Drew Ward of Pacproinc. lends his insights into the trends he's seeing in automation of meat and poultry processing plants, as well as the workforce challenges facing the industry.

Pacproinc is a market leader in automated packaging technologies for customers in the protein and bakery segments.

The system automates the traditional layerpack packaging format that places a group of sliced sausage patties onto a piece of paper and then stacks the layers to the desired count.