By signing a 24/7 HOTLINE service contract Malmö dairy had their unintended stops in the production documented. Based on this feedback our local engineers have made continuous software optimizations at Malmö dairy in close cooperation with the site automation and production team. During this process, it was also decided to optimize the Quark area with a new valve matrix from Beritech. This resulted in much better flexibility allowing the possibility of running CIP and production simultaneously. Part of the optimization process included fault-finding training for operators in Au2mate Academy in Silkeborg. These combined initiatives have not only contributed to a significantly higher production efficiency but also led to a huge drop in service calls to Au2mate 24/7 HOTLINE as the operators are now capable of handling more unintended stops by themselves.
BETTER UPTIMES – MORE FLEXIBILITY – HIGHER PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
The overall purpose of these initiatives was to obtain more flexibility and a higher production efficiency:
- Fewer unintended stops => higher production efficiency.
- Training of operators => faster fault-finding
- New valve matrix => More flexibility:
- CIP and production at the same time
- Filling and emptying at the same time
The 24/7 HOTLINE calls have been used to document inefficient areas. Together with the Malmö site automation/production team and our local Au2mate office the site has been optimized both software and hardware wise.
New valve matrix from Beritech
