London Electronics were chosen to design and install an Andon / Judoka system for this prestigious dairy client. It comprised of over 35 large displays which show important real-time production information to the production teams, clearly legible up to 100m away.
The enclosures in the dairy are sealed and corrosion resistant to withstand the harsh, chilled wash down environment. Some displays include internal temperature control, to ensure they operate at peak accuracy and reliability over a wide temperature range.
The system at the dairy dramatically improved the performance and efficiency of the production teams. It helped to instantly notify the engineers and line managers of any stoppages, ensuring fast and bench marked response from the Engineering team. This has ensured that capacity and output levels are the best in the business.
The system is linked to a bespoke cloud PC software and database system, which we designed and built, so anyone in the factory can view the live status of each line. Automated verbal audio alerts are broadcast over the sound system to ensure immediate awareness of new situations, further reducing downtime.
A site Team Leader said ‘We have improved response times from over 50 mins to under 8 minutes! The system has really increased output. With over 100,000 litres of milk produced every hour, that is a lot of money saved and a very fast return of investment’.
AMS have been the Australian / New Zealand distributors of London Electronics for many years supplying their range of instrumentation to a variety of industries.