Proof of Concept for Real-Time Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance

Freezing Area and Packaging Belt

Thomas Delicious Ice Cream Company is a traditional company that produces, packages and delivers ice cream on a large scale. Some processes are automated and data is collected but supervision, maintenance and quality assurance are done manually.

During the project semester, a prototype data analytics platform for the Thomas Delicious Ice Cream Company was built. This platform supports a variety of tasks:

• measuring sensors in the production area
• monitoring trucks in real time
• launching predictive maintenance

It helps the company to detect and react faster to problems in the followingfields of application:

• static freezing area
• transport belt in the packaging area
• status of the trucks

This will lead to better utilization of the equipment. Furthermore, by using predictive maintenance in the packaging area, the maintenance cost can be reduced.