Biomin
Sustainable product and quality assurance: Process automation for a modern premix plant
As part of the Erber Group, Biomin is one of the world's leading providers in the animal nutrition industry and is represented in over 140 countries. with the company group. The focus is on the production of sustainable and high-quality feed additives and premixes for a healthy and profitable animal production.
With the new production site in Haag am Hausruck, Upper Austria, the Erber Group invested a double-digit million euro sum in the sustainable expansion of the Austrian site. The aim was to build one of the most modern mineral feed production facilities in the world, and one that is largely automated.
Sustainable improvement in efficiency, quality, and safety.
Biomin relied on the expertise of ESA's automation specialists to optimize its production processes. In addition to expansion options and maximum flexibility, the main focus was on product safety, quality, traceability, transparency and sustainability. ESA was commissioned in the spring of 2019 to automate the processes of the new facility. In the nearly 20 year cooperation between the two companies, this is already the eighth site to be equipped with ESA technology. In March of 2020, in less than one year, an exemplary concept was able to be implemented.
In focus: Maximum product quality and flexibility
The system provided by ESA offers the highest possible level of automation, while continuing to remain flexible enough to process special customer orders individually and within a few hours. Integrated processes and intelligent tools contribute significantly to the further optimization of the high service level and product safety.
The comprehensive solution in the form of the modular process control system ESAweight represents the fundamental pillar of the manufacturing environment at Biomin.
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The ESA team has been providing us with reliable support for our automation projects for many years. Above all, ESA's in-depth expertise in complex systems, the comprehensive support provided by a 24/7 support team and the quick response times, even taking into account tight schedules, make ESA the perfect partner for us.
Dominik Wieder | Head of Engineering
Modules at Biomin.
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Hygiene and Contamination
The entire facility is optimized in terms of cleaning, hygiene and contamination prevention. The components are dosed into containers and transported using driverless transport systems and container lifts.
Standardized Interfaces
Both the driverless transport system and the narrow-aisle forklift, as well as the weighing and conveyor technology, can communicate with ESA via data interfaces. The facility visualization is made possible in the control room via the process and operating control system, which can also be operated on site via tablets.
