Case Study: 100-Year-Old Family-Owned Canned Foods Producer boosts production and cuts costs with SHI International Corp., Cisco, and Pure Storage

100-year-Old Family-Owned Corporation of Canned Foods Product - Customer Case Study

A 100-year-old family-owned corporation of canned foods products partnered with SHI International Corp. after facing delays in production and shipping, along with a manual process for collecting and analyzing production metrics. The company needed a way to automate data collection and share operational information across multiple offices and data centers, while maintaining the quality and reliability expected from a century-old brand.

SHI International Corp., working with Cisco and Pure Storage, upgraded switching and added wireless networking to connect the manufacturing environment, supported by a proof of concept and updated robot coding for automated data collection. The solution improved production speed, streamlined inventory tracking, and cut shipping time from 20 minutes to 10 minutes, while network-connected forklifts helped reduce production costs by thousands of dollars each year.