An Internet of Things Approach for Water Efficiency: A Case Study of the Beverage Factory

Sandeep Jagtap, George Skouteris, Vilendra Choudhari, Shahin Rahimifard and Linh Nguyen Khanh Duong
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Sandeep Jagtap: Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre, School of Aeronautical, Transport, and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
George Skouteris: Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
Vilendra Choudhari: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited, Greater Noida 201 308, India
Shahin Rahimifard: Centre for SMART, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Linh Nguyen Khanh Duong: National Centre for Food Manufacturing, University of Lincoln, Holbeach PE12 7PT, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: There is a lack of knowledge among food manufacturers about adopting the Internet of Things (IoT)-based water monitoring system and its ability to support water minimisation activities. It is therefore necessary to investigate the applicability of IoT-based real-time water monitoring systems in a real food manufacturing environment to pursue water-saving opportunities accordingly. This article aims to propose an architecture of an IoT-based water-monitoring system needed for real-time monitoring of water usage, and address any water inefficiencies within food manufacturing. This article looks at a study conducted in a food beverage factory where an IoT-based real-time water monitoring system is implemented to analyse the complete water usage in order to devise solutions and address water overconsumption/wastage during the manufacturing process. The successful implementation of an IoT-based real-time water monitoring system offered the beverage factory a detailed analysis of the water consumption and insights into the water hotspots that needed attention. This action initiated several water-saving project opportunities, which contributed to the improvement of water sustainability and led to an 11% reduction in the beverage factory’s daily water usage.

Keywords: Internet of Things; water monitoring system; food beverage industry; water sustainability; waste reduction; recovery and reuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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