IMACSA cutting plant

IMACSA cutting plant

Challenge

IMACSA is a company founded in 1974, and specialized in pork cutting. They have the largest cutting plant in the Community of Madrid, and it is among the largest in Spain, with a production of more than 50 million kilos per year, and distribution to Europe, Asia, America and Africa. The objective of the project is to provide the plant with maximum security against unwanted access, the management of access for the dozens of trucks that load and unload at the plant daily, as well as the automation of processes and quality control of the production it develops. All this without losing sight of energy efficiency at all levels.

Solution

To optimize the work processes, safety and energy efficiency of the plant, IMACSA decided to opt for the Loxone solution proposed by Areacad, as the core of all the complex installations that a plant of this level presents. All access to the entry and dispatch docks are controlled from a single point in the company, from which truck drivers can communicate through the various Loxone Intercoms installed, while company personnel access through NFC Code Touch. The plant has a complex video surveillance system with intelligent video analysis, which centralizes all alerts and incidents through the multiple messaging and calling options offered by the Miniserver. The management of office air conditioning is also integrated into the system, to guarantee staff comfort and energy efficiency. The plant has a 90 KW photovoltaic installation, managed by 5 inverters controlled through the Miniserver.

Without a doubt, we count on Loxone for a project as complex and diverse as this one, where the client's maximum aspiration is to optimize the energy efficiency and safety of their facilities. The ability that Loxone offers us to integrate any type of installation or system on the same platform, and offer the client a global and tailored solution, is essential for us. The objective in any automation project at a business level is to be able to offer the client a clear return on investment, not only at an economic level through energy savings, but also through savings in the time of their work team, and the improvement of the processes that we can achieve by providing intelligence to a plant of this size, with more than 300 employees working in various shifts.

Arturo Sanz, CEO Areacad Engineering

Products

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  • 1-Wire Extension · 100014
  • Air Base Extension · 100114
  • Modbus Extension · 100124
  • RGBW 24V Dimmer Air · 100125
  • Nano IO Air · 100153
  • Touch Tree White · 100221
  • Miniserver · 100335
  • Nano DI Tree · 100242
  • RGBW 24V Compact Dimmer Tree · 100325
  • Audioserver · 100428
  • Stereo Extension · 100429

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