The third-largest beer company in the U.S. achieves upgrade, expansion and operating goals ahead of schedule with SCALANCE solutions
Brewing bigger and better
Food & Beverages
Constellation Brands, Inc. (CBI)
Expand annual production capacity from 8.5 to 20 million hectoliters
Upgrade plant's network in line with industry standards and best practices
Production expansion and upgrade had very short timeline of 3 years
Existing plant operations could not be interrupted
Upgrade the wireless network supporting the plant’s laser-guided vehicles (LGVs)
With a highly ambitious timeline, Constellation Brands, Inc. (CBI) asked Siemens to help upgrade its production facility and expand capacity by 250 percent in three years, without disrupting existing operations. Siemens helped provide a secure, resilient industrial network model, which now serves CBI as a template for future expansions and new builds.
Deployed comprehensive, standardized industrial network that was secure, resilient, and redundant
By using SCALANCE X, S & W network components, SIMATIC S7-200, S7-300, and S7-400 PLCs, SINEMA Server software, WinCC HMI/SCADA systems
"Having a proven standardized networking model to deploy will save us months in these build-outs compared to doing each one from scratch,”
Chris Renken, Manufacturing Systems Vice President, CBI
Production capacity at Nava brewery was expanded to 20 million hectoliters per year
The standardized network at the facility is secure, resilient, and redundant
CBI now has a networking model to be used in other plant expansions and new-builds
The industrial networking team at CBI is fully trained and self-sufficient
Wireless network for laser-guided vehicles avoids interference issues
Despite aggressive timeline, project was completed well ahead of schedule
Constellation Brands, Inc. (CBI) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of spirits, wine and beer. The company has operations in Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Italy and the U.S. CBI is the third-largest beer company in the U.S., with well-known and fast-growing beer brands including Corona, Modelo and Pacifico.
