Digital Twin for Raw Material Handling in the Process Industry

Plastic | Rubber | Chemicals | Feed | Food

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Why different industries have more in common than they think

For over 55 years, OPDENHOFF has been developing technologies for the process industry.

Whether plastic granules, rubber, chemicals, animal feed, or food – virtually every production process begins with raw materials. These are delivered, stored, conveyed, metered, mixed, and processed into high-quality products.

This is exactly where the digital twin comes in.

With OPDPRO.CARE OPDENHOFF connects people, raw materials, machines, plants, and company systems into a common database. This creates transparency across the entire value stream – from delivery to the finished product.

Why the Process Industry Has More in Common Than Many Believe

The products differ.

The processes are often nearly identical.

Whether you manufacture window profiles, rubber compounds, animal feed, chemicals, or food, the challenges are similar:

• Manage raw materials securely
• Document material movements
• Manage Recipes
• Track charges
• Ensure quality
• Use energy efficiently
• Make production data transparent

Therefore, companies particularly benefit from solutions that have been developed across industries.

A common value stream for the entire process industry

Raw material acceptance 

Deliveries, suppliers, goods receipt, quality inspection, and approvals are documented digitally.

Warehouse and Silo Management

Silos, big bags, sacks, liquids, and intermediate storage are managed transparently.

You know at all times:

• Where is which raw material located?
• Which batch is available?
• What quality is available?

Material handling

Conveyor systems, switches, valves, and material flows are digitally tracked and visualized.

Dosing and Weighing

The digital twin connects dispensers, Scales and recipes.

Every dosage is comprehensibly documented.

Mixing and Production

Whether mixer, kneader, reactor, or extruder –

All process data is stored along the entire production process.

Quality

Laboratory values, releases, and quality checks are directly linked to raw materials and batches.

Packaging and Shipping

From finished product to delivery, every batch remains fully traceable.

Industry knowledge connects innovation

For decades, OPDENHOFF has been working in various industries.

This is precisely how innovations arise.

Not every industry has to solve every problem itself.

Many solutions can be successfully transferred.

 

Plastics industry

The plastics industry has highly automated material flows, modern dosing systems, and precise recipe controls.

For example, companies in the chemical or animal feed industries benefit from this.

 

Rubber industry

Hardly any industry has as much experience with complex mixing processes.

Reproducible formulations and process stability have been standard there for decades.

This knowledge can be excellently applied to other industries.

Chemical Industry

Documentation, security, and traceability are part of everyday life.

These experiences help companies meet regulatory requirements more easily.

 

Animal feed industry

Thousands of recipes, many raw materials, and the highest demands on batch tracking make this industry particularly challenging.

Efficient solutions for raw material handling and production planning are being developed right here.

 

Food industry

Quality, hygiene, and traceability are top priorities.

The digital twin creates complete transparency across all production steps.

Where every industry can learn from each other

The greatest innovations often arise between industries.

Plastics industry

• Automation
• Material flow
• Extrusion
• Material handling

Rubber industry

• Mixed media
• Process Stability
• Recipe Management

Chemistry

• Documentation
• Security
• Charge management

Animal feed

• Production planning
• Raw material management
• Traceability

Food

• Quality
• Hygiene
• Process Documentation

OPDENHOFF connects this knowledge on a common platform.

OPDPRO.CARE – The Digital Twin for the Entire Value Stream

The digital twin doesn't just connect machines.

He connects information.

People

Who works when on which system?

Raw materials

Which batch is where?

Attachments

What is the current plant status?

Production

Which orders are running?

What formulations are processed?

Quality

Which quality data belongs to which batch?

Maintenance

Which components require service?

Energy

Energy losses occur in electrical resistance, friction, heat dissipation, and sound.

Enterprise systems

ERP

MES

SCADA

PLC

Labor

Maintenance

Energy

Documents

Everything is connected.

Your advantages

• Transparency across the entire value stream
• Digital raw material tracking
• Batch traceability
• Recipe Management
• Fewer media breaks
• Higher productivity
• Faster decisions
• Foundation for AI
• Future-proof digitization
• Open interfaces without vendor lock-in

Why OPDENHOFF?

For over 55 years OPDENHOFF accompanies companies in the process industry.

Our experience does not come from a single industry.

She comes from hundreds of projects in bulk handling.

We successfully transfer this knowledge between:

• Plastic
• Rubber
• Chemistry
• Animal feed
• Food

This is how solutions are created that go far beyond individual machines or systems.

With OPDPRO.CARE, you get the digital twin of your entire value stream.

Digitizing the process industry together

The digital twin creates a common language for people, machines, raw materials, and data.

It connects production, quality, logistics, maintenance, and management on one platform.

This creates the foundation for transparent decisions, higher productivity, and the successful use of artificial intelligence.

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Conclusion: 

The future of the process industry is not created by individual machines or isolated software solutions. It is created by the intelligent interaction of people, raw materials, equipment, and data.

Whether plastic, rubber, chemicals, feed, or food – the challenges in raw material handling and along the entire value stream are often comparable. That's precisely why it's worthwhile to leverage cross-industry experience and proven solutions.

With OPDENHOFF's digital twin, you create a common data foundation for your entire production. You gain transparency, increase efficiency, and lay the groundwork for artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, and a future-proof process industry.

Over 55 years of experience. A digital twin. One platform for the entire process industry.