Southwest Baking Increases Bread Production 5% and Reduces Batch Cycle Time 22% with FactoryTalk Batch
Southwest Baking Company deployed IoT & Sensors for Process Optimization in Food & Beverage. As reported by rockwellautomation.com: 5% bread production increase.
Source-reported figures — cited source: rockwellautomation.com
What Southwest Baking Company was trying to fix
Southwest Baking Company was limited to an outdated proprietary batch system that lacked flexibility and real-time process data visibility. Downtime events lasting hours impacted their high-volume bread production.
What Southwest Baking Company deployed
Southwest Baking partnered with ESC Solutions to deploy a Batch Recipe Management Solution leveraging FactoryTalk Batch, replacing the proprietary system with an intuitive, flexible batch management platform.
Results
Bread production increased by 5% and batch cycle time decreased by 22%. Insight into process data helped reduce downtime from hours to minutes, saving thousands per hour per event. Return on investment was achieved in one year.
Key Takeaways
- Replacing proprietary batch systems with open platforms unlocks both production efficiency and process flexibility
- Real-time process data visibility is the single most effective tool for reducing unplanned downtime events
- 1-year ROI on batch system upgrades is achievable when combined with measurable production gains
Evidence for Southwest Baking Company's Process Optimization deployment
- Reported outcome metrics
- 3 cited below
- Cited source
- rockwellautomation.com
- Last updated
Vendor
Details
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Use Case
- Process Optimization
- AI Technology
- IoT & Sensors
- Company Size
- SME
- Company
- Southwest Baking Company
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