Food and Beverage

Yield, throughput, and OEE are always at the top of any plant managers KPI report. No event impacts achieving yield, throughput, and OEE benchmarks more than unplanned downtime. Unplanned downtime kills profits and cripples commitments to your customers.

In fact, studies show that unplanned downtime can cost food and beverage producers between $100,000 and $300,000 per hour.  Unplanned downtime also impacts on-time delivery of products and a potential loss of customer trust.

The Food and Beverage industry is competitive and runs on tight margins. The cost of unplanned downtime and impact on financial performance cannot be understated.

Studies show that less than 30% of producers embrace predictive maintenance programs. Many producers want to accelerate adoption of solutions that prevent unplanned downtime. Cost of to develop and maintain these systems can be a barrier to adoption. Avid makes adoption of these solutions easier (and less expensive) using IIoT-based technologies. 

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We do not stop there! The ultimate value we provide to our clients is reliable asset performance. This entails integrating process control solutions, applying advanced analytics, and developing real-time process optimization. Check out our xTensilibity program to learn more. 

Finally, our Process Experts and Technical Innovators work hard every day to help or customer run better.  Our can-do attitude and focus on customer success really make our approach to improving yield, throughput and OEE effective. 

If reducing unplanned downtime and increasing process performance is a goal for your operation, contact us here for an initial consultation.