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	FRoSTA Cuts Downtime with Anywhere-Anytime Alerts

FRoSTA Cuts Downtime with Anywhere-Anytime Alerts

Technology Category	Automation & Control - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Machine Condition Monitoring
Challenge	FRoSTA AG is the German market leader in frozen fish and convenience foods and operates a fully automated raw materials warehouse in Bremerhaven, staffed by 600 employees. To run its warehouse, FRoSTA has a conveyor and four ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems), controlled by a series of Siemens SIMATIC automated process controllers designed for warehouse applications. Read More
About Customer	FRoSTA AG is one of the largest producer of frozen food in Europe. Read More
Customer Name	FRoSTA Read More
Solution	FRoSTA is using EXTEND7000 as part of a highly secure mobile SCADA system. EXTEND7000 has been integrated directly with FRoSTA's existing Siemens process controllers. The system uses existing Wi-Fi or GPRS infrastructure and BlackBerry smartphones to give engineers 'anywhere-anytime' alerts, providing a low cost, functionally rich mobile control and monitoring solution. Software Components - EXTEND7000 Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Alarms For Automated Applications, Asset Status Tracking, Communication Performance, Response Time Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Automation & Control - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Machine Condition Monitoring

Challenge

FRoSTA AG is the German market leader in frozen fish and convenience foods and operates a fully automated raw materials warehouse in Bremerhaven, staffed by 600 employees. To run its warehouse, FRoSTA has a conveyor and four ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems), controlled by a series of Siemens SIMATIC automated process controllers designed for warehouse applications.

About Customer

FRoSTA AG is one of the largest producer of frozen food in Europe.

Customer Name

FRoSTA

Solution

FRoSTA is using EXTEND7000 as part of a highly secure mobile SCADA system. EXTEND7000 has been integrated directly with FRoSTA's existing Siemens process controllers. The system uses existing Wi-Fi or GPRS infrastructure and BlackBerry smartphones to give engineers 'anywhere-anytime' alerts, providing a low cost, functionally rich mobile control and monitoring solution. Software Components - EXTEND7000

Data Collected

Alarms For Automated Applications, Asset Status Tracking, Communication Performance, Response Time

Impact #1	[Process Optimization - Remote Control] Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of equipment improves asset and resource efficiency.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance] Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.
Impact #3	[Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration] Deeper integration of information across departments and business units improves internal collaboration and end-to-end customer service.

Impact #1

[Process Optimization - Remote Control]
Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of equipment improves asset and resource efficiency.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]
Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Impact #3

[Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration]
Deeper integration of information across departments and business units improves internal collaboration and end-to-end customer service.

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FRoSTA Cuts Downtime with Anywhere-Anytime Alerts

Operational Impact