Siemens on Flanders Food: Zoutman industries case

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Zoutman brengt zijn labo op smaak met
Siemens LIMS
FLANDERS’ FOOD – Hoe krijg ik mijn fabriek digitaal? – 24 November 2015

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Zoutman
• Onafhankelijk familiebedrijf
• Raffinage en verwerking van zout voor diverse toepassingen:
• voeding, waterontharding, gladheidsbestrijding, industrie, landbouw en veevoeding,…
• Hoofdzetel: Roeselare
• 2 productievestigingen: Gent en Roeselare
• Certificaten: IFS, BRC, Kosher, GMP, ISO 14001

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Zoutman
• Jaarlijks volume: 300.000 ton
• Omzet +/- 30 mio euro: 50% België, 50% export (> 60 landen)
• +/- 80 medewerkers
• Diverse verpakkingstypes (retail / industrie) – eigen merken of private label
• Klanten: industrie, retail, overheid

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The project
High Level
Objectives
• Implementation of a Quality Control solution (LIMS) in the QC laboratory
at Zoutman Industries to increase the efficiency in the lab and support
the production department.
Implemented
Solution
• SIMATIC IT Unilab: Siemens’ proven and market leading standard Quality
Control solution
• Consultancy and implementation services based on Siemens Best
Practices gained from 25 years of experience in similar projects.

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Processen
Staalname Registratie Analyse
Exception
Handling
Vrijgave
goedkeuring of
afkeuring van
vrijgave lot
Verifieren van de
analyseresulten tegenover
product specificaties
Labo analyse en
resultaatverwerking
Staal onvangst en
registratie in lims
Fysieke staalname op
staalnamepunten

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Launchpad

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Staalregistratie

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Staalregistratie

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Staalregistratie

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Stalen opzoeken

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Analyse – toekenning van testplan
Automatisch of manuele toekenning

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Analyse – Resultaatingave en Validatie
Verificatie van resultaten tegen product specificaties

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Validatie- en Vrijgaveproces
Available
In Execution
Onhold RejectedAccepted
Alle analyseparameters binnen specificaties
-> Automatische goedkeuring
Minstens 1 parameter
buiten specificaties
Analyses gestart
Manuele afkeuringManuele goedkeuring

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Functional Scope
First Phase • Manual creation of samples
• Creation and adaptation of analysis plan
• Overview of analyses per parameter
• Overview of analyses per sample
• Creation of analysis certificates in LIMS & mailing to customers
• Creation of analysis reports in LIMS
• Overview of specifications per article/product
• Overview of alarms (Non Conformities)
• Release of NC’s with comment of authorised person
• Frequency based analysis plan
Planned for next
phase
• Instrument connections
• Interfacing LIMS, ERP and/or MES (e.g. automatic sample creation)
• Trending (including alarm handling on control charts)

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SIMATIC IT UNILAB 7 – Your next generation LIMS (movie)

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The Internet is revolutionizing the business world
and creates major challenges for manufacturing companies

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Transformational technologies :
Influencing the new way to produce
McKinseyGlobal Institute (2013, May), Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
Mobile Internet
Increasingly inexpensive and capable mobile computing devices and Internet connectivity
Automation of knowledge work
Intelligent software systems that can perform knowledge-work tasks
Internet of Things
Networks of low-cost sensors and actuators for data collection, monitoring, decision making,
and process optimization
Cloud
Use of computer hardware and software resources to deliver services over the Internet or a
network

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Industrial integration :
Company-wide challenges require Holistic Solutions
McKinseyGlobal Institute (2013, May), Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
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Product design
Production planning
Production engineering
Production execution Services
Transformational technologies + Integrated Value Chain = maximum results

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Manufacturers must respond with significant improvements
in Speed, Flexibility and Efficiency
Innovative Companies already Reacted with Strategic Investments
• Shorter innovation cycles
• More complex products
• Larger
data volumes
• Energy and resource efficiency
as key competitive factors
• Individualized mass production
• Volatile markets
• High
productivity
Strengthening
our customers’ competitiveness
Increasing efficiencyEnhancing flexibilityReducing time to market

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Seamlessly Integrated
“Digital Enterprise” Software Suite –
The Siemens answer to Industrie 4.0 requirements
Top-down Product-driven
PLM Software Portfolio
• Product Planning, Design, Test
and Simulation
• Production Planning,
Engineering and Simulation
Bottom-up Process-driven
Integrated Automation Portfolio
• Integrated engineering and
runtime for controllers,
distributed I/O, HMI, drives,
motion control and motors
• Industrial Safety and Security
• Planning & Scheduling
• Quality Management
• Manufacturing Execution
• Manufacturing Intelligence
• SCADA / HMI
MES/MOM Software Portfolio+ +

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Thank you for your attention
Werner François – +32 477 515758 – werner.francois@siemens.com