off removable doors.

Modular’s FS PowerBox product line guarantees years of NEMA 4X service in even the most severe and demanding plant/factory environments…

17”, 19”, 22”, 24”, and 32”.
A variety of Processors, small, from factory PCs and Thin Client alternatives, along with a host of options will ensure the FS PowerBox gives your company the best Floor Computer you can buy for the Harsh Demands of every manufacturing industry.