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Press Release12 September 2017Digital Factory Munich
Siemens is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its brewing system Braumat
Kicked off in 1977 with a patent application
Used in several hundreds of breweries today
Extended functions enable sustained cost reduction and improve competitiveness
At this year's Drinktec, "Braumat", the Siemens process automation system for breweries is celebrating a jubilee: It has been on the market for 40 years. Initial automation solutions based on electronic controls came into being since the 1970s. The patent application for the process control system tailored to meet the specific needs of the brewery industry followed in 1977. Ever since, more than 500 breweries worldwide have been using the Braumat to produce their beer in a safe and reliable process, always maintaining a consistently high product quality. On the occasion of the jubilee celebrated at the trade fair, Siemens will be showcasing such extended functions as what is called the Replay Mode. This fully graphical mode analyzes and visualizes past production processes helping breweries to sustainably cut their costs and improve their competitiveness.
Kicked off in 1977 with a patent application
Used in several hundreds of breweries today
Extended functions enable sustained cost reduction and improve competitiveness
At this year's Drinktec, "Braumat", the Siemens process automation system for breweries is celebrating a jubilee: It has been on the market for 40 years. Initial automation solutions based on electronic controls came into being since the 1970s. The patent application for the process control system tailored to meet the specific needs of the brewery industry followed in 1977. Ever since, more than 500 breweries worldwide have been using the Braumat to produce their beer in a safe and reliable process, always maintaining a consistently high product quality. On the occasion of the jubilee celebrated at the trade fair, Siemens will be showcasing such extended functions as what is called the Replay Mode. This fully graphical mode analyzes and visualizes past production processes helping breweries to sustainably cut their costs and improve their competitiveness.
Alongside hops, malt, yeast and water, a fifth kind of raw material is becoming more and more important for breweries: process data – from incoming raw materials to outgoing finished goods. Process data provides the basis for optimizing operations, saving energy and increasing the output when capacities are low or remain constant. Even 40 years after its launch, Braumat continues to control brewery processes worldwide. The process control system from Siemens covers all production areas, increases transparency, flexibility and quality. The entire brewing process is supported, for instance, by a recipe system based on the international standard ISA 88 which tracks the production progress on the monitor, helps to flexibly plan the production process or implement a cost-effective tank management.
"In time for its 40th anniversary, we are aligning Braumat with the new opportunities opened up by digitalization," says Kai Schneiderwind, head of the Food & Beverages sector at Siemens. "The new version of Braumat extends the proven control system reliably used in hundreds of breweries around the world to include advanced features such as the replay mode or the multi-platform capability for major automation systems. In this way, our customers are assured they continue to fully rely on a modern Braumat also in the future."
Digitalization plays a key role for the new Braumat version as it creates the prerequisites for responding quickly, flexibly and economically to current market requirements. Digitalization makes the large volume of data in breweries transparent and clearly laid out: from goods inwards to goods outwards, from the brewing kettle to the management level, from the development of the product to the beer glass. Whether it is about remedying a fault in the brewing process or developing a new type of beer and launching it into the market: The vertical and horizontal integration of all data collected over the entire life cycle enables a faster way of taking well-founded decisions and action.
This press release was updated on 20.09.2017 at 12:10 PM CEST.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016, Siemens generated revenue of €79.6 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2016, the company had around 351,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.