Success story
Alter Farmacia Nutribén – Efficiency and Control
- Implement a production control and monitoring system to help guarantee the quality and safety of the infant food products manufactured by Alter Farmacia Nutribén.
- Closely monitor and control critical parameters of the manufacturing process, such as raw material stock levels, dosing according to recipes, pneumatic transport pressures, cooking and drying temperatures, and so on.
- Provide the plant with a high-availability control system that delivers production data continuously and redundantly.
- Integrate the software and hardware solutions implemented for the operation of the different areas of the manufacturing process into a single automation architecture.
- Automate procedures and the monitoring of operations that were previously performed manually, structuring a global automation environment that provides consolidated information.
- Thanks to the implemented control system, there is greater safety in production, both in terms of process precision and in the optimization of operations recording.
Belonging to the Alter Group, Alter Farmacia Nutribén is a laboratory with more than 60 years of experience in the health market, specializing in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical and infant nutrition products.
Since 1963 and under the Nutribén brand, leader in the Spanish infant dietetics market, it has been researching the best formulas to offer a complete range of food products that contribute to a balanced nutrition of newborns for their proper growth and development. Its product offer includes milks, porridges, baby food, juices and infusions that cover the baby’s nutritional needs from day one up to 3 years.
A Clear Commitment to Quality and Safety
With an international presence in more than 30 countries, thecompany stands out for its commitment to the quality and safety of its products, using the best raw materials and subjecting them to rigorous controls during the production process. Therefore, they required a solution that met their standards.
Antonio Hernández, Head of Automation and SCADA application development:
In addition to increasing the safety levels of the processes in the plant, we have managed to create a historical record of production that allows us to carry out subsequent analyses to increase the efficiency of operations in the factory.
