unnecessary runtime, lowering both energy consumption and operating costs. Crucially, the modern control platform provides a foundation for future optimisation. The brewery already operates a large
on-site solar installation, and has written code to enable surplus solar generation to be diverted into heating the HLT. Electricity worth around £0.08 per kWh when exported fromsolar sources can instead offset heat that would otherwise
to get the recipe right, to stop processes at the right moment, so that when we get the brew in the fermenter, it’s the best that it can be.”
Since the upgrade, improved temperature control has significantly increased consistency, automation has reduced waste and manual intervention, and brew days are shorter and less stressful. Energy efficiency has also improved. Automated pump shutdowns, timed HLT heating and better process visibility have reduced
cost around £0.24 per kWh to buy from the brewery’s energy supplier. This capability is only possible because the open control system has been designed from the outset to enable extension over time.
WAGO’s open approach allowed theWAGO PLC and control architecture to be engineered around the brewery’s real process, ensuring accuracy, repeatability and long-term flexibility. As a vendor-agnostic automation provider, WAGO
seamlessly integrated IO-Link sensors from third-party suppliers alongside existing equipment, protecting the brewery’s prior investment while enabling modern, data-driven brewery automation. The modular, scalable, architecture devised by WAGO ensures that the system can evolve as production volumes grow, recipes change, and the brewery implements new methods for optimising energy generation and consumption. As John Mackey, head of automation sales at
WAGO UK & Ireland, commented: “For WAGO, what makes this a moment of success is seeing the focussed application of automation to help the company deliver on its goal of creating a really high-quality beer. Together we have married the craft and artisan element of the brewing process with modern automation for data harvesting and quality control, which is ultimately what is going to enable Orm’s Brewhouse to develop as a business.”
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