How Meyn Food Processing Technology is future-proofing its operations with intelligent automation

In today’s manufacturing environment, success depends on more than advanced machinery. It requires the ability to adapt quickly to global uncertainty, rapid technological change, and growing operational complexity. For Meyn Food Processing Technology, a global leader in poultry processing equipment, these realities shaped a strategic decision to modernize its enterprise operations with Infor CloudSuite™ Industrial Enterprise and the Infor™ Velocity Suite.

With customers in more than 100 countries and production facilities across Europe and the United States, Meyn operates at an exceptional scale. The company designs and delivers complete poultry processing lines capable of handling up to 15,000 chickens per hour—performance that demands precision, efficiency, and reliability across every business function.

Building resilience through partnership and cloud technology

For Director of IT Bart Kling, the move to the cloud was not simply a technology upgrade—it was about building resilience in a fast-changing world. By migrating to Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, Meyn gained a secure, industry-specific system that evolves with market demands. The cloud upgrade from Infor LN also removed the burden of maintaining infrastructure while enabling faster adoption of modern capabilities such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.

“What I really like about Infor is that it feels like a true partnership,” Kling shared. “We are confident that we are future-proofing our business as we work together and build new solutions using the latest Amazon Web Services® (AWS®) technology to deliver real return on investment.”

The addition of the Infor Velocity Suite further enhanced this foundation, helping Meyn automate manual tasks, improve efficiency, and allow employees to focus on higher-value work. Instead of managing routine operations, teams can now concentrate on what truly matters: innovation, manufacturing excellence, and customer service.

Transforming accounts payable with intelligent automation

Before automation, the accounts payable (AP) team processed 150–200 purchase order and non-purchase order (PO and non-PO) invoices per day through a largely paper-based, manual workflow. Invoices were downloaded and printed from emails, data was entered by hand, approvals were routed manually, and invoice documents were filed away. This resulted in a significantly higher risk of errors, delayed payments, missed early-payment discounts, and growing pressure to add headcount just to keep up.

Challenges in the legacy AP process include:

• Manual data entry and paper handling
• High invoice volumes increased error risk
• Complex handling of non-PO invoices
• Delays caused by manual routing and approvals
• Missed early-payment discounts and late payments

With the implementation of Infor Velocity Suite’s prebuilt Value+ Invoice Processing Automation in under 90 days, that process changed fundamentally. Based on the information that is read from the invoice, Infor selects the business partner (BP) and registers the invoice for that BP in a Received Invoices session. The PDF document is automatically linked to the received invoice document and readily available in Infor Document Management (IDM). Validations are performed to ensure that the transaction is accurate.


Using generative AI (GenAI)-powered document processing and robotic process automation (RPA), invoice documents received through email are now automatically captured, validated, registered, and routed. PDF invoices are electronically stored in IDM and linked to the registered invoice for ease of access. Full visibility into the invoice processing workflow and exceptions is then reported for subsequent resolution.

“Before automation, everything was manual and paper-based. Now our partners receive timely payments, our employees no longer do tedious tasks, and our customers receive better service,” says Kling.

The results of automation were immediate and measurable:

• More than 1,000 hours saved per year at current automation invoice volumes
• Expected 30% reduction in AP workload when fully optimized
• Faster processing times and better visibility
• Ability to scale operations without adding staff
• Improved invoice accuracy and compliance
• More satisfied employees due to time savings and the removal of tedious work
• Removal of paper handling and storage

Beyond efficiency gains, the impact on employees has been significant. By removing repetitive, low-value tasks, automation has made daily work more engaging and meaningful. Additionally, employees have improved their relationship with suppliers through more predictable, on-time payments.

Ready for what’s next

For Meyn, intelligent automation with Infor Velocity Suite is not a one-time project—it’s a foundation for the future. With Infor as a technology partner, the company is continuously exploring new opportunities to automate additional processes, adopt emerging AI capabilities, and remain competitive in a volatile global environment.

“I recommend Infor Velocity Suite to every company out there. It provides the efficiency you need in your operational tasks, so you have more time to focus on what is most important—and that is the quality of service for your customers,” concludes Kling.