Biscuit factory chooses Power Control
McVitie’s decided to evaluate its power protection strategies to ensure that all its automated systems were fully backed up at all times.
British snack food brand McVitie’s has several manufacturing sites across the country. Its plant in Leicestershire, Wigston which was established in 1895, now produces over 15,000 tonnes of biscuits per year.
The solution and results
To achieve these great manufacturing quantities the site relies heavily on automation. Any loss of power, which can be caused by a myriad of elements including power spikes, surges, blackouts and other natural environmental factors such as floods, could have catastrophic results.
It is therefore essential that McVitie’s evaluate its power protection strategies and ensure that its automated systems are fully backed up at all times.
Having been recommended by one of McVities principle engineering partners, Power Control carried out a full site review and recommended the installation of a Borri B9000FXS 125kVA Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system to support multiple oven line conveyor belts.
Power Control supplied, installed and commissioned a Borri B9000FXS 125kVA, which included AC cabling within a tight timescale and with minimal operational disruption.
The fully resilient, transformer based Borri B9000FXS is now supporting multiple oven lines and safeguarding them against any potential fire risks. The conveyors into the ovens are up to 70m long and the Borri B9000FXS has been configured to provide enough backup power to give the conveyor belts time to get products through the oven to ensure that none catch fire.
"All of our ovens are gas powered and since the introduction of several automated conveyor lines, the risk of fire has obviously increased. We, therefore, needed a robust prevention strategy. It is just as well the Borri B9000FXS was installed when it was as we have had four power outages since, all of which could have resulted in a fire had it not been the resilient UPS system. The performance of the Borri B9000FXS has been second to none. Power Control has an exceptional understanding of food manufacturing processes and the importance of the automated infrastructures behind them. We would have no hesitation in recommending them to other sites."
Neal Smith, McVitie's Site Services Manager
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