Rockwell Automation and Axtel Collaborate to Modernize F&B Processing Systems

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“In the last 30 years, Axtel and Rockwell Automation have collaborated on countless projects and provided sustainable automation solutions to customers. We continue to invest robustly in such technologies and shall continue doing so in the future.” - Ajay Desai, Executive Director, Axtel Industries

July 2025 : Rockwell Automation has recently collaborated with Axtel Industries Limited to upgrade its chocolate moulding and spice processing systems. This partnership has integrated Rockwell’s innovative motion and process control systems, safety, and advanced diagnostics solutions, enabling Axtel to achieve greater precision, efficiency, and consistency, while improving safety and sustainability.

Axtel developed a fully automated chocolate moulding line utilizing Rockwell Automation’s Kinetix® 5700 servo drives and Integrated Architecture® safety solution. For its spice mixing solution, Axtel leveraged Rockwell’s advanced ControlLogix® processor and PlantPAx® system to create a fully automated ingredient management system.

Ajay Desai, Executive Director, Axtel Industries, commented on the longstanding relationship: “In the last 30 years, Axtel and Rockwell Automation have collaborated on countless projects and provided sustainable automation solutions to customers. We continue to invest robustly in such technologies and shall continue doing so in the future.”

Dilip Sawhney, Managing Director, Rockwell Automation India, added: “We always strive to empower our customers to innovate and achieve excellence. We value our longstanding relationship with Axtel and applaud their success in developing world-class machines.”

For operational excellence, Axtel leveraged Rockwell’s Integrated Architecture® consisting of GuardLink® 2.0 and Kinetix® 5700 servo drives system to enhance safety and efficiency. As a result, Axtel achieved the PLd Safety Performance Level in its manufacturing solutions, making Axtel-manufactured machines and process plants safer and more sustainable.

The collaboration addressed key challenges: the traditional process automation technology used by Axtel had limited capabilities for handling different SKUs on a single chocolate moulding line, which requires high levels of accuracy and precision. In spice processing, there was a need for enhanced reporting capability to meet evolving market demands for better compliance, operational efficiency, quality control, and safety. The fully automated ingredient management system now manages multiple ingredients, including small and micro, while ensuring data integrity, significantly improving precision, efficiency, and the quality and consistency of the final product.

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