Sustainability Case Studies

  1. Influence Of Organic Loading On Winery Lagoon Performance & Efficiency 10/30/2019

    A winery in California faced the challenge of optimizing and treating their wastewater pond in a sustainable manner.

  2. Johnsonville Sausage Installs X-Ray Inspection Systems For Increased Quality Assurance 10/10/2019

    Johnsonville Sausage, North America’s largest fresh sausage manufacturer, initiated a group wide x-ray project in order to find a final product that delivered reliability, clean-ability and ease of usage.

  3. Nutrien: Breaking Down Data Silos 9/18/2019

    Nutrien is the world’s largest producer of potash and the second-largest producer of nitrogen fertilizer. Many of the company’s individual sites have been using PI System software for some time, but until recently, Nutrien had no enterprise-level system for handling data. By centralizing the flow of data through the company, Nutrien now has better coordination, anticipation, and insight into operations across the business.

  4. Deschutes: Better Data For Better Beer 9/18/2019

    Deschutes Brewery, the seventh largest craft brewery in the United States, had a problem. During the cooling phase of the brewing process, temperatures were spiking in a new class of fermenters, an anomaly that could potentially reduce capacity potential and affect the quality and flavor of their beers. Luckily, Deschutes had a secret weapon: the PI System.

  5. How Tyson Foods Improved Plant Operations With OSIsoft 9/18/2019

    Tyson Foods - realizing they were making decisions with no visibility into plant operations data - turned to real-time data management software to make data-driven decisions to boost yield and reduce waste.

  6. A Well-Oiled Machine: Using Operational Data To Mitigate Performance Loss 9/18/2019

    Cargill’s Global Edible Oil Solutions division experienced line stoppages which hurt its productivity. Keep reading to learn how the company analyzed and contextualized operational data to take corrective action.

  7. Kellogg's Uses Data To Transform Food Production Lines 9/18/2019

    Kellogg's needed infrastructure upgrades to reduce recalls and meet more stringent regulations. Keep reading to learn how implementing a data analytics system helped meet these goals.

  8. Avebe Launches Factory 4.0 Strategy With PI System Investment 9/18/2019

    A cooperative of potato growers launched a Factory 4.0 strategy to expand data analytics, cut energy costs, improve regulatory compliance, and drive root cause analysis of plant machinery performance.

  9. Rotary Piston Filling & Sealing System Benefits A Cream Cheese Processor 9/9/2019

    A cream cheese manufacturer spent years grappling with how to deal with the product’s high viscosity. Implementing a rotary piston filling and sealing machine was the company's best solution.

  10. Simple Aeration Header Cleaning System Allows A Food Processing Facility To Get Back On Track 8/20/2019

    On the afternoon of May 19, 2011 KLa Systems was contacted by one of their customers located in Virginia. The customer stated that their aeration basin was running at near 0 mg/l dissolved oxygen (DO) residual with their air supply blowers running at 100% of capacity. Based on the conversation it was determined that a KLa field service technician was needed on site immediately.