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Woodlands Dairy Improves Production Monitoring and Control with Wonderware System Platform

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Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
  • Africa
Country
  • South Africa
Product
  • Wonderware System Platform
  • Wonderware InTouch HMI
  • Wonderware Historian
  • Wonderware Historian Clients
Tech Stack
  • PLC
  • SCADA
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Cost Savings
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Process Control & Optimization
  • Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services
  • System Integration
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Woodlands Dairy is a dairy company located in Humansdorp, South Africa. The company is subject to increasingly close scrutiny in the supply of primary foodstuffs such as dairy products. To stay in business profitably in the dairy industry means the consistent provision of quality products and unswerving compliance with ISO standards. The company had a variety of PLCs and no PLC or SCADA standards. They needed a centralized environment for process data logging which would allow them to analyze data in real-time and produce reports. They also needed flexible security facilities that would allow operator access only to designated areas of the plant. Finally, they needed system redundancy to provide for uninterrupted operation as well as the ability to develop and deploy solutions from a central point for ease of maintenance.
The Challenge
Woodlands Dairy faced the challenge of integrating a second-hand powder plant from Denmark with an outdated control system into their existing operations. The control system was not suitable for the modifications required to adapt the process to Woodlands Dairy’s specifications. This prompted the company to consider how this expansion could be integrated with the rest of the site. The company needed a single platform that could integrate all the disparate plants on site while preserving past investments in expensive assets and legacy systems while making provision for future expansion. They also needed a centralized environment for process data logging which would allow them to analyze data in real-time and produce reports. The system also needed to comply with ISO 22000 standards and the project had to be completed without any interruptions to production.
The Solution
The solution to Woodlands Dairy's challenges was the Wonderware System Platform consisting of the Application Server, InTouch HMI, Historian and Historian Clients trending and reporting tool. The platform was chosen for its universal data connectivity, object-oriented technology, distributed system, easy report creation and retrieval of historical data, full redundancy, scalability, and the level of support available in South Africa. The total implementation took about six months, half of which was spent on the new powder plant which was commissioned first. The standards developed for the powder plant were rolled out for these projects. Other process areas were also upgraded and these included a new Clean in Place (CIP) Station, a new cream pasteurizer/butter plant, an upgrade to the milk pasteurizer, new pasteurized milk silo and milk lines, new pasteurized cream silo and a new milk reception area with its own CIP station.
Operational Impact
  • Reduced engineering cost as a result of rolling out the standards that were defined at the start of the project.
  • Improved quality control with the silo milk release system interlocked with the laboratory InTouch system and CIP reports.
  • Operators gained confidence now that they have visibility into the entire plant.
  • Improved troubleshooting capabilities with accurate historical data results in equally accurate cause-and-effect scenarios for diagnostic purposes.
  • Accurate reporting including real-time reports on production performance and milk loss.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Achieved compliance with ISO22000
  • Reduced engineering cost
  • Improved quality control
  • Improved troubleshooting capabilities
  • Accurate reporting and standards in place for future use

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