Process and Data Automation (PDA) held a food drive over the holidays for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania.  Hundreds of pounds (270 lb) were raised by PDA employees and their families, and it was all donated to help serve 11 counties in northwest Pennsylvania.  The program was initiated by Tyler Clemens at PDA, one of the youngest members of the PDA team – making the event even more special for all those who participated. About Second Harvest Food Bank: The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania is the largest nonprofit food distribution organization ..read more

Volumes have been written about the current and future benefits of big data. Food manufacturing plants are excellent candidates for inclusion in enormous data sets based on information generated via large scale production and packaging systems. Add utility and consumption data and it becomes easy to see the holistic, valuable content that these operations generate. Packaging lines specifically are responsible for the high volume, hygienically manufactured products which people the world around require for sustenance. These operations create a seemingly endless stream of intelligence about both ..read more

A worldwide leader in individual packaged pies and baked goods required fast, accurate information about the performance of their high-speed lines.  Their warehouse accurately showed that millions of pies, crispy treats, and related baked goods were output from their plant’s lines annually but manufacturing on a growing scale requires deeper intelligence. Their flagship manufacturing facility houses multiple processing lines, all served by a central prep and mixing area.  As is frequently the case, the plant’s early processing and packaging lines served them well and new, more modern ..read more

Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business Name Process & Data Automation (PDA) as one of the 2023, Best Places to Work in PA. The awards are held in partnership with Best Companies Group. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings. There were two parts used to determine the rankings. The first consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices and demographics, worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted ..read more

It has been said that “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” For Control Systems Integrators the role of the Project Manager is key in ensuring project success.  Their ability to blend diverse adjacent disciplines and stakeholders can change the outcome from a technical success to an unqualified success. Process and Data Automation (PDA) is no exception to this. From their roots as a regional service provider with a few projects happening at once, through decades of steady growth, and their incorporation into Krones, the magnitude and complexity of projects has grown along with them. Tod ..read more

A heartfelt thanks to WICU12 and the Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership for featuring us on “Giving You the Business”. We may be a global company but being a part of the Erie business community is a very important part of who we are. PDA President Jeremy Anderson shared, “No matter what our reach is, this is where we call home. Working for the local manufacturers is every bit as important to us as growing our presence across the global players as well.” View the entire segment HERE!  ..read more

The personal workspace is evolving. Driven by the post-Covid boom and fueled by technology that spun out of the pandemic, employers are becoming increasingly creative and flexible when developing workplace solutions for existing and new employees. In a July 2023 article, Bloomberg Business reports that companies with flexible work policies are hiring at nearly double the rate of fully in-office operations. “Companies grow faster when they offer flexibility because people are more excited to join,” said Rob Sadow, co-founder, and chief executive officer of Scoop Technologies Inc. Prospective em ..read more

For PDA, 2022 was a year of celebrations. We celebrated many new faces joining the PDA team. We celebrated two highly successful trade shows with our international colleagues in Krones.digital. We celebrated the company’s 20th anniversary. As amazing as all of this was, 2023 will be even better! To achieve our vision of being the employer of choice and the preeminent provider of automation and digitalization solutions for the North American Food and Beverage Industry, we must continue to grow and innovate. Our growth will not just be measured in headcount, but in how each employ ..read more

Process and Data Automation (PDA) is frequently engaged to provide solutions for the most efficient line control and information systems that Krones produces in North America. Users enjoy an unparalleled operating experience and rich information from their line monitoring and management software systems.  When deployed with a fully automated Krones solution, the result is a level of integration between hardware and software unparalleled in high-speed packaging.  Normally it is the end customer who benefits the most from these Manufacturing Execution System (MES) packages but Krones t ..read more

PDA is pleased to introduce James Clark as a member of our Sales team as a Project Estimator. James comes to PDA from nearly twenty years in electronics systems design and support with seven years in the US Navy followed by over a decade in private industry experience. His technical background is diverse with both new and legacy hardware and includes communication and navigation equipment support. He is well-versed in circuit board development and electronic signage design and deployment.    In addition to that technical background, James brings superb administrative support exp ..read more