45 years of building machines in Melbourne
Between your raw product and the pallet, there’s a Centreline machine.
We design and build product handling equipment and complete lines for food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, in our Berwick workshop.
45 years
This year Centreline turns 45. From food handling machines to plasma lines running in some of the biggest processing centres in the world, it has always been the same idea: understand the product, then build the machine. Thank you to our customers, our team and our partners for every one of those years.
Our story →Pick what you make. Watch the line we’d build.
Every station is a machine we build or integrate. Click one to see what it does, then send the whole line to an engineer.
What we’re known for
Three flagships · designed and built in Berwick
Plasma debagging
→Fully automated plasma bag and bottle opening for fractionation centres, running in some of the biggest plasma processing centres in the world.
1,200 bags per hour
Slab lines
→Topping and ultrasonic robotic cutting for slabs, bars and tray bakes. Clean cuts in any pattern, without crushing or sticking.
100 cuts per minute
End of line
→Case packing, inspection and palletising that fits the floor space you have. Start with one machine and add to it as you grow.
20 cases per minute
The index
25 machines and lines · all built to order
- 01Plasma DebaggerPlasmaOpens frozen plasma bags automatically. Up to 1,200 bags/hr.→
- 02Plasma DebottlerPlasmaAutomated plasma bottle opening.→
- 03Bespoke Plasma LinePlasmaComplete lines: feed, reject, thaw, crush and collect.→
- 04CFT-400 Continuous Feed TopperSlab lineToppings and coatings for slabs, bars and balls. Up to 25 m/min.→
- 05RSC-200 Robotic Slab CutterSlab lineUltrasonic robotic cutting for slabs and tray bakes. Up to 100 cuts/min.→
- 06RCC-200 Continuous CutterSlab lineUltrasonic cutting on the move for extruded products. Up to 100 cuts/min.→
- 07DepositorsSlab lineFusion depositors for fillings and toppings.→
- 08Curved Zero Contact ConveyorSlab line90° and 180° modular curves that keep product orientation.→
- 09Case PackersEnd of LineTop and side load case packers, built to order.→
- 10TCP-6 Top Load Case PackerEnd of LineSingle-head top load case packer. Up to 10 cases/min.→
- 11TCP-6D Twin Head Case PackerEnd of LineTwin head top load case packer. Up to 20 cases/min.→
- 12MCP-61 Side Load Case PackerEnd of LineSide load case packer: erects, fills and seals.→
- 13Metal DetectorsEnd of LineInline metal detection, integrated with your conveyors.→
- 14Pallet HandlingEnd of LinePalletising and depalletising cells.→
- 15Cobot PalletisersEnd of LineCP-25 collaborative palletiser. Up to 8 picks a minute.→
- 16DepalletisersEnd of LineASO-100 sweep-off depalletiser for bottles, jars and cans.→
- 17ConveyorsAutomationHygienic modular and belt conveyors, designed around your product.→
- 18Rotary Table FeedersAutomationAccumulate and single-file bottles and jars in a small footprint.→
- 19Bottle Air RinserAutomationAir-rinses bottles and jars before filling. Up to 30 a minute.→
- 20Cap SortersAutomationSorts and orients caps from bulk, ready for capping.→
- 21Industrial RoboticsAutomationRobot cells for picking, placing and handling.→
- 22Cobot SolutionsAutomationCollaborative robots that work safely beside people.→
- 23Bespoke MachineryAutomationTell us the problem and we’ll design the machine.→
- 24Turnkey SolutionsAutomationComplete integrated lines, from one supplier.→
- 25Honey Filling LineAutomationFrom empty jar to full pallet.→
“Food processors of all sizes should be competitive, and innovation should not be exclusive.”
Since
45 years in the food industry, and now also powering some of the biggest plasma processing centres in the world.
Where
Designed and manufactured in our Berwick workshop, Melbourne.
How
We take the time to understand your product and your plant before we design anything.
After
Commissioning, support, maintenance and spare parts for the life of the machine.
News and updates
All news and case studies →
News·9 Oct 2026
Centreline turns 45
Since 1981 we have designed and built machines in Melbourne for food and pharmaceutical manufacturers. This year we turn 45, with a name that says what we do today, Centreline Automation.
Article·19 Oct 2023
Streamlining Food Manufacturing
One of the key factors revolutionizing the industry is the adoption of conveyor-based material handling solutions. In this article, we'll explore automation's numerous benefits in food manufacturing and how conveyor systems play a pivotal role in this transformation.
Article·16 June 2020
The State of Automation in the food industry
Automation has been growing as a business priority for businesses in the food and pharmaceutical industries in recent years.
Machines running at
Every line starts with a conversation.
Tell us what you make and what you need to automate. Our engineers will come back with options, layouts and a quote.