3 FEATURE Industry Insights with Owen and Alfredo Baginski 6 INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY Leading Packaging Machine Builder Reduces Machine Engineering Time 9 HYGIENIC DESIGN Crop Nutrition has a Vital Role, backed by Saskatchewan's Potash Mines & Rittal's HD Enclosures! 13 EFFICIENCY Cost Saving with VFD and its built-in PLC (SoftPLC) 18 PROFILE Paul Tervit on Canada Controls and the Importance of Education Automation Canada Quarterly is published for those working within the automation and control industry in Canada. This quarterly digital handbook provides valuable information to industry professionals on products and industry trends through featured articles, case studies, whitepapers and industry proļ¬les. If you work in the automation and control industry Automation Canada Quarterly has been developed to serve you. John Kerr, President johnkerr@kerrwil.com Owen Hurst, Managing Editor owenhurst@kerrwil.com Blake Marchand, Journalist blakemarchand@kerrwil.com Eileen Walsh, Ad Manager eileenwalsh@kerrwil.com