How does AVEVA MES on CONNECT unify the multi-site operations of a dairy group like Agropur?
Agropur deployed AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System (MES) on AVEVA CONNECT to standardize operating practices across its 29 dairy plants. Combined with AVEVA Historian and AVEVA PI System, the cloud MES provides a unified view of industrial performance, tracks production in real time and enables KPI analysis across the organization. This hybrid cloud platform eliminates silos between sites and makes it easier to rapidly scale best practices, an essential condition for managing a global food group.
Why is an MES essential for a multi-site dairy processor?
Without an MES, plants like Agropur's operate independently with inconsistent practices for similar products, limiting traceability and overall performance. AVEVA MES standardizes processes, automates data collection and improves overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). For the dairy sector, subject to strict health requirements and freshness constraints, the MES becomes the backbone of operations management, ensuring quality, compliance and productivity across the group.
What does AVEVA PI System contribute to a dairy MES architecture?
AVEVA PI System collects and contextualizes real-time data from all of Agropur's production equipment. Combined with AVEVA Historian and the MES, it provides a consolidated view of machine performance, material yield and batch traceability. This data infrastructure feeds operational dashboards and continuous improvement analyses. For a group running 29 plants, PI System is the data management foundation that makes digital transformation and the industrialization of data use cases possible.
What operational benefits has Agropur gained from its AVEVA digital transformation?
Agropur has improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), gained real-time visibility into the performance and KPIs of each plant, and standardized its systems to make scaling up and supporting operations easier. The hybrid cloud MES platform on CONNECT is now the foundation for continuous improvement and future growth. It is an exemplary digital transformation journey for food groups facing the historical fragmentation of their industrial systems.
How can a multi-site digital transformation be rolled out without paralyzing operations?
Agropur proceeded in stages: gradually retiring existing systems, building a hybrid AVEVA cloud platform, then rolling out a standardized MES across its 29 plants. This gradual approach limits operational risk and makes it possible to build on early successes to bring field teams on board. The CONNECT cloud facilitates this industrialized rollout by pooling infrastructure and speeding up commissioning of new sites. It is now the preferred method for large-scale digital transformations.
