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Schneider Plzen (Meat processing plant)
1x Reliance Runtime Control with 3,000 data points
Meat processing plant Schneider, Plzen:
Meat processing plant Schneider belongs to the largest producers of meat products in the Czech Republic. Company was founded in 1989. Construction of production plant started shortly after its foundation. Schneider production plant was built on green field in Plzen city at the beginning of the nineties. Nowaydays, Schneider produces a wide range of meats, smoked meats and delicatessen. Most popular are cooked hams, smoked hams, sausages and seasonal meat products.
Description of the implementation:
A new Control System of the Schneider meat processing plant was installed during 2004. Whole SCADA-based Control System consists of two PLC devices (Tecoreg TR300 and Tecomat TC600) and the Reliance SCADA/HMI System. Complete installation was carried out by Czech company Tecont s.r.o. Reliance software is installed on the Control Computer located in the Control Room. Reliance provides control and visualization of the production technology and operation conditions of the Schneider meat processing plant.
Reliance SCADA/HMI System provides control of:
Heating System and Hot Water Supply System
- Boiler Room – controlling of two hot-water boilers and four hot-water circuits
- Boiler Room – control and visualization of two steam boilers and steam network
- Heating of the hot supply water
- Steam heating of the hot supply water
Air-conditioning System
- Control of the air-conditioning units used for airconditioning of the production areas
- Ventilation system of the Boiler Room
- Ventilation system of the Machinery Room
Machinery Room
- Control of three York ammoniac compressors
- Regulation of the ammonia level in the expansion tank
- Control of the pumps used for pumping of the ammonia
- Control of the electric fans used for cooling of the condensate
- Control of the cooling water pumps and heat exchanger used for preheating of the hot supply water
Cooling System
- Control of thirty cooling units mounted on the ceilings of the cooling chambers and production areas
- Measurement and indication of the temperature in the refrigerating rooms
Machinery Room
- Control and monitor of the compressors
Further monitoring and measurement:
- Double detection of the ammonia leaks in the production and technical areas
- Control of the power and water consumption
All technologies and systems mentioned above are visualized by the Reliance SCADA. Every technology has one visualization window. It gives to operators the possibility to control a specific technology over transparent visualization window. Time programs are displayed and controlled by Reliance too. Data from the processing are stored in the Reliance's database. Historical data can be displayed on the LCD display or printed as the print reports. Reliance also provides displaying and acknowledging current alarms and events. Current alarms and events can be sent to any e-mail or cell phone as e-mail or SMS message.
