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duction figures of around 25,000 tonnes of
lactose and 5,000 tonnes of protein products.
Motor Control based
around Allen-Bradley
products
For the automation and control of the plant,
Fonterra had a wide choice of suppliers and system
integrators from which to source primary
equipment. In New Zealand it uses Allen-Bradley
programmable automation controllers (PACs)
and SCADA solutions from Rockwell Automation,
with motors and motor-control technology
from other suppliers. At the Heerenveen
development, Fonterra did initially investigate
using the same combination of suppliers. However,
with an incredibly powerful integration
and Connected Enterprise solution proposed by
Rockwell Automation and Beenen B.V., a Rockwell
Automation Recognised System Integrator,
Fonterra opted for a complete wall-to-wall solution
of automation, process and motor control
based around Allen-Bradley products.
Recognized System Integrators make the
commitment to deliver the highest technical
solution and customer service, leading with
Rockwell Automation technologies. These
integrators have a mutually supportive relationship
with the Rockwell Automation sales
and/or distributors they work with.
Using this approach Fonterra was able to deploy
a completely integrated control solution
from a single supplier that also offered effective
communication from the shop floor to the
top floor. Production data can be captured,
collated, and analysed in order to improve processes
and Fonterra can share vital manufac-
Fonterra was able to deploy a completely integrated control solution from a single supplier
that also offered effective communication from the shop floor to the top floor
(photo: Rockwell Automation)
turing information with a wide variety of disciplines
both inside and outside of the factory.
Challenge
The primary challenge for the new site was
the relatively short timescales in which the
plant had to be up and running – the first
orders were received in February 2014 and
the plant needed to be up and running by
the end of 2014. Beenen, with support from
Rockwell Automation, was instrumental in
addressing this challenge in its commitment
to meet the 12 month timescale, compared
to an industry average of 18 to 24 months.
In addition to the timescale challenge,
Fonterra has its own standards for motor
control and faceplates – with interfaces to
devices from other providers and competitors.
During the project, they were converted
to the Rockwell Automation standards by using
our process library.
Solution
The complete integrated solution chosen by
Fonterra, comprised multiple elements of
the Rockwell Automation product offering,
many of which are part of the company’s
cutting-edge Connected Enterprise offering.
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