Who is Agropur• Major player in the Canadian Dairy Industry• Founded in 1938• 3,367 member dairy farmers• More than 1.5 billion galloons of milk processed annually• More than 8,000 employees across 39 plants• More than $5.9 billion in sales

Don Mills Facility• Largest milk processing facility within Agropur• Automation based on a mix of industrial technology with

no standardization, drawings, or documentation• Manual data collection from operators and supervisors• Lean engineering department

Reasons for Change• Existing Automation Software tools too limiting • Hardware becoming obsolete• No form of automation program control• Growing demand for production information • Need for greater visibility into production process• Minimal access to energy data within the plant

Solution• Deploy a standardized plant wide continuous

improvement platform• Take a phased approach to integration and rollout• Ensure each component is proven and the solution

refined before scaling to the entire plant• Focus on internal training to enhance ownership of the

platform

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