Case Study: UCB Farchim achieves 30–35% lower electrical maintenance and improved power supply reliability with Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Power

How EcoStruxure™ Power increases the reliability of power supply and the continuity of biopharmaceutical processes

UCB Farchim, the biopharmaceutical manufacturing site of UCB in Bulle, Switzerland, needed highly reliable power to protect sensitive production processes where even short outages could cause major disruption. They asked Schneider Electric to digitize and modernize their medium- and low-voltage power network; Schneider Electric proposed its EcoStruxure Power platform, including EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert and connected sensors and devices.

Schneider Electric upgraded existing equipment, added wireless sensors, and consolidated MV and LV data into EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert, coordinating other suppliers for seamless integration. The solution delivers real-time remote monitoring and early anomaly detection, helping UCB Farchim avoid downtime and significant financial loss, and reduced electrical maintenance and operation time and costs by 30–35%.

UCB Farchim

Roland Francey

Head of Power Supply Installations