Food and beverage industry

Software solutions for engineering and maintenance in the food industry

Planning security and efficiency for food production

Whether a dairy, brewery or bakery, the food and beverage industry is coming under increasing pressure. Minimizing machine downtimes, a shortage of qualified personnel and strict legal requirements – for instance in the area of hygiene – necessitate integrated and standardized processes.

With Eplan’s digital engineering solutions, you can efficiently plan complex plant systems, create documentation that conforms to standards, and establish the foundation for consistent, end-to-end data – from manufacturing to operations to maintenance and modernization. Consistent processes without media disruptions increase transparency, improve planning quality and accelerate maintenance over the long term.

Eplan in the food industry

Rondo Burgdorf
GEA

“Whether engineers, sales or service personnel, everyone works with the same data. Duplication has been virtually eliminated. In addition, complete parts lists can be generated at the touch of a button."

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“Our main benefit as automation department and machine building company are a faster time to market, faster engineering and easier engineering.“

Efficient Engineering for the food and packaging machine industry

Manufacturers of food and packaging machines are under considerable pressure to standardize to remain competitive in a market that is mainly driven by price. At the same time, the demands for automation of machines and systems are also continually on the rise. Coordinating with third-party service providers is also becoming increasingly complex.

One key factor for success is consistent, end-to-end engineering across all disciplines: from electrotechnology to pneumatic and process engineering systems to 3D mechanical design.

Take the opportunity to automate your engineering processes and directly link them to your sales processes. Enhance your mechanical designs with important data – for instance using the digital twin of the control cabinet and the machine wiring. This allows you to identify potential problems early in the planning phase and develop the best possible solution for your processes.

Interdisciplinary engineering without media disruptions

n the food industry, building technology and automation is much more than just a sideshow, it is a central factor for quality, security and efficiency. Planning errors or technical concepts that are not fully fleshed out can not only cause operational disruptions, but they can also lead to significant health risks.

Use Eplan to clearly document and keep track of the diagrams of your building automation systems, for instance including the climate-control and cooling systems as well as various protection devices. New buildings and modifications to existing ones can therefore be planned and built much more quickly.

Overview and standardised documentation for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and security systems.

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Torben Fibich – Eplan Global Vertical Market Manager – is your contact for the food and beverage industry.

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Your added value with Eplan in the food and beverage industry

Standardized processes for rapid project planning

Eplan enables the use of consistent engineering standards – from preplanning to commissioning. This significantly reduces project planning times, both for food processing plant systems built in a nearly identical way as well as for systems and machines that are highly customized.

Digital integration throughout the product life cycle

Eplan can be used to create digital twins and consistent data models for the automation systems in machines and plant system that can be used in the engineering as well as in production, maintenance and retrofitting – a significant advantage for systems with long service lives.

Modularization and automation

The modular structuring of machine components and automation tools such as automated project generation can significantly reduce the efforts required for engineering and thereby considerably shorten delivery times for machines plant systems – a key factor for increasing competitiveness in the food industry.

Seamless integration into IT and production

Eplan can efficiently be integrated into existing ERP, MES and PLM systems. This ensures consistent data utilization and facilitates collaboration between electric engineering, mechanical design and automation technology.

Ideal cooperation along the value chain

Thanks to Eplan’s cloud-based solutions, both in-house and third-party project participants can all access the same, uniform data. This promotes close cooperation between manufacturers of food and packaging machines, planning offices and food producers.

Apply international standards with certainty

Eplan supports compliance with international standards (including IEC & UL), thereby enabling the easy realization of global projects – a decisive advantage for companies with international partners.

Fast maintenance, stable processes

n production environments where hygiene is critical, time is a crucial factor. Machines must run reliably despite deep cleaning cycles, high humidity and temperature fluctuations. Efficient maintenance and servicing are key factors for success for every food manufacturer.

Up-to-date and easily accessible documentation forms the foundation for all efficient maintenance processes. Without it, throughput times are extended and the efforts needed become greater – directly impacting overall operating costs.

With Eplan you create the foundation for your maintenance team having easy access to current documentation. End-to-end digital cooperation with suppliers ensures that maintenance documents are always up-to-date, complete, and securely available. This allows maintenance to be carried out efficiently – paperless, without media disruptions and with a clear audit trail.

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Food manufacturers use P&I diagrams to clearly illustrate the processing steps of individual ingredients to the final product. In turn, machine and plant system manufacturers use Eplan to efficiently plan and design the required electrical, measurement, control and regulation technology (instrumentation and control), thereby allowing automated production processes.

Integrated engineering processes, especially in the food industry, ensure consistent data quality and complete documentation – while also helping to reduce the efforts required for engineering. With Eplan you create an integrated data foundation for stable, future-proof project planning processes as well as greater clarity for the service and maintenance team.

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