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ALPS AUTOMATION Chemin de Cibleries 3 1896 VOUVRY

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Phone +41 24 482 06 50

www.alpsautoma�on.ch

Strengths :

● Engineering ● Hardware ● Automa�on ● Retrofit experience

In 1819, François-Louis Cailler founded the

Chocolaterie Cailler, which was Switzerland’s

first modern chocolate factory, thanks to the

machines he created. In fact he was the first

man to automate the produc�on of chocolate,

which enabled him to sell it at a lower price.

When he died, his grandson, Alexandre-Louis

Cailler decided to take over the factory, which

he wished to expand. One day as he was walk-

ing in the vicinity of Broc in Gruyère, he found

the most suitable site for loca�ng the new

plant, as a railway line passed nearby and the

milk of the local cows was excellent. A year later, in 1899, the Broc factory opened its doors. Very soon

he introduced a modifica�on in the produc�on of the chocolate, making it with milk and not powder

chocolate combined with water, which was the prac�ce hitherto. In 1911, the company was called

"Peter, Cailler, Kohler, Chocolats Suisses S.A.". In 1929, Nestlé bought the company from Peter to form

Chocolats Peter, Cailler, Kohler, Nestlé.1923 saw the inven�on of, Frigor a filled chocolate. In 1929,

Cailler merged with Nestlé. The sole produc�on site of the Cailler brand is in Broc, employing over 400

staff in Gruyère and producing all the group’s brands for the whole world

The retrofit of the Cavemil 600

The machine serves to mould and condi�on the bars of filled choco-

late (Frigor, Carrés Nespresso). In 2015 this line had been opera�ng

for over 30 years. In order to transfer the volumes produced onto

another line which was to be set aside, it was necessary to secure

the control-command part of the Cavemil 600, which had become

obsolete. The investment was also jus�fied by the need for upgrad-

ing to Nestlé standards (zero access, Alan Bradley technological

pla�orm). ALPS Automa�on provided the studies and circuit dia-

grams. They took care of the dismantling, evacua�on as well as recy-

cling of the old control and power cabinets. They handled the pro-

duc�on of the new cells, workshop tests, localisa�on, installa�on

and commissioning on site. Of course ALPS Automa�on also handled

all the programming of the different elements and components. The

result met the expecta�ons of Nestlé Chocolats Cailler. The produc-

�on stoppage deadlines were respected without overruns, as was the ini�al budget

Frédéric Michel, MES, E&A Manager at Nestlé Suisse, explains: ‘’ALPS Automa�on were selected thanks

to their knowledge of Nestlé’s habits, the size of the teams to be deployed on such a project (short dead-

line, minimum produc�on outage) and thanks to the technical skills of the engineers (in Rockwell Auto-

ma�on) and their proven ‘’machines’ ’exper�se on other projects carried out in the past.

Jose Pariona, Project Engineer concludes: ‘ALPS Automa�on accepted a major chal-

lenge in terms of development engineering and deadlines. During the detail phase,

ALPS collaborated closely and proac�vely with our factory’s Electricity and Automa�on

Department. During the installa�on and commissioning phase, the ALPS Automa�on

staff respected the security and hygiene rules of our site. Several visits to the moulding

line confirmed their commitment. It was possible to start the ac�vi�es on the CAV600

line within the agreed �ming in full security. ALPS Automa�on is a valued partner for

the Broc factory.

www.alpsautoma�on.ch

MAISON CAILLER—BROC