USA - Vigilistics Announces Software for Sustainable Dairy Plant Operations
Published:August 30, 2006
Source :Vigilistics Inc.
Vigilistics, a company serving the dairy and food processing industries with real-time operations intelligence software, announced two software modules that assist dairy plant management to achieve sustainable, environmentally friendly operation while improving dairy profitability.
Vigilistics' CIP module monitors each clean-in-place operation, and provides reports, performance assessment, notifications, and suggestions for remedial actions. The focus is on detecting abnormal or inefficient events during CIP which cause product loss or unnecessary use of water or chemicals that ultimately impact the environment.
"One of our dairy plant customers saw their municipal wastewater bill drop by twenty thousand dollars per month," said Craig Nelson, Founder of Vigilistics. "There is a convergence of benefits here - reduced milk losses lead directly to reduced wastewater BOD, with a favorable result for the environment as well as for the plant profitability. Vigilistics CIP reports are also designed to satisfy FDA requirements in place of chart recorders, as they do at several of our customers' sites."
Vigilistics' Wastewater Management module keeps auditable records of measured flows and conditions of wastewater, and provides prompt notifications of unusual conditions. "An unusual wastewater load can point the finger at a problem operation," continued Nelson. "The cause can be investigated using Vigilistics detailed monitoring records, to support corrective actions. Most product loss, and hence most wastewater BOD loading, is due to avoidable human behavior. Wastewater fines can be avoided, while simultaneously achieving reductions in product loss."
Vigilistics CIP and Wastewater modules are installed and operational at customer dairy plants, and are now available for general use by dairy processors. Vigilistics also has previously announced five software modules for dairy plant energy management that reduce environmental impact by reducing energy use in pasteurization, refrigeration, evaporators, dryers, and boilers.
Vigilistics is located in Mission Viejo, California, close to the largest concentration of dairy and food processing companies in the United States. Vigilistics software was developed specifically for compliance requirements, including accurate and auditable data and plant models that allow fully compliant tracking and tracing in a few seconds. Vigilistics software is offered with a set of optional economic modules for specific economic performance objectives. An interface capability for ERP systems is also an option. Vigilistics Inc. is a private venture-funded corporation.
Vigilistics is a Member of the International Dairy Foods Association working group focused on chemical, water and energy usage reduction best practices for sustainability of global resources.
