Coca Cola Reduces Energy Costs by 43% with Infor EAM and Prevas

Coca Cola Enterprises Norway, Norway’s largest of provider of non-alcoholic beverages, has reached production efficiency levels which have resulted in them becoming one of Coca Cola's best production facilities in Europe, following a preventative maintenance programme using Infor EAM and Prevas software.  Through the programme, the company has achieved 93% of production efficiency and reduced energy costs by 43% which equates to £millions.

When a new factory was built in 2012, a transition from using returnable bottles to recycled bottles was made.  With that change, management expected that energy consumption would increase for the new product lines.  However through initiating a project focused on ways to reduce energy consumption, a substantial reduction was achieved.

"By streamlining the collection and analysis of data, we could focus on simple measurements and actions to achieve results - such as better ventilation, turning off machines that were not in use and extinguishing the lights," says André Nilsen Ibenholdt

In order to extend the benefits and encourage greater user adoption, Coca Cola Enterprises Norway also deployed Prevas EAM Connector from Infor’s partner, Prevas, so that Infor EAM could be accessed via a simple and intuitive interface on tablets and smartphones.  

"Simplicity and speed is crucial as the system relies upon employees reporting even the smallest of errors and providing updates on maintenance activities.  Through using the Prevas EAM Connector on an iPad, users have access to all information and basic functions contained within Infor EAM.  Where necessary they can take pictures of equipment so that faults can be reported quickly, easily and efficiently," comments André Nilsen Ibenholdt, head of Utilities & Facilities at Coca Cola Enterprises in Norway.

Key to the success of the programme are the integration between Infor EAM and the company's SAP ERP system; a logical structure for the machines; and using KPIs and graphical visualisation both in Infor EAM and in Qlik, so that analysis and evaluation of maintenance activities is easy, allowing leadership to view information and follow up the maintenance.

"The analysis and reporting capabilities within Infor EAM are particularly impressive as they enable us to identify opportunities for improvement, which in turn help us work towards achieving World Class Maintenance," André Nilsen Ibenholdt continues.