Case studies
Food & beverage processing case studies
Connect water and energy use to cleaning, production yield and process performance.
7 of our 19 case studies are in this sector.
All 19 case studies What we meter in Food & beverage processing
Case studies in this sector
WaterBreweries & BeverageFood & beverage processing
Sub-metering a brewery, and taking more than 100,000 m³ off its water use
Carlsberg Canada
Between 2023 and 2024 water use at the Carlsberg Canada brewery fell by more than 100,000 m³, and the Region of Waterloo gave the site its 2024 Water Efficiency Excellence Award for it.
100,000 m³2023 to 2024
Compressed airWaterFood & beverage processingBulk Handling & Rail Logistics
More than $150,000 a year, taken out on the dashboard data
PDI Bulk
Metering PDI Bulk's water and compressed air showed where both were going, and within weeks the general manager had taken more than $150,000 a year out of operating costs on process adjustments alone.
$150,000per year
Temperature & humidityFood & beverage processingControlled environment agriculture (greenhouses)
A cold-storage alert at two in the morning
A cold storage operation
A refrigeration fault was detected overnight, before product temperature was affected.
2 a.m.alert
Cooling towersEnergy & electricityFood & beverage processingControlled environment agriculture (greenhouses)
Refrigeration condenser fouling detection
A food storage and processing site
Head pressure rose while load remained constant, revealing condenser fouling and quantifying its energy cost.
Head pressurevs. load
Silo & levelFood & beverage processingControlled environment agriculture (greenhouses)
Silo-level alert before the reorder threshold
An ingredient handling operation
Non-contact radar provides continuous level readings and a configurable low-level alert before inventory reaches the reorder deadline.
0silo climbs
Natural gasPharmaceutical & ChemicalFood & beverage processing
Steam trap failure monitoring
A pharmaceutical manufacturing site
A failed-open steam trap vents energy continuously and silently.
Continuousmonitoring
WaterFood & beverage processing
Water running through an idle factory all weekend
A food processing factory
Water still running through an empty factory all weekend, worth about a fifth of the monthly bill.
~20%of the monthly water bill
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