Customer Success Story: KHS Maschinen
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- Germany
Product
- GENESIS32
- GraphWorX
Tech Stack
- OPC
- Profibus
- Siemens S7 PLC
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Innovation Output
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Process Control & Optimization
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
KHS Maschinen is a market leader in the deployment of Aseptic Cold Filling (ACF) applications for the beverage market. The company is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, and offers the highest level of competence as an international full-service provider in planning, deploying, and maintaining filling and packaging applications for the food and beverage industries. In 2003, KHS generated revenue of 700 million Euros with 3,200 employees around the world. One of its clients, Eckes-Granini Deutschland GmbH, is a market leader in Europe in the fruit juice market. At its facilities in Bad Fallingbostel, Germany, Eckes-Granini successfully deployed an innovative aseptic cold filling application by KHS.
The Challenge
KHS Maschinen, a market leader in the deployment of Aseptic Cold Filling (ACF) applications for the beverage market, was looking for a solution to control its applications and machines and to visualize the entire ACF process. The ACF process allows for fruit juices to be filled into PET bottles at a temperature of only 68 Deg F (20°C), eliminating the need for preservatives and improving product quality. However, this process required a sophisticated solution for scalability, graphic capabilities, and modularity for machine control and visualization.
The Solution
KHS standardized on GENESIS32™ to control its applications and machines and to visualize the entire ACF process. The GENESIS32 Software Suite met KHS’ sophisticated needs for scalability, graphic capabilities, and modularity for machine control and visualization. GENESIS32 communicates via OPC and Profibus to a Siemens S7 PLC and I/O running on the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system. GENESIS32 also offers an excellent international language switching technology. Graphic symbols, as well as trend and alarm applications, can be created once and reused all over the world, resulting in tremendous savings in areas of applications engineering and support. Another major advantage of GENESIS32 is its integration in today’s IT environments. Using GenBroker™, OPC and SOAP/XML communications technology makes it easy to connect and visualize processes in existing IT structures. Also, accessing enterprise-wide databases is essential when analyzing historical production and business data.
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
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