Data acquisition


Standardising data collection in breweries


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ccording to McKinsey & Company, Industry 4.0 can deliver tangible operational benefits for manufacturers, one example being inventory cost savings of 20 to 50 per


cent. Meanwhile, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology predicts smart manufacturing could save businesses $57.4 billion yearly in energy, materials and labour. Breweries are no exception, and are


increasingly turning to automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to become more efficient, lean and scalable in light of increasing production and energy costs. This is more challenging for brewing companies that operate different sites worldwide. For breweries, as with any type of manufacturer, poor or outdated data management can negatively impact overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), cause unplanned downtime, decrease throughput and ultimately damage the company’s bottom line. IoT technologies will prove crucial as the beer industry penetrates into new markets. For instance, a large multinational brewer might install sensors throughout its production line to monitor OEE, and upgrade its manufacturing execution systems (MES) to analyse the brewery data collected by these sensors. This process is where some larger


breweries are encountering problems. Managing these large reams of data consistently across multiple international sites simply is not feasible without software.


September 2022 Instrumentation Monthly


As the beer industry continues to expand globally, brewing companies that operate across multiple international sites face issues with data management. There is often little consistency in how these sites track data, making it impossible to optimise performance across the brewer’s entire production landscape. Martyn Williams, managing director at COPA-DATA UK, argues the case for cross-facility digitalisation in the brewing industry, and how data collection in breweries is vital for this process.


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