Can you imagine a robot taking product from a refrigerated warehouse and transporting it to the packaging room? Can you also imagine the product not touching any human hands for a majority of this production process? While it may seem a bit futuristic for some companies, to OSI Group, it’s just another day at the West Jordan, Utah, plant.
That’s because this 101,000-square-foot plant gives a whole new meaning to state-of-the-art. One half of this facility runs virtually hands-free thanks to four robots who perform all of the heavy lifting. Couple the futuristic automation with extensive on-site food safety measures, and it’s easy to see why OSI Group, LLC, Aurora, Ill., received Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2014 Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year award.