OAL is a leading UK engineering company helping food manufacturers automate. An innovative family business, our success is underpinned by our founder, Harry Norman's passion for technology and enthusiasm for change. We're using automation and robotics to shake up the food industry and improve how our food is made. We're committed to realising these advances through holistic innovation. Since 2012 we've accelerated our investment in R&D in excess of 8.2% of turnover to innovate food production systems and technologies. We're guided by four key themes:Eliminate wasteImprove product qualityEnsure food safety & traceability Offer flexibilityDesigning, implementing and automating engineering solutions for over 25 years, we have built a unique team comprising automation, design, mechanical and product development specialists that allows us to cover a full range of systems in a food manufacturing facility. Working collaboratively has allowed us to combine the skills and knowledge of stakeholders to deliver real advances in food processing. Our ranges include:OAL Connected: a suite of software products delivering food safety, traceability, productivity, recipe management and MES functionality.Advanced materials handling: be it liquids or powders, our systems intake, mix and store ingredients on some of the largest installations in the UK with minimal energy losses and optimal ingredient conditions.Steam Infusion: highly efficient heating and mixing offering unique opportunities for new product development and much smaller eco-friendly factories.Our teams have hit on new concepts that will change every aspect of how food is produced and make traditional equipment redundant.