The #1 U.S. brand for almonds and almond milk1 leverages Wi-Fi
6E and AI-powered networking to manufacture almond products for
consumers worldwide
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced the #1
U.S. consumer brand for almonds and almond milk, Blue Diamond
Growers is continuing its 100-year tradition of quality,
innovation, and food safety by modernizing its wireless networking
infrastructure with an HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi 6E-enabled
solution.
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Blue Diamond Growers is continuing its
100-year tradition of quality and innovation by modernizing its
wireless networking infrastructure with an HPE Aruba Networking
Wi-Fi 6E-enabled solution. The deployment improves mobile and IoT
device connectivity in support of the California-based
cooperative’s three manufacturing facilities that service its 3,000
grower-owners. With 3.3 million square feet of manufacturing
facilities, including 40 acres of outdoor areas, the new Wi-Fi
network provides AI-powered intelligence that speeds
troubleshooting by 50 percent. (Source: Blue Diamond Growers)
The deployment improves mobile and IoT device connectivity in
support of the California-based cooperative’s three manufacturing
facilities that processes approximately a billion pounds of almonds
annually for domestic and worldwide consumption on behalf of its
3,000 grower-owners. Stretching across over 3.3 million square feet
of manufacturing facilities, including 40 acres of outdoor crop
receiving areas, the new Wi-Fi network also provides AI-powered
intelligence that is speeding troubleshooting by 50 percent.
“Our enterprise has a rich history of leveraging innovation to
produce and market almond products,” said Ryan Funk, IT
Infrastructure Director for Blue Diamond Growers. “Today, we rely
on mobile and IoT-enabled technologies for moving almonds that
arrive fresh from the field through production quickly,
efficiently, and safely, which ultimately enables delivering the
highest value to our grower-owners.”
Supporting quality, flavor and freshness around the
clock
As the domestic almond supply and production leader since its
founding in 1910, Blue Diamond relies extensively upon Wi-Fi
connectivity for receiving and tracking almonds and almond products
throughout its manufacturing, storage, and distribution
processes.
From crop delivery areas through finished product shipment, Blue
Diamond workers use a variety of mobile devices, including
scanners, tablets, and label printers, all of which feed data into
the enterprise’s cloud-enabled ERP solution around the clock.
IoT-enabled systems are also extensively deployed, such as for
constantly monitoring temperatures across the industry’s largest
refrigerated storage capacity to maintain quality and freshness,
which require reliable, secure connectivity from APs acting as an
IoT platform.
“For innovative global food producers that depend upon
connectivity for bringing products to market, fast, reliable, and
secure networking infrastructure is essential for supplying
consumers with high-quality, nutritious and flavorful products,”
said Stuart Strickland, wireless chief technology officer at HPE
Aruba Networking. “Whether its mobilizing employees across indoor
production and R&D facilities or ensuring rapid and accurate
crop receipts during 24/7 harvest seasons, high-performance
intelligent Wi-Fi enables Blue Diamond Growers to fulfill its core
mission: maximize grower returns and deliver the benefits of
almonds to the world.”
AI-powered, future-ready, and cost-effective
With regulatory approvals in place, Blue Diamond was eager to
act on their vision to move to Wi-Fi 6E APs. To answer their mobile
and IoT data traffic demands, while minimizing operating overhead,
the company adopted an AI-powered wireless solution that includes
HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi 6E Access Points (APs) for indoor
facilities and ruggedized outdoor Wi-Fi 6 APs for exterior
connectivity. The network is unified and managed with HPE Aruba
Networking Central, which streamlines and simplifies
administration.
According to Funk, the network intelligence supplied by HPE
Aruba Networking Central is critical for enabling company’s
ultra-lean IT staff to manage multiple geographically-disbursed
facilities. “Having a powerful, centralized, and intuitive
management tool that also supports manufacturing frameworks for
NIST and ISO is essential,” he said. “In addition, with HPE Aruba
Networking Central, we’re resolving Wi-Fi trouble calls 50 percent
faster, reducing IT overhead while improving user experiences.”
Prior to its new Wi-Fi infrastructure, Blue Diamond began saving
more than $250,000 annually vs Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
by adopting HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN to gain a
self-driving wide area network that serves as a foundation for zero
trust and secure access service edge (SASE) cybersecurity. In
addition, the company deployed HPE Aruba Networking Boost, for WAN
optimization.
Looking ahead, Blue Diamond expects its new networking
infrastructure will continue powering company R&D efforts and
business growth. “The combination of exceptional enterprise Wi-Fi
and ongoing support we receive from HPE Aruba Networking enables us
to envision operational and product innovations that were
impossible before,” Funk said.
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Sources:
1Growing Together, 2023 Annual Report, Blue Diamond Growers
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