Rockwell Automation is playing a pivotal role in a significant digital transformation initiative at Liquats Vegetals, assisting the Spanish plant-based beverage manufacturer in enhancing process visibility, improving operational consistency, and obtaining better insights into energy consumption across its production facilities.
As a vital supplier to leading Spanish retailers, foodservice providers, and global partners, Liquats Vegetals is experiencing increased production complexity driven by the surging demand for plant-based beverages. The company is responding to this challenge by investing in digital solutions that offer teams an integrated, real-time perspective on their operations, given the increased number of formulations, frequent changeovers, and heightened sustainability expectations.
Rockwell Automation is supplying a comprehensive range of technologies aimed at enabling Liquats Vegetals to analyze the interplay between production performance, energy use, and resource management across its processing and packaging lines. The objective of this initiative is to facilitate more informed decision-making, minimize variability, and enhance sustainability outcomes.
Enhanced Process Consistency
Liquats is implementing Rockwell’s PlantPAx distributed control system, which allows for more adaptable process control when dealing with multiple recipes and frequent product transitions. For manufacturers, this translates to improved quality stability and reduced deviations in environments characterized by high variability.
Immediate Energy Insights
With the implementation of FactoryTalk Energy Manager, Liquats now has the capability to track energy and utility consumption in real-time. This real-time monitoring assists operations teams in identifying anomalies, recognizing usage trends, and taking corrective actions to enhance efficiency—an increasing priority amid rising energy costs and sustainability demands.
Integrated Operational and Sustainability Metrics
Rockwell’s DataMosaix industrial DataOps platform aggregates production, energy, and sustainability information into a unified view. This integration promotes traceability, performance analysis, and ongoing improvement throughout the plant.
More Informed Decision-Making on the Production Floor
By leveraging combined operational and energy data, Liquats can expedite decision-making processes that effectively balance efficiency, costs, and product quality—serving as a model for other food and beverage manufacturers aiming to modernize their operations.
Jose Paredes, country director for Spain at Rockwell Automation, remarked: “Manufacturers in Spain are operating in environments where production flexibility, data visibility and efficient use of resources are becoming essential.”
Tasio Corachán Masriera, director of processes and continuous improvement at Liquats Vegetals, stated: “Digital transformation of key areas of the plant helps us better understand process variability, energy consumption and operating costs, enabling more informed decisions and continuous improvement.”