Butter Production Automation — Hochland
Butter Production Automation — Hochland
Software Development and Modernization of the Control System for the Butter Production Shop
Russia
Branch:
Food industry
Year:
2026
About the project:
Aprotec Engineering was tasked with software development and commissioning for the butter production shop at the operating Hochland Rus facility in Belinsky, Penza region.
The project covered several interconnected process sections, so it was necessary to ensure their coordinated operation within a single control system.
The project included:
— raw cream section;
— pasteurization section;
— high-fat cream section;
— butter maker section;
— buttermilk section;
— CIP station circuit section.
One of the key conditions of the project was to perform the work at an operating production facility without stopping the main process. New functions and changes had to be implemented in such a way as to preserve the operability of the existing system.
The project software was developed in accordance with Hochland Rus corporate standards. This ensured a unified approach to implementing the control system → and integrating the developed functionality into the existing enterprise infrastructure.
A key feature of the project was the integration of the new software into the existing client-server architecture of the operating facility.
Working within the existing architecture required taking into account the already established principles of system design, interfaces, and enterprise requirements. Aprotec Engineering performed the necessary changes and software expansion → while preserving the overall architecture of the facility.
As a result of the project, Hochland Rus received extended control system functionality for the butter production shop, integrated into the existing infrastructure of the operating enterprise.
The project demonstrates Aprotec Engineering's experience in modernizing operating production systems, where new functions must be integrated into the existing architecture and implemented without stopping the main process.
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