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A sweet success: Maximizing sugar mill efficiency with EcoStruxureTM Plant

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公司规模
Large Corporate
地区
  • Africa
国家
  • South Africa
产品
  • EcoStruxure Plant
  • Modicon X80 I/O modules
  • ConneXium network switches
  • Magelis HMIs
  • Telefast ABE wiring interfaces
  • Modicon M580 Ethernet programmable automation controllers
  • AVEVA’s System Platform
  • Historian tand Historian Client
  • Intouch HMI
技术栈
  • IoT
  • Automation
  • Remote Access
实施规模
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Cost Savings
技术
  • 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 连接平台
  • 分析与建模 - 实时分析
  • 应用基础设施与中间件 - API 集成与管理
  • 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据交换与集成
  • 应用基础设施与中间件 - 中间件、SDK 和库
适用行业
  • 食品与饮料
适用功能
  • 离散制造
  • 维护
用例
  • 预测性维护
  • 过程控制与优化
  • 实时定位系统 (RTLS)
  • 远程资产管理
服务
  • 系统集成
  • 软件设计与工程服务
关于客户
RCL Foods is a South African food manufacturer that operates three sugar mills, including the Pongola sugar mill. The company acquired the Pongola mill in 2009, but the facility was in dire need of modernization as its proprietary system was almost 30 years old. With outdated software and hardware, the plant used to experience between 33 and 40 blackouts per 39-week season. The production delays became unacceptable and a drop in product quality was noticeable. In 2014, the company decided to initiate an ambitious 5-year DCS migration project to modernize the mill and improve its efficiency.
挑战
The Pongola sugar mill, operated by South African food manufacturer RCL Foods, was in dire need of modernization. The proprietary system was almost 30 years old and the plant used to experience between 33 and 40 blackouts per 39-week season. The production delays became unacceptable and a drop in product quality was noticeable. RCL Foods was looking for an off-the-shelf solution that could be expanded over time and that would optimize production efficiency – a scalable system (both hardware and software) that was easy to operate and allowed for remote access. The company wanted to reuse the existing infrastructure where possible, so the new solution had to be both future-proof and backward compatible.
解决方案
RCL Foods picked a full, systemic, IoT-ready solution based on EcoStruxure Plant. The scope of work was broad, from the implementation of connected products (Modicon X80 I/O modules, ConneXium network switches, Magelis HMIs, Telefast ABE wiring interfaces), through edge control (Modicon M580 Ethernet programmable automation controllers), to software and analytics (AVEVA’s System Platform, Historian tand Historian Client, and Intouch HMI). This comprehensive project was designed and implemented by system integrator Control Software Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a Master Alliance Partner and Certified Wonderware Partner based in South Africa, with a proven track record for successfully delivering Schneider Electric solutions. At the heart of the project is System Platform, a scalable solution that integrates the process with the enterprise, unifies all applications in a central hub, and integrates all remote, local, and historian clients into one system platform.
运营影响
  • Greater visibility into the plant’s operations
  • Reduced downtime
  • Empowered personnel with remote access capabilities
  • Actionable insight at hand for making bankable decisions and proactively optimizing the operations of the plant
  • Maintenance personnel is now able to cross-reference the data with readily available trends
数量效益
  • 20% increase in output
  • Significant reduction in downtime
  • Elimination of frequent blackouts

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