For companies in the food and beverage industry, energy efficiency is essential for reducing operational costs, ensuring stable production, and supporting environmental sustainability goals. A leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer encountered challenges in optimizing energy consumption throughout its production facilities.
Continuous operation of critical equipment — motors, industrial ovens, and air compressors —meant that even minor inefficiencies led to significant energy losses. Without an automated energy monitoring system or modern SCADA software, identifying and eliminating energy waste proved difficult. The production team was limited by the previous SCADA system, which allowed only a small number of users, restricting real-time access to data. As a result, staff members had to wait their turn to monitor performance dashboards, slowing down communication and delaying timely responses to incidents.
Another pain point was the lack of historical energy data, making it nearly impossible to analyze trends, identify energy consumption peaks, and detect early warning signs of equipment degradation. These challenges motivated the customer to implement an advanced, scalable energy management solution. Their goal: achieve comprehensive monitoring and analytics across all production lines-enabling process optimization, predictive maintenance, and full visibility into all aspects of industrial energy consumption.