Case Study

Specialty Food Ingredients Producer

Learn how this leading manufacturer of food-grade acids connected dataPARC to their ABB 800xA system within hours, empowering end users to build their own dashboards and access plant data without relying on IT.

Company’s Story

With over 50 years of experience and distribution to more than 40 countries, this food ingredient manufacturer needed a better way to get plant data into the hands of the people who needed it. After a rapid proof-of-concept that connected to their ABB 800xA system in just hours, the company moved from trial to full implementation within weeks. They selected dataPARC Historian, PARCview tools, and PARCview Nexus to replace a workflow that had left end users dependent on IT for every data request.

dataPARC provided a tool that put data in the hands of end users without constant IT support.

Company’s Challenges

Retrieving data from the ABB 800xA system had been a persistent challenge. End users had no straightforward way to access plant data independently—every request required IT to extract and share information. This bottleneck slowed decision-making and limited visibility across the plant.

The dataPARC Solution

dataPARC established a direct connection to ABB 800xA and backfilled historical data, giving teams immediate access to the information they needed. With PARCview, users can now build their own trends, dashboards, and displays—tailored to their specific needs—without relying on external vendors or internal IT. Web-based access allows engineers and operators to stay informed from anywhere, reducing response times and increasing visibility across the plant.

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