Greenfield Cheese Factory
Scope & approach
La Casa del Formaggio needed a greenfield cheese manufacturing facility to support production growth. Metromotion Controls delivered the electrical and automation scope from design through commissioning, building out 3 Motor Control Centres and 21 PowerFlex525 VSDs for the plant drives and tying the process together through 30 PID loops and 16,237 Ignition tags. The scope covered MCC design, Ignition visibility, process automation, CIP controls, training and handover.
What was delivered
- A greenfield cheese facility was delivered with full electrical and automation scope under one project team, from 3 Motor Control Centres and 21 PowerFlex525 VSDs through to the Ignition application.
- Ignition visibility across 4 HMI stations, MCC design, process automation and CIP controls were aligned into one engineered package, with 30 PID loops holding the regulated process control.
- Training and handover supported a controlled transition into live production.
Scope items
- End-to-end design, build and commissioning of a fully automated greenfield cheese plant
- Full electrical scope including MCC design, cable schedules and panel engineering
- Automation and control systems for pasteurisation, vat management and CIP processes
- Commissioning support for start-up, operator training and operational readiness
Services and sectors behind this work
Industrial automation project delivery
Melbourne automation contractor capability for scoped control-system projects from design through commissioning.
Dairy processing automation Australia
Controls for yoghurt and cheese plants, milk receival, pasteurisation, CIP and production reporting.
PLC and SCADA programming Melbourne
PLC logic, SCADA architecture, HMI upgrades, fault finding and historian integration for production sites.
Control panel engineering
Electrical design, control cabinet upgrades and panel-build support for industrial projects.
Automation commissioning, FAT, SAT and audits
Commissioning engineers, acceptance testing, loop checks, startup support and control system readiness audits across Australia.
Lactalis programming and commissioning support
Programming and commissioning support for dairy production controls and site delivery teams.
CIP, CCP and food safety records
CIP verification and CCP temperature records logged per cycle and per batch, ready for an auditor.
Switchboard and MCC design
Industrial switchboard and MCC design to AS/NZS 61439, with fabrication by partner switchboard builders.
VSD upgrade guide for pumps and fans
When a variable speed drive saves energy, how to build the case and how to replace an ageing drive.
AS/NZS 61439 for switchboards and control panels
A designer's guide to responsibilities, ratings, design and routine verification and FAT evidence under AS/NZS 61439.
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