Food Manufacturer Utilizes Wireless Instrumentation to Reduce Edible Oil Losses FOOD & BEVERAGE RESULTS • Eliminated manual data collection and reconciliation processes saving over 24 labor hours per week with integrated wireless flow and level data • Captured “stranded” inventory measurement information without costly and complex wiring runs • Eliminated weekly oil usage variances that had been as high as $72,000 per week APPLICATION A major global food manufacturer makes a wide variety of chips and extruded snacks. Since many of these products are fried, it is no surprise that a major cost component is edible oil. As raw products are fried in a continuous process, oil must be constantly added to the fryer to replace the oil absorbed by the finished product. Monitoring and

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