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News Release from: FMA Process Engineering | Subject: Carib breweries
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 June 2006
Substantial control system upgrade for
brewery
FMA Process Engineering, the leading brewery process engineers and project management specialists, has been chosen to re-engineer the Carib Breweries control system at their Trinidad operation
Leading brewery process engineers and project management specialists, FMA Process Engineering of Lichfield, UK, have been selected as the supplier for the re-engineering of the Carib Breweries brewhouse, fermentation, yeast propagation, and bright beer filtration cellar control system at their Trinidad operation Originally established in 1947, the Carib Trinidad brewery has been progressively expanded and developed to its present day levels and offers some sixteen brands, of which Carib and Stag lager are the dominant indigenous labels
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 15 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The latest addition to the scope of the project has been the inclusion of 3 new 3500hl dual purpose vessels, and a new yeast propagation and storage facility.
With considerable experience in brewhouse and process area automation systems across the UK, EU and Africa, FMA were initially contracted by Carib to undertake a comprehensive design study and produce a detailed User Requirement Document (URS) for the project.
This relationship has now progressed to the implementation phase where Siemens S7 PLCs and iFIX SCADA have been jointly selected by Carib and FMA to deliver a modern flexible solution.
A comprehensive management reporting facility will be provided utilising SQL with web-based reporting features.
A key deliverable of the project - where the FMA experience will provide considerable advantages - will be to minimise production downtime during the installation phase.
This will be achieved via comprehensive off-site simulation and the installation of distributed I/O and associated field wiring to enable pre commissioning to be completed before shutdowns are commenced.
In the brewing arena in particular, FMA experience covers a wide range of production areas and encompasses the entire spectrum of mechanical, electrical and control systems design and supply.
This has ranged from initial plant design and feasibility studies right through to final commissioning, operator training, production support and plant performance testing.
Projects undertaken are normally of a full turnkey nature, with the company taking responsibility for system performance and commercial accountability for the finished product.
As well as providing all design, development and engineering solutions, where relevant, FMA experience can also encompass all overseas labour requirement and management of the key sub-contractor base.
Established in 1981, FMA has successfully undertaken turnkey and systems based projects in the brewing, soft drinks, dairy and food manufacturing industries, both at home and overseas.
As an ISO9001 accredited business and holders of the TickIT software and application-based standard, FMA are acutely aware of the need for quality in all aspects of system design and set their own internal standards and procedures covering the design, implementation, validation and testing of the systems they supply as a key differentiator for them as system integrators in the food and beverage market place.
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