Bischofberger AG, Weissbad, Switzerland

In the pic­tures­que town of Weiss­bad in the Appen­zell regi­on, tra­di­tio­nal Bär­li Biber are made with gre­at love and care. To opti­mi­ze pro­duc­tion, a modern silo for sugar dosing was instal­led as part of exten­si­ve reno­va­ti­on work. This allo­ws sugar to be unloa­ded direct­ly from the truck, making the pro­cess signi­fi­cant­ly more effi­ci­ent. In addi­ti­on, thanks to the new system, the exact amounts of sugar can now be dis­pen­sed direct­ly onto two dif­fe­rent sca­les, with the desi­red quan­ti­ty easi­ly deter­mi­ned by sel­ec­ting the appro­pria­te reci­pe for fur­ther pro­ces­sing. This moder­nizati­on helps make the pro­duc­tion of the deli­cious Bär­li-Biber even smoot­her and more precise.

Client

J&E MAIER AG

Plant type

Bak­ery

Project execution

2024

Project scope

• Con­cept design and consulting
• Elec­tri­cal engineering
• Instal­la­ti­on planning
• Func­tion­al Design Specification
• Soft­ware programming
• Pro­ject engi­nee­ring of visualisation
• Switch­gear and con­trol system
• Elec­tri­cal installation
• Signal test and start-up
• Ope­ra­tor training

Project scope

• 80 data points
• 1 MCC
• 1 local cabinets
• 1 Full HD touch­screen con­trol panel

Technology applied

• Sie­mens Uni­fi­ed Com­fort Panel
• Sie­mens S7-1500
• Sie­mens TIA-Portal
• PROFINET
• EPlan P8

Contact

Ali­ce Unter­san­der, Pro­cess Auto­ma­ti­on Con­sul­tant, Schmid Auto­ma­ti­on AG