Case Study: F&N Dairies achieves 3 million cans/day production and 1-minute quality traceability with AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System

The plant achieved production goal of 2,500 cans a minute 3 million cans a day 24 million cases a year

F&N Dairies, a Southeast Asian food & beverage leader established in 1883 and the world’s largest canned milk factory, faced mounting challenges from paper-based quality records, heavy manual reporting (about 40 reports/day), slow traceability (up to four hours), and the need for tighter connectivity with plant automation and lower total cost of ownership. To address these issues F&N partnered with AVEVA, using an AVEVA-based solution as the backbone of its in-house Process Nexus II system (built on AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System and Operations software).

Process Nexus II, developed with AVEVA (and ecosystem partner Sagitate), deploys AVEVA MES, System Platform, Historian, InTouch, QI Analyst and Batch Management to capture real‑time process and quality data, enable online SPC and batch control, and automate reporting and traceability. The AVEVA solution cut quality traceability from four hours to one minute, helped the plant reach its 2,500 cans/min production goal (3 million cans/day, 24 million cases/year), achieved ROI within one year, delivered “100% First‑Time Quality,” and reduced inventory and overall TCO.

F&N Dairies

Somchai Khwahan

Production Manager