Automate your food business with OAL

Our mission is to help great food businesses achieve fantastic results by providing innovative automation solutions that ensure right first time, highly productive and efficient manufacturing.

We’re a technology and system integration business based in Peterborough, UK.

For over 30 years, we’ve provided leading-edge solutions to help food companies automate their production and packaging processes. “OAL Connected” is our proven food manufacturing software, providing the tools to transform your food business.

Build retailer trust by stopping label and date code errors

Safeguard your business with the UK’s easiest automation system, which protects over 1,400 UK packaging lines. 

Achieve 100% quality inspection

Ensure right first time production with advanced vision systems enabling further packaging line automation.

Complex system integration

Create a single source of truth by integrating your higher-level systems (ERP, MES) with the factory system and devices to give you the edge.

The introduction of automated systems from OAL has completely changed our operations. Since its installation, we’ve been able to streamline our processes and prevent errors before they caused further issues, protecting our reputation, enhancing trust and confidence. We’ve also seen a significant opportunity in increasing efficiency and operational effectiveness.
— Leena Malde, Executive Chair, Wealmoor
I’ve been very impressed with the OAL system, it’s really been a game-changer for us. What was originally brought in to prevent product recalls has now become an invaluable tool to improve our production efficiency.
— James Robertson, Director, Joseph Robertson

We promise to make automation easy

We understand that change can be challenging, which is why we’re committed to making automation as easy as possible for our customers. From the initial stages of a project, we collaborate closely with our clients and offer expert advice to build a specification that ensures the solutions is both effective and easy to use.

We design our solutions to make the adoption and training process as simple as possible, so our customers can get the most out of their automation investment. We value feedback and continuously strive to maintain our high standards by requesting it after every support ticket. We’re proud to have a satisfaction rating of over 94% from our clients.

The OAL Connected Software Platform

“OAL Connected” is built on a secure, modern IT manufacturing platform.

  • It’s connected. Is built on open standard technologies, and in our experience, you can connect to anything. From data lakes in the cloud to legacy recipe control packages, we will integrate your get your data to drive performance.

  • Web-Based Deployment. Installs in minutes, launches clients instantly, and is server-centric, powered by databases, and cross-platform compatible

  • Simple. Easy integration and simple to operate.

  • Secure. Provides brand security by code assurance, providing fast synchronised changeovers

  • Seamless integration. Features standard industry connectivity and integrates with and complements your existing ERP, SCADA & MES systems.

  • Scalable. Fully scalable to meet your growing needs.

  • 24/7 support. OAL provides around-the-clock support by in-house automation specialists.

Our Applications

We provide you with the tools to automate your food business.