Pfeifer & Langen IP GmbH
Your trusted partner in optimizing sugar processing through digitalization!
P&L IP GmbH, established in 2022, specializes in developing, renting, and operating digital solutions to optimize production in beet and sugar cane processing, as well as sugar refining. Our product portfolio encompasses a wide range of solutions, from sensors for continuous monitoring of individual process sections to digital twins that optimize processes in both simulation and autopilot modes. These solutions are offered as Device as a Service (DaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) products. Our services include the development, consulting, operation, and maintenance of these innovative solutions.
Our Sensors
Our goal is to gather all necessary process data to control quality and efficiency in real-time, a feat unattainable with current laboratory technology and the extensive personnel required for sample collection, preparation, and analysis. To address this, we have developed our Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions, including Visual Smart Sensors (VSS) and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) Systems, to monitor the entire process chain from beet to final sugar.
Our Automation Concept
We dreamed of transitioning from reactive to proactive sugar production. This aspiration led to the development of our Model Predictive Control (MPC) applications for all process steps, from extraction to crystallization. Our vision is to leverage this technology to optimize every production stage using digital twins. This includes simulating individual process steps, operating in autopilot mode, and intervening during faults, all with the goal of ensuring optimal operation around the clock.
Platform
Integrated into a single platform, we offer a flexible and scalable system. Start with one sensor and gradually add various applications to enhance the smoothness and efficiency of your processes.
Your Benefits
- Designed and tested by experienced sugar technologists
- Eliminates the need for lab analysis in standard process control
- Provides real-time data and information
- Applications operate with minimal operator interaction
- Ensures full process transparency for management
Our Team
Our team consists of highly motivated employees, including experienced sugar technologists, software developers and technology experts who are dedicated to developing fully automated sugar processing.
Parent Company
Pfeifer & Langen IP GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co KG, one of the most efficient producers of sugar in Europe with a clear customer focus.
Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co KG produces and supplies sugar products for households as well as for the food, non-food and animal feed industries. Pfeifer & Langen is the third largest German sugar producer after Südzucker and Nordzucker and a leading sugar manufacturer in Europe. Pfeifer & Langen operates sugar factories in Appeldorn, Elsdorf, Euskirchen, Jülich, Könnern and Lage as well as in Środa Wielkopolska, Gostyń, Miejska Górka, Glinojeck, Gora, Głogów (Poland), Radechiw, Tschortkiw, Sbarasch, Kosowa, Chorostkiw (Ukraine), and Thessaloniki and Athens (Greece). In 2021, the sugar division generated sales of 975 million euros with a total of 2,557 employees. In 2020/21, Europe-wide beet sugar production was around 2.0 million tons.
Interested?
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us!
Our team is eager to provide expert advice on our products and tailor a perfect offer just for you.
Let’s transform your processes together!
Email info@pl-ip-gmbh.com
Phone +49 221 4980 374
