Glanbia PLC
Industry: Agri business Dairy / Pig meat / Feed / Grain & farm inputs
Feed Production: 600,000 tonnes per annum
Feed Plants: 2 (250,000 / 350,000 production)
Species: Dairy, Cattle, Sheep, Pig, Horse, Poultry
Plant 1 - Portlaoise / Ireland
Control System
The control is a complete InFeed 600 system controlling all aspects of the feed manufacturing operation. The system is based on 6 Mitsubishi PLCs integrated with a PC server network with a redundant server and 10 PC control system network with a fibre optic backbone and full UPS backup. It operates under windows with AFCON PCIM Scada HMI and the full suite of InFeed 600 MES software. There is integration with Format least cost formula system. The system is fully linked with the customer’s business systems. There is integration with and control of all weighbridge operations covers the receipt of all raw materials and dispatch of products. Receipt of materials and dispatch of all bulk products is controlled to a level so that both operations are truck driver operated. All systems offer full traceability to EU & local department of Agriculture standards.
Plant 2 - Clonroche / Ireland
Control System
The control system is a complete InFeed 600 system controlling all aspects of the feed manufacturing operation. The system is based on 7 Mitsubishi PLCs integrated with a PC server network with a redundant server and 9 PC control system network with a fibre optic backbone and full UPS backup. It operates under windows with AFCON PCIM Scada HMI and the full suite of InFeed 600 MES software. There is integration with Format least cost formula system. The system is fully linked with the customer’s business systems. There is integration with and control of all weighbridge operations covers the receipt of all raw materials and dispatch of products. Receipt of materials and dispatch of all bulk products is controlled to a level so that both operations are truck driver operated. All systems offer full traceability to EU & local department of Agriculture standards.