Internet of Thingsfor food & beverage machines

IoT for Better Business

The Internet of Things, with its software technology,sensors, networks and applications, allows to achieve newlevels of productivity and efficiency in all industrial sectors.

Even the food industry is changing thanks to the IoT,involving all sectors and processes.

Scenario

The global demand for food processing machinery is expected to rise 7.6 percent per annum to $73 billion in 2019 (Freedonia Group Industry research, USA)

Investing in innovation of production processes is the strategic choice of 93% of top Italian food industries (Federalimentari, Univ. Sacro Cuore, Italy)

Offering a product with an IoT service generates margins from 5 to 10 times higher than traditional sale (St. Gallen University report)

The use of automation in food industry is expected to have an annual growth rate of 9% by 2018 (CM report)

Food & beverage machinesIoT has an impact on every category

Manufacturing plants

Multifunctions machines

Packaging

Food processing

Beverage dispenser

Professional ovens

etc.

Food conservation

The goal of IoT is to exploit machine intelligence to give information automatic and strategic powerful for Better Business.

improving business processes

Design

Exploiting machine intelligence means:

For this reason, IoT can potentially positively impact every aspect of how business is conducted today.

Production

Logistics

Sales & Marketing

Post-sales services

Design Collecting data on real performance as well as wear and tear analysis of each machine, makes it possible to review the design and improve the total product quality.

improving business processesExploiting machine intelligence means:

For this reason, IoT can potentially positively impact every aspect of how business is conducted today.

Production

Logistic

Sales & Marketing

Post-sales services

Production

IoT strongly supports the production: it allows production managers to have an optimized management and a real time control of all operational steps to promptly intervene in case of need. In addition, IoT enhances flexibility in production, allowing manufacturers to manage rotations, demand variation, seasonal peaks, etc.

improving business processesExploiting machine intelligence means:

For this reason, IoT can potentially positively impact every aspect of how business is conducted today.

Design

Logistics

Sales & Marketing

Post-sales services

Logistics

IoT allows to pinpoint the current location of a “carried” product: a great benefit for the customer and an useful information for the manufacturer. The transportation becomes traceable to guarantee products’ quality.

improving business processesExploiting machine intelligence means:

For this reason, IoT can potentially positively impact every aspect of how business is conducted today.

Design

Production

Sales & Marketing

Post-sales services

Sales & Marketing

Having access to performances and statistics helps sales team to define ad hoc proposals. The Marketing area can set targeted promotional campaigns and analyze their progresses.

improving business processesExploiting machine intelligence means:

For this reason, IoT can potentially positively impact every aspect of how business is conducted today.

Design

Production

Logistics

Post-sales services

Post-sales services

Having access to machinery data allows to have a continuous and direct contact with the product and the customer. It is possible to optimize the maintenance activities, spare parts management and on-site field interventions. The result is a cost reduction for the manufacturer and a production continuity for a satisfied customer.

improving business processesExploiting machine intelligence means:

For this reason, IoT can potentially positively impact every aspect of how business is conducted today.

Design

Production

Logistics

Sales & Marketing

IoT, therefore, allows manufacturers to consider new business models, unleash new revenue sources and gain competitive advantage.Here some examples.

Coffee machines can be monitored for performance analysis and tracking of customer references. Smart fridges enable automated management of foods and drinks considering and optimizing expiry dates.

Starbucks

The American company monitors silos and conveyor belts to identify anomalies and being immediately notified (e.g. overheating of conveyor belt alarms).

TempuTech

Thanks to the smart machines “Freestyle”, the company automates stock levels, monitors wears and tears, analyzes in real-time purchases and customers preferences.

Coca-Cola

The company offers to the retail trade channel a remote control system of food machineries (slicers, meat grinder, etc.) for the purpose of predictive maintenance.

Minerva Omega Group

To guarantee food safety, the Chinese government has established an IoT platform able to track goods, manufacturers and processes.

CHINA

The future food production is going to be smartand connected. In this sense, IoT must be seen as anopportunity for higher revenues and reduced costs.

Average increase achievable by adding to a product an additional service of data monitoring, originated from machines for strategic purposes.

+ 15%

Improved revenues

Reduced downtimes

- 20% Savings achievable thanks to: early identification of wears and tears and of its causes, targeted interventions and optimized spare parts replacement.

Reduced maintenance costs

- 30% Savings achievable by smart planning of: ordinary maintenance, management of wear and tear, spare parts and field interventions.

Behaviour analysis

+ 100% Monitoring the data of the machine allows analysis of the entire production process and to take specific actions where necessary, such as design as well as manufacturing to after-sales services.

Maintenance is an important issue for the correct functions of food machinery. IoT takes maintenance processes to the next level. Let’s touch this aspect.

Machines wear and tear costs time and money and can damage due orders and deliveries.

For example, the failure of a conveyor belt, stops the grinding process until the problem is identified and solved.

Failures: what a problem!

The IoT generates great opportunities: now, a malfunction of equipment can be “alerted”, predicted and fixed before it occurs.

Prevent failure with IoT

Intervention after the detection of a damage.

How maintenance is evolving

Downtime.

Replacing components regardless conditions.

Intervention when machine identifies anomalies.

Reduced downtime, maintenance costs saving.

Expensive intervention.

Predictive maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Regular maintenance

Thanks to IoT, a manufacturer has the ability to understand the current “health state” of its machinery and can anticipate future discrepancies.

Predictive maintenance

Indeed, IoT can send streams of data about a single component, a whole piece of equipment or about the overall machinery performance.

IoT means, also, big data because the data come from sensors, embedded or externally integrated.

However, tons of data alone can’t tell anything: they need to be contextualized or related to of businessissues and decisions.

This is made possible by software and applications, the true value of IoT.

Big data and IoT

What are the business advantages and benefits that IoT brings to a factory and to all the players involved in a production process?

Benefits forTHE FACTORY

Efficiency improvement

Productivity increased

Energy consumption control

New maintenance services

Benefits forTHE PRODUCT

Quality control

Warranty extension

Design improvement

Traceability

Better competitiveness

Upselling

Customer loyalty

Revenues improvement

Access to strategic data

Ops* cost reduction

Customer marketing

Occupational safety

Product history

Quality guarantee

Customized product

New dedicated services

Benefits forINVOLVED PLAYERS

Manufacturer Buyer End Customer

*operational

What Solair can do with the IoT for the food & beverage industry.

Solair for the Food Industry

Products

Predictive maintenance

(e.g. slicer)

Features Benefits

Wear and tear monitoring based on telemetry data

Real time control of vital function parameters

All-in-one machine documentation Rewarding TCO

Remote diagnostics

Malfunctions prediction and prevention

Interventions optimization

Remote monitoring

(e.g. OCS machine)

Features Benefits

Remote control of wear and tear and monitoring the consumptions

Alarms and alerts management

Persistent control of coffee machines located in different places

Dynamic consumables restock

Predictive maintenance

Strategic analysis to mktg & sales actions

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*Office Coffee Service

Quality control(e.g. Refrigerated

cabinets)

Features Benefits

Document integration (technical intervention, etc.)

Product remote management

Monitoring of strategic values to guarantee a proper cold chain

Better machines efficiency

Predictive maintenance

Better product quality for end users

Are you ready for #betterbusiness through IoT?

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