Food & Beverage
From legacy line to smart factory, without touching what's running.
UMH connects your filling lines, CIP circuits, and cold chain sensors into one real-time data layer. Your quality, production, and compliance teams get the same trusted view of every batch, every shift, every site.
Siemens S7, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, Modbus.
Real-time OEE and downtime alerting per product run
Machine-level energy monitoring
CIP cycle monitoring, measured, not assumed
Time-stamped traceability and allergen records that support IFS, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000 audits
Trusted by global enterprises
The Challenge
Disconnected data, delayed decisions.
Batch records, OEE, energy, and compliance data sit in separate systems. None of it is real-time or shared.
You can't improve what you measure once a shift
Most F&B plants track OEE at shift level, if at all. Downtime gets logged after the fact. Speed losses and micro-stoppages go unnoticed until they compound across an entire product run. Scrap and rework are counted at the end of the line, not traced back to the machine or the moment they started. The data to fix this exists inside your PLCs and controllers, but it is not accessible in real time. By the time it reaches a report, the batch is finished.
Energy is a top-3 cost factor and you're managing it with monthly bills
Refrigeration, CIP thermal cycles, compressed air: energy is one of the largest cost lines in food and beverage production. Most plants have no visibility into which lines, machines, or product runs are consuming the most. No way to compare shifts. No way to detect a compressor running inefficiently or a CIP cycle using more thermal energy than it should. The data exists inside meters and controllers that no one reads in real time. The savings potential is there, but without visibility, it stays invisible.
A batch you can't trace is a brand you can't defend
Every IFS, BRCGS, or FSSC audit starts with a batch trail your team has to reconstruct manually. EU Regulation 178/2002 requires full traceability one step back and one step forward, and the EU is pushing digital traceability further. Allergen control needs documented proof that each changeover was cleaned to standard. The current average for a paper-based recall is 34 days. Digitising traceability should not require a two-year IT project, and it should not start when the auditor arrives.
from the floor
Case Study | HiPP
See how food and beverage producers use UMH to connect production data across sites and unlock SAP integration.
HiPP cut data platform cost by ~90% with a unified data layer
"With UMH, we gained real-time insight into our production for the first time. The platform’s flexibility allowed us to connect all our machines and drastically reduce manual data work. This has been a game-changer for our efficiency."
Our Solution
Real-time data, per product run.
OEE, energy, CIP cycles, and lot traceability captured from existing lines without disruption.
OEE per product run, not per shift
Track effectiveness including CIP cycles, changeover time, and product-specific ideal rates. Spot micro-stoppages and speed losses the moment they start.
Machine-level energy attribution
Monitor electricity, cooling, steam, and compressed air per line, including CIP thermal energy and refrigeration per product run. Per-line attribution tells you where to act.
Connect legacy and modern equipment alike
Filling lines, cappers, labellers, and 20-year-old packaging machines via Siemens S7, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, and Modbus. One platform, no per-connector fees.
Measured CIP records, not timer-based assumptions
Record conductivity, temperature, and flow data from every CIP cycle phase in real time. Proves the line was clean before the next product run.
Full forward and backward lot trace
A complete, timestamped digital trail from raw material intake to finished goods. IFS, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 audit-ready. Available in seconds, not reconstructed over days.
Allergen and ingredient lot traceability at the source
Capture which ingredient lots went into which batches, and which changeovers were cleaned to standard. Recorded at the production floor, when it happens.
Proven across F&B production.
OEE improvement, faster batch recalls, and energy savings across food and beverage sites.
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