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Hanson Distillery Partners with Samsara to Automate Quality Checks for Premium Vodka Production

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Customer Company Size
SME
Region
  • America
Country
  • United States
Product
  • Samsara Machine Vision
Tech Stack
  • Machine Vision Technology
Implementation Scale
  • Departmental Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Brand Awareness
  • Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
  • Analytics & Modeling - Computer Vision Software
  • Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries
  • Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Predictive Quality Analytics
  • Machine Condition Monitoring
Services
  • System Integration
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Hanson of Sonoma is a family-owned, artisanal spirits company based in California's Wine Country. The company specializes in producing premium, organic, grape-based, gluten-free, and non-GMO vodka. The Hanson family has built a reputation for their commitment to quality and innovative approach to spirits, which has led to their products being featured in high-end restaurants, national retail chains, and winning numerous awards. The family-run business is deeply involved in every aspect of production, ensuring that their values and standards are upheld in every bottle they produce.
The Challenge
The Hanson family, owners of Hanson of Sonoma, a premium craft vodka distillery, faced significant challenges in maintaining the high quality and precise packaging of their award-winning products. Their commitment to quality required rigorous quality checks, especially for label placement and fill levels, which were manually intensive and inefficient. The production process involved six labels on each bottle, with exact placement and height requirements for the cork and labels. This manual process was time-consuming and prone to errors, making it difficult to scale production efficiently without compromising on quality.
The Solution
To address their quality control challenges, Hanson of Sonoma partnered with Samsara to implement machine vision technology for automating the quality checks of label placement and fill levels on their production line. This technology allowed them to ensure the accuracy and consistency of their packaging without the need for manual intervention. By automating these processes, the Hansons were able to increase production efficiency while maintaining their high standards of quality. The implementation of Samsara's machine vision technology provided a more economical, cleaner, and efficient solution for their quality control needs, enabling them to focus on scaling their production without compromising on the exceptional quality of their products.
Operational Impact
  • The implementation of Samsara's machine vision technology allowed Hanson of Sonoma to automate the quality checks of label placement and fill levels, reducing the need for manual intervention.
  • The automation of these processes increased production efficiency, allowing the Hansons to focus more on the quality of the product inside the bottle rather than the packaging.
  • The use of machine vision technology provided a more economical and cleaner solution for quality control, aligning with the Hansons' commitment to maintaining high standards.
  • The partnership with Samsara enabled Hanson of Sonoma to scale their production more efficiently, ensuring that they could meet growing demand without compromising on quality.
  • The successful deployment of this technology demonstrated its potential to benefit other food and beverage producers with similar quality control needs.

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