Playing it cool
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- Canada
Product
- EcoStruxure Machine
- Modicon M172 logic controller
- EcoStruxure Secure Connect Advisor
- IPC/HMI controller
Tech Stack
- IoT
- Machine Learning
- Advanced Analytics
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Energy Saving
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Agriculture
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Energy Management System
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Oxford Energy Solutions Inc. is a Canadian company that has been designing and building refrigeration equipment for agricultural, food processing, industrial, and healthcare customers in the North American market since 2006. The company is committed to energy conservation and sustainability and aims to revolutionize the way refrigeration systems are built and maintained. Oxford Energy is focused on modernizing 50-year-old refrigeration systems to improve visibility of operating thresholds and increase their flexibility, reliability, and functionality.
The Challenge
Oxford Energy Solutions Inc., a Canadian company, has been designing and building refrigeration equipment for various sectors since 2006. The refrigeration sector is relatively conservative, with many facilities still running systems that were installed 50 years ago. Maintenance is usually done reactively by replacing broken parts like valves and compressors without addressing bigger issues. Oxford Energy wanted to change the way refrigeration systems are built and maintained in line with its ethos of energy conservation and sustainability. The company was looking for a flexible, holistic platform that would enable it to bring its vision of control and integration to the market.
The Solution
Oxford Energy decided on a full suite of EcoStruxure Machine solutions to provide its customers with more efficient refrigeration systems. At the heart of Oxford Energy’s platform is the Modicon M172 logic controller which offers a wide choice of connectivity options to support integration with a variety of building management systems. This ready-to-connect controller requires no on-site programming and enables control of every device in the system. Another important element is EcoStruxure Secure Connect Advisor, which adds a security layer and helps protect the system. It also comes with an intuitive e-mail notification system that helps pinpoint where issues have occurred and speeds up maintenance which can be done remotely. An IPC/HMI controller brings all this information into a pre-defined set of screens. Combined with the dashboard and server system where Oxford Energy is applying advanced analytics and machine learning, it results in a fully integrated solution.
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