{"id":253,"date":"2021-07-23T15:05:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lem.client.propage.com\/realisation\/ferme-avicole\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:42:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:42:18","slug":"poultry-farm","status":"publish","type":"realisation","link":"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/en\/projects\/poultry-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Poultry farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-text-color\">Company <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gris-pale-color has-text-color\">We had the pleasure of working with a large poultry farm housing more than 100,000&nbsp;laying hens. Our client was a modern business equipped with leading-edge technology in terms of energy efficiency, animal welfare, production systems and process automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-text-color\">Mandate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gris-pale-color has-text-color\">We were tasked with the development of a monitoring and control system to dry droppings. The system had to transform in less than 24&nbsp;hours 9&nbsp;tons of wet manure into 3&nbsp;tons of 90% dry manure. Our client wanted to have a more robust and reliable system, and an easy-to-operate, visually user-friendly operator interface. The following element also had to be included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>User-friendly diagnosis and alarm page for operators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configuration menu accessible only to the director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reliable local technical assistance to remotely support and diagnose the system 24\/7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System allowing for quick user control and backup of the interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-text-color\">Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Need to effectively replace a not very reliable or user-friendly European system from an equipment manufacturer with poor after-sales service and technical assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presence of 100,000&nbsp;laying hens, which means that any drying system disruption quickly leads to serious odour problems that must be avoided at all costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ferme-avicole1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-text-color\">Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Local technical assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More robust and reliable system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better operator control over the procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Less shutdowns and shortened downtime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced maintenance costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower environmental impact and better relations with the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-orange-color has-text-color\">Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gris-pale-color has-text-color\">Working together with the client led to implementing the following solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replacing electronic boards with a PLC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replacing the 6-inch black-and-white interface with keyboard by a 12-inch color touchscreen operator interface that displays more information on a single page and animated motions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete update of all the electrical drawings (power and control) of the drying system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementing a bypass system that allows to temporarily deactivate a sensor to complete a drying cycle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training all system administrators and operators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/lem.client.propage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ferme-avicole2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ferme-avicole2.jpg 359w, https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ferme-avicole2-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Efficiency gain estimated to <strong>+ $15,000<\/strong> annually<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","mandat":[23,21,27],"class_list":["post-253","realisation","type-realisation","status-publish","hentry","mandat-functional-analysis","mandat-improve-overall-and-operating-performance","mandat-process-automation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/realisation\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/realisation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/realisation"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"mandat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemautomation.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mandat?post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}