How One Confectionery Manufacturer Cut Truck Loading Time From 45 Minutes to Under 5

See exactly how FactoryWorx connected AGVs, robotic palletisers, and automated docks straight into its ERP system — with zero manual data entry left on the floor.

 ● Truck loading time: 45 minutes → under 5

● Manual barcode scans → zero-touch, automatic labelling

● Disconnected machines → one system, talking straight to the ERP

This manufacturer produces confectionery at serious volume for the Australian market. Fast lines, tight quality standards, and a lot of pallets moving every single day.

For a while, most of that movement happened by forklift, with barcodes scanned by hand and data entered into the ERP one line at a time. It worked. But it was slow, and it left plenty of room for a mix-up.

Then FactoryWorx became the layer connecting everything — the AGVs, the palletisers, the label printers, the loading docks — straight into the ERP, with nobody touching a scanner in between.

What's Inside This Case Study

● The five real bottlenecks slowing down this plant's line before FactoryWorx stepped in

● How FactoryWorx talks to AGVs, robotic palletisers, and label applicators all at once, without replacing the machines already on the floor

● The exact six-step flow, from an order landing in the ERP to a truck rolling out fully loaded

● The full before-and-after numbers across labour, dock speed, ERP accuracy, and OEE

● Why the system keeps running even if the network connection to the ERP drops out

Why This One's Worth Reading

This isn't a small operation piloting new tech. It's part of a major global food and beverage business, running a high-speed confectionery line where a five-minute delay actually costs something. If middleware can hold up at that pace, it's worth seeing exactly how it's wired together.

If pallets on your floor still move by forklift and get logged by hand, this is worth five minutes of your time.