Nestlé Suisse S.A., Basel

Various Thomy products are filled in 5kg-10kg buckets for the catering industry in Basel. Since the entire plant was to be relocated to another place, various obsolete components also had to be replaced. Finally, in addition to a lot of hardware, the entire software was also renewed. Despite poor documentation, the replacement was successfully completed in the end.

The existing Cleaning in Place (CIP) system underwent a hardware retrofit. The control software was also updated and the visualization modernized. As many systems are connected to the CIP station, a special ordering process was implemented that significantly increases the availability of cleaning media. This has reduced the waiting times for cleaning the production systems.

The old mustard conveyor is reaching its capacity limit and has been replaced by a new one. The new plant was implemented on the current state of the art. In cooperation with Buerki Electric, we were also able to supply the corresponding electrical cabinets. The program functions were newly developed and implemented with the new toolbox version.

The special mustard plant runs with a Rockwell type PLC-5 controller and had reached its service life after more than 20 years. The associated visualization had still been created with the outdated PanelBuilder software. The old control system was replaced with a current control system. All control cabinets and peripheral modules were renewed to meet today's safety standards. The program modules and functions were adapted and implemented with the new Toolbox version.

Development of a new visualization for a tube filling line.

A new batch mixer was installed at the customer's for the production of salad dressing premixes. The functionalities were transferred to an FDS according to the specifications. After the reivew of the FDS with the customer and mixer supplier, the programming of PLC and HMI was implemented. The electrical cabinets were implemented by a subcontractor. Commissioning and process optimisation were carried out in close cooperation with the customer.

Network integration of measuring points and continuous data recording and archiving of energy data

With this project, the aging automation hardware and software was replaced. The modules and functions were implemented in the latest BAF (Basic Automation Framework) generation from Nestlé. The visualization was integrated into the new system platform. This also included the integration of the tank farm into the product tracking application. In the course of the renewal, all control cabinets and all valve terminals in the field were also replaced.

With this project the aging SLC control hardware and software was replaced. The modules and functions were implemented in Nestlé's latest BAF (Basic Automation Framework) generation. The modern visualization was the first application to be integrated into the new system platform at the Basel site. A further scope of this project was the entire product tracking which was implemented by a specially developed application based on .Net Framework.

Development of a new system platform according to customer standards and network expansion