How a Confectionery Manufacturer Cut Waste by 11% with Smart Factory Automation
Industry: Chocolate
Challenges in Confectionery Manufacturing:
- Process in Confectionary required manual operation with experienced operator
- Process data collected manually with legacy analog sensors
- Inconsistent/Inaccurate data due to data recorded by multiple operators
Automation and Smart Factory Solutions:
- Installed additional new wired and wireless digital sensors
- Installed GENiE Edge gateway for data collection and reporting
- Fast deployment of GENiE solution with minimal downtime. (i.e. within 20 days)
Outcome:
- Automated Data collection and reporting made possible with new digital sensors
- Customer able to capture reliable data consistently
- Able to monitor performance, efficiency, and quality remotely
- Customer will be notified with critical alerts complete with automated report
Business Impact: Digitalized Audit Trails and Operational Efficiency:
When data is collected on a regular basis, the client is equipped to make informed decisions resulting in waste reduction by 11%.
Customers are able to digitally validate and authenticate claims, reducing the number of unjustified claims by 37%.
Audit trail and traceability available instantaneously due to digitalization
