McCormick · Factory Automation Upgrades

CIP Automation on Ignition

At a glance

Industry

Spice and flavouring manufacturing

Platforms

Ignition SCADA, Rockwell, MySQL

Scale

Three operator terminals across the site

A production-critical Clean-In-Place system migrated to a modern Ignition SCADA platform with integrated database, planned to maintain production continuity throughout.

Client

McCormick

Sector

FMCG & Packaging

Engagement

Enterprise CIP system migration and SCADA platform

Technologies

Ignition SCADA, MySQL, Rockwell, Distributed Control

Overview

Scope & approach

McCormick is one of the world's largest spice and flavouring manufacturers, with production facilities across Australia. When the team needed to migrate a critical Clean-In-Place system to a modern, maintainable platform, Metromotion Controls delivered a full migration to Ignition SCADA with integrated database, multi-terminal operator access, and a distributed control architecture spanning the facility. CIP systems are production-critical in any flavouring or seasoning environment, and the migration was planned and executed to maintain production continuity throughout.

Outcomes

What was delivered

A legacy CIP system was migrated to a modern Ignition SCADA platform with integrated SQL data storage.
Three HMI stations gave operators and supervisors live visibility across the CIP program from multiple points on site.
The distributed Ignition architecture provided a stable, maintainable foundation for ongoing process development.

Deliverables

Scope items

Full migration of CIP control system to Ignition SCADA with MySQL database integration
Multi-station operator interface across three HMI terminals covering the facility footprint
Distributed control architecture for a production-critical CIP system
Commissioning support and operator handover for a live food manufacturing environment

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