F&N Dairies
F&N Dairies optimizes the traceability and quality of its production with AVEVA solutions
F&N Dairies needed to maintain high-quality products and reduce waste without increasing operating costs. However, its operators' daily work relied on a particularly time-consuming manual process of tracing product data through operations sheets archived on paper to identify the source of quality issues. The company made AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, complemented by AVEVA System Platform and AVEVA Historian, the foundation of its in-house automation solution, Process Nexus II. The platform now delivers operational transparency, compliance, product traceability and sustainable profitability. The results are impressive: quality traceability time has dropped from four hours to just one minute, the plant achieved ROI within one year and the "100% right first time" quality target is being met, with no inspection or rework. Production speed reaches 2,500 cans per minute, or 24 million cases per year.
Integrated AVEVA software
AVEVA System Platform
F&N Dairies uses the AVEVA System Platform to centralize the supervision of its dairy plants in Asia. This unified platform integrates production systems and enables consistent management of milk processing processes.
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AVEVA Historian
F&N Dairies relies on AVEVA Historian to archive milk production data. This solution ensures full batch traceability, facilitates compliance with food standards and allows for the analysis of production trends.
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FAQ
How does AVEVA MES improve quality traceability in the food industry?
AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System, combined with AVEVA System Platform and AVEVA Historian, enabled F&N Dairies to reduce quality traceability time from 4 hours to 1 minute. The MES replaces paper operation sheets with full electronic traceability, cross-referencing product, ingredient and process parameter data. In the event of a quality incident, the source is identified almost instantly, which secures any potential recalls and protects the brand in a highly demanding food market.
What is "100% right-first-time quality" and how does AVEVA contribute to it?
"100% right-first-time quality" refers to the ability to produce compliant products on the first attempt, without inspection, rework or replacement. F&N Dairies achieved this standard with AVEVA MES, which standardizes recipes, automatically checks critical parameters and flags any deviation before it causes a defect. For a manufacturer running at 2,500 cans per minute, this level of quality is essential to profitability and shapes the brand's image on store shelves.
How does AVEVA Historian support industrial performance in a food and beverage plant?
AVEVA Historian archives all of F&N Dairies' production data in high resolution: temperatures, pressures, speeds and yields. This industrial database feeds trend analysis, identifies the causes of quality drift and supports continuous improvement. Combined with the MES, Historian turns data into a lever for industrial performance, helping to reach the target of 24 million cases produced per year with consistent quality and maximum line efficiency.
What ROI can a food and beverage SME expect from an AVEVA MES?
F&N Dairies achieved a return on investment within one year with AVEVA MES, System Platform and Historian. The gains come from a drastic reduction in traceability time (4 h ? 1 min), achieving perfect right-first-time quality, eliminating inspections and rework, and a sustained rate of 2,500 cans per minute. This rapid ROI demonstrates the value of a digital transformation focused on the operational pain points of a modern dairy.
How can PLCs, computers and laboratory instruments be connected on a single platform?
AVEVA System Platform serves as the integration foundation for F&N Dairies' Process Nexus II solution. It connects industrial automation devices, supervisory computers and laboratory measuring instruments in a unified environment. This IT/OT convergence eliminates re-keying, streamlines quality checks and speeds up batch release. It is a reference architecture for reducing total cost of ownership while facilitating future enterprise-wide upgrades.