Scott inks major materials handling deal

3 August 2023
Company announcement

SCOTT INKS MAJOR MATERIALS HANDLING DEAL INTO NORTH AMERICA

Auckland, New Zealand: Scott Technology (NZX:SCT) is excited to announce a NZD $12 million deal
with McCain Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, to deliver its proven,
automated materials handling system to the McCain, Alberta, Canada processing facility.

Scott Technology CEO, John Kippenberger, says the company is delighted to be extending its
partnership with the long-term customer into North America. “McCain has been a customer of ours in
Europe for many years, where we have worked with them to deliver multiple automated materials-
handling solutions to improve their operational efficiencies,” says Kippenberger.

“This new contract is recognition of our expertise in this area, as well as a reflection of our strategy of
partnering with companies that have a large global presence.”

The solution combines multiple production lines to a common palletising system for cases of frozen
french fries and has been designed to handle McCain’s production capacity of 130 cases per minute. It
features two high-speed palletisers, nine buffer tables for multiple SKUs, as well as case and pallet
conveying systems and pallet wrappers. Scott's latest Maestro+ software package will monitor
efficiency and display KPIs while supporting and guiding maintenance.

McCain Director of Capital Development, Dr. Mourad Rahimi, says the project is part of the largest
global investment in McCain Foods’ history, and will double the size, production capacity and
workforce at its Coaldale, Alberta processing facility.

“The new Coaldale plant will be one of our biggest processing facilities in North America once it’s
completed, and we wanted to incorporate best in class automated palletising as part of this. Our
experience with Scott, and its materials handling technology in our European production sites, gave us
confidence that Scott are the experts for the job!”

The deal further solidifies Scott's position as an expert provider of advanced materials handling
systems in North America. The system will be built in Scott’s European materials handling centre of
excellence and delivered in late 2024.

ENDS


For more information, visit www.scottautomation.com or contact:
John Kippenberger Media contact
Chief Executive Officer, Scott Technology Amber McEwen, GRC Partners + Porter
E: j.kippenberger@scottautomation.com Novelli
T: +64 21 194 0429
E: amber.mcewen@grcpn.nz

©Scott Technology Limited




About Scott
Scott delivers smart automation and robotic solutions that transform industries by making businesses
safer, more productive, and more efficient. Our diverse capability makes us the first choice for
hundreds of the world’s leading brands. With design and build operations across Australasia, China,
Europe, and America and over 100 years of engineering excellence, Scott is the global expert in
automation.