The potential for foodborne illnesses threatens food manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
Food quality is a differentiator
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Processing — Turkey Plant
Time and temperature certainty are essential for perishables on the move.
Challenge:
A patchwork of controls among HVACR equipment resulted in excessive maintenance, high refrigeration costs, and unnecessary water usage during turkey processing. The plant needed a new controls strategy to consolidate operations.
Solution:
Contractor introduced an optimized facility management strategy using an Emerson controller:
• Removed all existing controls and installed new platform • Gained control of water level in food-chilling vessel • Optimized refrigeration with electronic expansion valves to enable floating head • Created Ultra Site graphic interface of floorplan for remote view on workers’ tablets
Results:
Saves millions of liters of water annually and cuts the cost of cooling it
Significant energy savings
Complete system connectivity for remote monitoring and diagnosis
Greatly reduced maintenance costs
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