Being featured in an industry publication is always something to be proud of. But appearing in Food Chain Magazine alongside one of the leading snack food manufacturers in the United States, Shearer’s Foods, means much more than simply being mentioned in an article.
It reflects where the industry is heading — toward smarter, more flexible, and fully integrated end-of-line automation solutions designed for today’s high-demand production environments.
In its latest edition, Food Chain Magazine highlights Shearer’s Foods’ new strategic investment in Dayton, Ohio, a major project where Xolertic is delivering a complete end-of-line automation solution for a highly dynamic multi-SKU production facility.
For Xolertic, being part of this project and recognized in a leading U.S. industry publication represents another important milestone in our continued growth within the North American market.
Built for speed, flexibility, and performance at scale
The new Shearer’s Foods facility has been designed to meet one of the biggest challenges facing today’s food industry: maintaining high production efficiency while managing multiple SKUs, fast-paced operations, and constant production changes.
To support these demands, Xolertic is supplying a fully integrated solution that includes:
- sorting systems
- automatic case packing
- re-packing solutions
- robotic palletizing
- complete end-of-line integration
The entire system has been designed to maximize operational stability, production flow, and efficiency at scale.
One of the key highlights of the project is its ability to manage ultra-fast format changeovers, offering some of the fastest changeover capabilities available on the market today.
And in high-volume snack production environments, that level of flexibility is critical.
End-of-line automation is no longer just about machines
Today, manufacturers are facing a very different reality than they were just a few years ago.
Higher production demands, more product variations, labor challenges, and the need for operational flexibility are changing the way companies approach automation.
That is why, at Xolertic, we believe end-of-line automation should not be viewed simply as adding machines to a plant.
Real value comes from integration.
It comes from designing systems where sorting, case packing, handling, transport, and palletizing all work together as one connected operation.
This integrated approach allows manufacturers to:
- improve production flow
- reduce downtime
- minimize manual intervention
- optimize efficiency
- adapt more easily to future production needs
And this is exactly the kind of flexibility and scalability required in modern multi-SKU production environments like Shearer’s Foods.
Strengthening Xolertic North America
This project also reflects the continued growth of Xolertic North America and our expanding presence across the U.S. market.
Across the food industry, manufacturers are increasingly investing in automation solutions capable of delivering not only speed, but also flexibility, reliability, and long-term operational performance.
Being part of projects like this reinforces Xolertic’s position as a global end-of-line automation partner focused on delivering fully integrated solutions for demanding production environments.
From our manufacturing facilities in Europe and India to our growing sales and service structure in the United States, we continue working to support manufacturers with automation solutions built around real production challenges.
Thank you for the trust
We would like to especially thank Shearer’s Foods for the trust placed in our team throughout this project.
We would also like to thank Food Chain Magazine for featuring this collaboration in one of the industry’s leading publications.
Projects like this clearly show where the future of packaging automation is headed:
smarter systems, more connected operations, and production lines designed to adapt to constant change.
Because the future of end-of-line automation is not only about speed.
It is about integration, adaptability, and long-term performance.
Read the full feature in Food Chain Magazine:
Food Chain Magazine feature
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Xolertic North America
