Custom automation systems for commercial and industrial material handling
P & B Group designs, builds, installs and maintains automation systems for commercial and industrial operations. Our work focuses on practical automation that helps move products, reduce manual handling, improve efficiency and keep large-scale operations running smoothly.
A lot of our automation work sits around material handling — finding better ways to move, stack, load or unload products in environments where manual handling is slow, inefficient, physically demanding or difficult to manage safely. If you have a process that depends on moving product from one place to another, talk to P & B Group about what is possible.
Bespoke automation solutions for modern industrial operations
- Custom automation systems for commercial and industrial operations
- Material handling solutions designed to reduce manual labour
- Design, fabrication, programming, installation and ongoing support
Talk to P & B Group about your business automation ideas and requirements
Automation that moves products more efficiently
Industrial automation is about taking a repetitive, labour-heavy or hard-to-manage task and designing a better way to do it. P & B Group develops custom automation systems for businesses that need to move products, pallets or materials more efficiently through their operation.
This can include automated shuttle systems, robotic-style material handling, custom-built equipment and integrated systems designed around an existing site or production process. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all product, we look at what needs to move, where it needs to go and how the system needs to work in the real operating environment.
Shuttle systems for pallets and material handling
P & B Group works with automated shuttle systems that can move pallets and products through industrial environments without relying on people to move in and out of those areas manually. These systems are especially useful in chilled environments, food production and other large-scale operations where reducing manual handling, limiting door openings, improving hygiene or speeding up product movement can make a real difference. A shuttle system can carry loaded pallets along a track, move product into position, unload or return as required, depending on how the system is designed.
P & B Group has worked with large dairy and industrial operations where automated shuttle systems help move products efficiently in and out of chilled storage and processing areas while reducing manual handling and supporting faster workflow through the facility.
For businesses handling high volumes of product, this type of automation can help improve workflow, reduce labour demands and create a more controlled process.
Designed around your site and your operation
Every site is different, so automation needs to be designed around the way the business actually works. P & B Group can assist with design, fabrication, programming, installation, fault-finding, upgrades and ongoing maintenance for automation systems.
Our team can integrate new automation into existing operations, adapt systems to suit site constraints and work through the practical details needed to make the system reliable in daily use. The goal is always to create automation that is useful, workable and suited to the customer’s environment.
Reducing labour, improving hygiene and supporting productivity
Automation can create real benefits in environments where staff are repeatedly moving product, entering chilled areas, handling heavy loads or working around time-sensitive production requirements.
By automating parts of the material handling process, businesses can reduce manual labour, improve productivity, limit unnecessary human exposure to cold or controlled environments and help reduce contamination risks. For large commercial and industrial operations, even small improvements in product movement can have a major impact on speed, consistency and efficiency.
Talk to P & B Group about automation - we can design, build and install custom material handling systems, shuttle systems, with ongoing automation upgrades, fault-finding or and maintenance support.
Automation can help improve efficiency, reduce repetitive manual labour, increase productivity and create more consistent workflows. In many operations, automation also helps reduce downtime, improve product handling and support safer working environments.
No. In many businesses, automation is used to support staff by reducing repetitive, physically demanding or time-consuming tasks, allowing workers to focus on more skilled or operational parts of the business.
Automation can reduce the need for staff to repeatedly enter cold storage or controlled areas, helping improve comfort, reduce exposure and minimise unnecessary door openings that may affect temperature control or hygiene.
Yes. Automation can help reduce manual handling, repetitive lifting, forklift interaction, congestion and other risks associated with moving products or materials through busy industrial environments
Yes. Many automation systems are designed to integrate into existing buildings, production lines or operational processes rather than requiring a completely new facility.
P & B Auto Electrical
20 Woodward Street, Frankton, Waikato 3204, New Zealand
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P & B Mechanical
289 Kahikatea Drive, Frankton, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand
Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 7:30AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 7:00AM - 12:00PM | Sunday: Closed