In 2013, a coffee plant in Mexico increased production by 30 percent to 42,000 tons per year of coffee. The original plan was to reduce energy use by 20% per ton and reduce water consumption by 30% per ton. The company’s engineers quickly identified a way to help meet the energy and water reduction goals by increasing steam system efficiency. Making coffee requires high quality steam, and steam traps are critical to keeping the process running at high performance levels. If a steam trap fails, it can interrupt the coffee production process.
Read more about the Coffee Company case study is in automation.com's latest quarterly wireless newsletter: http://www.automation.com/enews/wireless_connectivity/Wireless2014-October.htm.It's the first story in the Case Studies section.