Limagrain Ingredients Restarts Energy Monitoring with Ewon Flexy and i4connected

Optimizing energy use

At its Weert production site in the Netherlands, Limagrain Ingredients runs a fully integrated industrial process. Rising energy costs and stricter sustainability regulations led the company to modernize its energy monitoring by partnering with HMS Networks, deploying Ewon Flexy and i4connected to turn raw energy data into actionable insights across the site. 

 

The Challenge

Limagrain Ingredients set out to revive an energy monitoring initiative launched more than 20 years ago but never fully implemented. The existing setup was outdated and provided only partial, unreliable visibility into energy usage across the site. 

At the same time, new legislation required a 2% annual reduction in energy consumption. Meeting this target meant moving beyond global consumption figures and gaining accurate insight into energy use per unit of production. 

The project was further complicated by a brownfield environment combining legacy meters and cabling with modern PLCs. Limagrain Ingredients wanted a flexible solution capable of integrating both old and new equipment, while reusing existing infrastructure and remaining manageable in the long term. 

The Solution

Limagrain Ingredients deployed Ewon Flexy together with i4connected. Ewon Flexy collects data from electricity, gas, water, and steam meters and provides secure remote access, while i4connected centralizes process and energy data in an ISO 50001-certified energy monitoring system. 

The solution enables secure central data storage with a limited number of internet connections, local data pre-processing for efficiency, and structured user management through individual dashboard logins. By combining energy and production data from PLCs, Limagrain Ingredients can accurately calculate energy consumption per production output. 

The Result

The project has already delivered tangible results. Limagrain Ingredients successfully reused almost all existing meters and cabling, minimizing installation effort and cost. The site now benefits from a clear and reliable overview of its energy consumption across utilities. 


By linking energy usage to production volumes, the company has established a solid foundation to meet regulatory targets and improve energy efficiency. Next steps include delivering live insights to operators, monitoring energy consumption per production run, and automating remaining manual data inputs. The project has also inspired other Limagrain Ingredients sites to explore similar initiatives. 

More about Limagrain Ingredients

Limagrain Ingredients is part of Limagrain, the world’s fourth-largest seed company and an international agricultural cooperative group founded and led by French farmers. 


The company develops natural, clean-label ingredients from cereals and pulses to enhance food texture and nutrition. Supported by strong R&D and a controlled European supply chain, Limagrain Ingredients delivers simple, efficient, and sustainable solutions for the food and feed industries. 


Active in 58 countries, Limagrain Ingredients serves six key markets (bakery and pastry, ready meals, breakfast cereals, pet food, feed for horses, and feed for young animals—piglets and calves) and generates nearly €200 million in annual sales, processing over 330,000 tons of cereals each year across seven European production sites.