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CO₂-Neutral Sugar Manufacturing

From sustainable cultivation to efficient processing and distribution, Siemens Xcelerator empowers the sugar industry to reach operational excellence. Unlock productivity, enhance resource efficiency and ensure consistent quality across production, driving sustainable growth for a sweeter tomorrow.

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Address the sugar industry’s shifting landscape

The sugar industry navigates a landscape of intricate challenges: from managing fluctuating raw material quality and combating high energy costs to meeting stringent demands for sustainability and consistent product traceability. These pressures require transformative digital solutions to optimise every stage of production, minimise environmental impact and secure profitability in a fiercely competitive global market.

Explore solutions for the entire sugar value chain

Siemens Xcelerator digitally transforms your sugar operations, from sustainable cultivation and efficient processing to smart logistics and distribution. Optimise every step for enhanced productivity, resource efficiency and consistent product quality, ensuring a resilient and profitable future.

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Digitalise sugar processing with Siemens Xcelerator. Achieve optimal plant performance, maximise energy efficiency and ensure precise process control. Our solutions drive higher yields, reduce costs and guarantee consistent quality from raw material intake to final crystallisation.

Product | Process control

Solution | Smart manufacturing

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CASE STUDY

Performance increase for sugar centrifuges

  • Modernisation of drives and automation technology
  • The NAHMAT centrifugal drives package and SIMATIC PCS 7 enable a higher-level control with unprecedented flexibility
  • Implementation of EHS regulations with failsafe controls, reduction of CO₂ emissions through 10% lower energy consumption and increased production capacity thanks to optimised control
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CASE STUDY

Network for a virtual future

  • High-performance, redundant backbone with IT connection
  • Virtualisation of the process control level enabled by the Industrial Network with 10 Gbit/s industrial ethernet switches
  • Reliable and secure network e.g. through redundant feeding and hot-swappable media modules
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Case study

NAHMAT automation system for improving sugar production

  • Higher availability and better quality
  • Enhanced transparency
  • Fully automated