The frozen food giants Findus

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‘The groundbreaking idea of building an environmentally-friendly distillery was conceived at Mackmyra Swedish Whisky’, says Göran Pousette, Area Manager for Buildings at Schneider Electric. ‘But they knew their vision, which was completely new in the Swedish market, was only achievable with the help of an energy efficiency expert. So they turned to Schneider Electric to ensure a successful project from the very beginning’.

Schneider Electric worked with the customer to present a holistic building and heating solution that automates processes and lowers power consumption. Because EcoStruxure™ is easy-to-implement and flexible, Mackmyra Swedish Whisky selected the solution to control and monitor energy consumption during all phases of whisky production. In addition, the building’s design enables gravity to pull malt, water, and yeast downward, making the whisky production process even more energy efficient.

‘The solution is designed for future requirements and is not limited by how the plant looks like today, but is designed to fit the needs of a growing company with all the features available from day one’, says Linus Palmborg, Head of Automation Projects at Schneider Electric. ‘The solution is designed to help Mackmyra grow and realize its vision by streamlining process management, planning, and follow-up monitoring’.

New level of process transparency and flexibility

In keeping with its reputation for the development of innovative products, Schneider Electric recently announced the launch of its revolutionary Modicon M580 automation controller. This is the world’s first ePAC device and ushers in a new era in automation control. The Schneider Modicon M580 is a pioneering automation controller, which is the key component of ‘PlantStruxure’, the company’s integrated automation architecture.

This latest product from Schneider Electric is the world’s next generation PAC (Programmable Automation Controller) and is based entirely on the Ethernet. It provides industrial plant teams with the power to design, implement and run a process that actively employs all the benefits of open networking. This includes benefits such as increased visibility to key process data and events, enhanced transparency and consistency of information, as well as large data traffic capabilities.

The new Modicon M580 also offers an outstanding level of transparency and performance without the need for manual configuration of each connected device. As a result, many types of data can be aggregated seamlessly and made available to operators to help them rapidly diagnose and identify root causes of issues. The new product also provides consistent access and accurate data for timely decision making, as well as significantly reducing downtime.

The importance of suppliers

Schneider Electric has long recognised the importance of maintaining strong supplier relationships and recognising those suppliers who have provided a consistently high level of service. Therefore, in July 2013, the company held its third consecutive Global Supplier Day. The visiting suppliers were welcomed by key members of the company’s management, who gave a detailed presentation on the group’s strategy with regard to innovation and collaboration.

This event included an awards ceremony which honoured 11 suppliers in particular for their exceptional performance in areas such as quality, level of service, innovation and productivity. These 11 suppliers were: Mitsubishi Engineering, TONTEC, FCI, Radio Spare, Technico Steel Processing de Mexico (TSP), Fulong Plastics, Analog Devices, Veer-O-Metals, Atmel, UPS and G-Shank Enterprise. n

For further information about Schneider Electric’s innovative energy management products and services visit: www.schneider-electric.com

THE FROZEN FOOD GIANTS

Global frozen food products manufacturer Findus’ Swedish activities have not only a long history in the region but also a clear focus on offering products that meet the demands of today’s consumers. Industry Europe looks at how this is achieved.

Founded in 1941 in Bjuv, Sweden, Findus Sverige AB is a key part of the global Findus Group, a leading frozen food and groceries provider with both retail and foodservice presence. Alongside other strategic Findus locations in the Nordics, UK and southern Europe, the Swedish operation is carefully developed to deliver a reliable local service that meets the needs of its local customers, while still adhering to the strict quality standards of the Findus Group.

A company spokesperson told Industry Europe, “The Findus Group is based in London and the international offices work in clusters so that we can be targeting the local audiences. Findus Sverige is active within the Nordic region cluster alongside the UK cluster and France/Spain and we can all share information that is relevant across the cluster and have our own locally-specific trends and profiles. As such, we can deliver a varied product range that addresses the individual tastes and preferences of our local audiences while still utilising the Group power of Findus, which gives our consumers the best of both worlds – wherever they are in the world!”

Plenty of choice

The Findus product range includes frozen food such as ready meals, vegetables, fish and bakery, and groceries including mayonnaise, soup, pasta sauce and jams. Findus is perhaps most famous for its frozen fish, offering both fish portions and fish in various flavoured sauces and coatings. A key part of its strategy is to ensure that it continues to offer freshly frozen fish and vegetables which can either be used for people to cook from scratch, such as individual portions of frozen fish or high-quality frozen peas, or products which have been carefully created to make cooking at home easier, such as fish in a tasty sauce.

The healthy aspect of Findus’ products is a major ingredient in its sales and marketing communication, not least because frozen products often contain considerably more nutrients than poorly kept fresh products, particularly vegetables. The company spokesperson added, “Our fish is frozen as soon as possible, which retains all its nutrients as well as keeping it