FORT WORTH, TX, July 9, 2025 – RS has introduced a portfolio of RS PRO products to support the food and beverage manufacturing sector – a global industry valued at $6.96 trillion in 2024 and projected to reach $9.4 trillion by 2029. Despite steady growth, manufacturers face growing challenges from regulations, complex supply chains, and rising costs. Food and beverage manufacturers are addressing these issues by adopting industrial automation, digitization, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain systems – technologies driving the industry growth by improving safety, efficiency, sustainability, traceability, and profitability.
The RS PRO portfolio of products for the food and beverage manufacturing industry offers more than 27,800 solutions that are designed to provide a combination of quality, choice, and value and backed by the RS PRO Seal of Approval, which is awarded after testing, inspection, and auditing process based on international standards.
Solutions include more than:
- 10,100 fasteners that facilitate the assembly of industrial machinery, equipment, and structures, provide structural integrity, load distribution, and vibration resistance, and expedite maintenance and repairs.
- 5,200 tools and tool kits, including files, rasps, chisels, saws, abrasives, air tools, balancers, and cutters.
- 7,300 connectivity products for transmission of power, signal, and data between devices and systems, ranging from terminals, lugs, and ferrules to hook-up wire, Ethernet cables, and RF cable assemblies and accessories, including cable ties, clamps, clips, and strain reliefs, conduit fittings, and wire ducts, raceways, and trays.
- 1,500 switches, ranging from electrical switches that create or break electrical connections to allow or prevent the flow of current or data – including pushbutton switches, limit switches, float switches, disconnect switches, and emergency stop switches – to networking switches, like Ethernet switches, that connect multiple devices within a local area network (LAN).
- 900 sensors, including photoelectric sensors that use a beam of light to detect the presence or absence of objects or changes in their surface conditions, proximity sensors that detect the presence of objects within a certain range by sensing changes in magnetic or capacitive fields or ultrasonic waves, and pressure sensors that measure and convert pressure into an electrical signal.
- 1,800 enclosures that protect industrial control systems and withstand harsh food and beverage manufacturing environments, including washdowns, bacteria, chemicals, and corrosion, ensuring consistent performance in manufacturing operations.
- 670 light bulbs representing LED, halogen, incandescent, and heat lamp technologies and used for ambient lighting, machine lighting, drying, sterilization, and cooking processes, and maintaining food-safe temperatures throughout production.
These products are fundamental for integrating and operating smart solutions, like automation and digitization technologies, and ensuring the safety, compliance, and profitability of food and beverage production processes.
“Our portfolio of RS PRO products for the food and beverage manufacturing industry provides customers with a single source for industrial-grade solutions that are rigorously tested and field-proven to deliver high-quality performance in a wide range of industrial applications and environments,” said Sonya May, RS PRO Manager. “It also offers a varied selection designed to satisfy diverse needs and comparable savings you can take to the bank. In addition, most RS PRO products – including all tools and appliances – are covered by a three-year warranty. This unique value proposition has earned us the business of more than half a million industrial customers and counting, as well as an astonishingly low return rate of less than 0.02%.”
Source: RS Group
About RS
RS Group plc is a UK-headquartered distributor of industrial and electronic components, serving manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare, and automation sectors. Founded in 1937, the company supports over 1.1 million customers with a catalog of more than 830,000 stocked products and access to an extended range of five million items sourced from over 2,500 suppliers. RS operates in 36 markets and offers a combination of product supply, digital procurement services, and engineering support to customers involved in design, build, and maintenance workflows. Its product portfolio includes automation components, test and measurement tools, electronic parts, and industrial maintenance supplies. The company continues to invest in supply chain infrastructure, inventory management systems, and digital platforms to improve service efficiency. RS focuses on helping industrial clients enhance operational reliability and reduce downtime through its multi-channel service model and global logistics network.
About RS in the Americas
RS Americas, based in Fort Worth, TX, is a regional division of RS Group focused on distributing industrial and electronic components throughout North America. Operating in the U.S. market since the 1970s, the company was formerly known as Allied Electronics & Automation. It stocks over 250,000 products sourced from more than 700 suppliers, including RS PRO-branded items, across categories such as automation and control, interconnects, passives, actives, electromechanical devices, and test equipment. RS Americas serves industries including manufacturing, energy, transportation, food and beverage, utilities, and life sciences. In addition to product distribution, the company offers services like kitting, labeling, inventory management, and custom packaging, aimed at improving operational efficiency. RS Americas plays a key role in RS Group’s global supply network and contributes to the Group’s annual revenue of approximately £2.98 billion. Its operations are structured to support customers across engineering, procurement, and maintenance functions through both physical and digital channels.