Increasing effectiveness in industrial F&B production

The F&B manufacturing industry is under a steadily growing pressure. Once an investment is in place, and as long as there is demand for the products, the production teams are under pressure to produce as much as possible with existing production facilities, whilst keeping costs as low as possible.

Automation is directly connected to this dynamic situation and has the challenge to deliver increasingly agile and open solutions. In this context, industrial software represents the core of the systems dedicated to increasing production effectiveness. Addressed to all members of the F&B production team, this document contains guidelines for selecting software applications and building solutions towards the fulfillment of the aforementioned goals. The example solution, using zenon software, is universal, flexible and open; and gives high value implementation to a classic approach of measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). For F&B manufacturing these measurements are translated into clear benefits: production effectiveness, reduced production costs, high quality and compliance with regulations.