Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital company, says that UAE-based Hadaf Foods Industries, supported by Precast FZCO, is adopting the Plex Smart manufacturing platform to modernise manufacturing operations. Hadaf Foods operates a manufacturing facility in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), focused on the production of a range of cheese products. The company serves regional and international markets is focused on strengthening operational visibility, consistency and performance across its production environment.

Its implementation will initially focus on Plex Production Monitoring, which will establish a digital backbone that can expand over time to support broader smart manufacturing initiatives, the company says. “The Plex platform is designed to connect machines, people and processes in a way that turns manufacturing data into real business value,” said Tom Forster, regional vice president, enterprise software sales, EMEA, Rockwell Automation. “With support from our partner Precast, Hadaf Foods can move beyond isolated data points to a connected manufacturing environment that supports performance, agility and growth.”

With Plex Production Monitoring, the company will gain real-time insight into machine performance, production output, scrap, downtime and overall equipment effectiveness. Automated data capture from machines, combined with contextual operator inputs, will help remove data silos and replace fragmented reporting with consistent, actionable insights, Rockwell notes.

The collaboration between Hadaf Foods, Rockwell Automation and Precast, an authorised distributor for Rockwell Automation and Plex solution provider, supports broader regional industrialisation objectives aligned with the “We the UAE 2031” vision, including the expansion of localised food manufacturing, improved supply chain resilience and the adoption of advanced digital technologies.

Precast is supporting the deployment using an accelerated, structured approach designed to deliver value while enabling knowledge transfer to Hadaf Foods’ internal teams.