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Secure and reliable network solution supports increased productivity

Upgrading with a state-of-the-art industrial network reduces production downtimes to zero.

Secure and reliable network solution supports increased productivity

Upgrading with a state-of-the-art industrial network reduces production downtimes to zero.

Food & Beverages

Orkla Foods Norge

Indre Arna Norway

Toro, an Orkla Group brand, was facing several challenges in their communication network. The existing solution was no longer serviceable therefore the project team was looking for a solution that provides robust, stable, industrial-grade components for 24/7 operation, for a network, which could be serviced locally to achieve the shortest response times. An important requirement was also possibility of expanding the functionality. After extensive evaluation, Toro identified that a physically separated OT network was needed to ensure containment of issues and provide real-time communication with production equipment (e.g. AGVs).

Toro upgraded the communication network for operational technology (OT) with a solution from Siemens based on highly segmented network and SCALANCE products which help ensure a stable, reliable and secure data communication. The new OT network consists of

a redundant backbone implemented as a fiber-optic Industrial Ethernet ring
SCALANCE X Layer 3 switches which handle the traffic within the backbone
SCALANCE S industrial Security Appliances which protects all VLANs
SCALANCE W extends wired network by wireless solution
SINEMA Server for network monitoring
SINEMA Remote Connect which helps in remote servicing

“As we are no longer busy addressing network issues, we have the resources for upgrading and expanding the solution – actually improving things and not just keeping them running.”

Ståle Faugstad, technical lead for automation and IT for Orkla in Indre Arna

The new network solution has reduced network-related production downtimes, from 3 or 4 days a year to zero and provides higher plant performance thanks to use of production data in advanced applications. Toro now benefits from a stable and reliable network with real-time communication that frees up of resources for further improvements and extensions. Easily manageable architecture is helping to reduce OPEX significantly. Moreover, staff in Indre Arna can service and maintain efficiently with local in-house resources and also perform in-depth security assessment.

Food & Beverages

Orkla Foods Norge

Indre Arna Norway

Food & Beverages

Orkla Foods Norge

Indre Arna Norway

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