User Report Rügenwalder Mühle GmbH & Co. KG

Promoting sustainability through digitalization – Rügenwalder Mühle on the way to carbon-neutral production.

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The FASTEC 4 PRO Software Solution at Rügenwalder Mühle GmbH & Co. KG

Based in Bad Zwischenahn in Lower Saxony, Rügenwalder Mühle is one of the best-known food manufacturers in Germany. Since 2014, the company has been known not only for sausage and ham but also for its vegan and vegetarian products. Today, it is the market leader in this segment in Germany. In 2021, for the first time, more revenue was generated with meat alternatives than with products made from meat. Products for distribution throughout Germany are manufactured at a total of four locations. The FASTEC 4 PRO software solution is used at the two production sites at the group’s headquarters in Bad Zwischenahn. Rügenwalder Mühle has set itself the goal of making its food production carbon neutral by 2025. In doing so, it is particularly important to reduce environmental pollution from exhaust gases and to conserve resources, which goes hand in hand with reducing packaging waste.
  • Industry: Food Industry
  • Modules:
    – Machine Data Acquisition (MDA)
    – Production Data Acquisition (PDA)
  • Additional Functions:
    – Alerting
    – Personnel Time Recording
    – Monitoring with Large Screens
    – Mobile Client
  • OEE as a Key Performance Indicator:
    The OEE is constantly being increased and the target is constantly being raised in order to drive continuous improvement.
  • Waste as a Further Key Figure:
    In order to fulfill the sustainability strategy, the scrap rate is to be continuously reduced. This is considered as a percentage per line.

Short and Precise

OEE Value as Central Key Figure
In daily internal meetings, the production management and department heads report to the management team and the management. The performance of the production is discussed on the basis of daily updated data.

Great Added Value Is Provided by the Overviews on the Large Screens at the Shop Floor

The visualization of the OEE key figure for the last two months shows performance along the respective lines. The hit list also visualizes where most time is lost due to unplanned downtimes, in order to set priorities for optimization. The employees appreciate these visualizations very much. They also actively approach the shift management and expect optimization measures when faults occur frequently. The improvement suggestions do not only come from above, but are also initiated directly from production.

Flexibility in Key Figures and Extensions

For Rügenwalder Mühle, the individual configuration of key figures is a core element of the functionality of FASTEC 4 PRO. The additional function of configurable KPIs allows for quick and easy modification of key figures. Particularly noteworthy is the option to individually define the OEE and, for example, exclude set-up times. The graphical representation of the data facilitates the analysis and interpretation of the key figures, thus enabling targeted optimization of the production processes.

Expandable with Just a Few Simple Steps

It was also possible to expand the system step by step with new plants quickly and easily. The plants were connected via BR modules or sensors and integrated into the FASTEC 4 PRO interface with just a few simple steps.

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Who We Work For

From automotive suppliers to food producers, pharmaceutical companies to toy manufacturers, from highly specialized niche suppliers to ambitious medium-sized companies to large international corporations – over 400 customers around the globe rely on Software for Production – made in Paderborn. Among them:

FASTedge SFT15

The 15-inch touch terminal is required for each machine. It has a universal RFID reader and two digital inputs for machine connection as standard.

Terminal, Shopfloor, Tablet, Produktion, FASTedge, MES, MES-Einstieg, FASTEC

FASTedge Box

Both the terminals and the machines are connected to the EdgeBox via LAN or WiFi. The cloud connection is made via your network or mobile communications. At least one EdgeBox is required. The system can later be moved to your own server.

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User

Personal users are required to report the collected data. The number of employees involved in data acquisition in your production does not matter.

Systems

Each line and machine in your production is licensed individually.

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