{"id":10686,"date":"2020-06-06T09:20:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T09:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmvision.it\/case-histories\/dicaf\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:08:13","slug":"dicaf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vmvision.it\/en\/case-histories\/dicaf\/","title":{"rendered":"DICAF"},"content":{"rendered":"

DICAF<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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THE CLIENT<\/h3><\/div>
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The Ghigo family has been involved in coffee since the mid-1940s, when they opened their roasting company in Bra, in the province of Cuneo. In 1987 DICAF Spa<\/strong> was founded: a different name, but the same attention and dedication to the raw material, its processing and the product offered to its customers. oday Dicaf <\/strong>boasts a widespread presence throughout the territory, providing a complete service that ranges from the supply of coffee to many food products (sweetener, sugar, chocolate, barley coffee, ginseng, coffee cream…) and complementary products to the customers’ activity: cups, napkins and DICAF branded objects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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THE NEED<\/h3><\/div>
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In 2005 DICAF wanted to completely automate the roasting plant while still using the existing system. Thus a first challenge was born, which would be followed by others that would change the history of our society forever.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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THE SOLUTION<\/h3><\/div>
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1 <\/strong><\/span>In 2005 the first automation project of the Torrefazione started. A new electrical panel with a PLC Ethernet module is added to the existing electrical panel and software development begins on both the PLC and PC sides.<\/p>\n

2<\/span><\/strong> In August 2005, the production of the Torrefazione went from manual to fully automatic, but it was not enough. The aim is to achieve a higher level of control and continuous improvement continues to integrate the unloading silos and production registration, mixing and packaging, fume control, temperature registration, and cooling curve control.<\/p>\n

3<\/span><\/strong> In 2007 DICAF requested to develop an ERP for their needs. To respond positively to this request, Expresso <\/strong>was born, which replaced the previous management system in 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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THE CONSIDERATION<\/h3><\/div>
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The client’s request pushed us to create Expresso<\/strong><\/a>, the complete management software for the food sector. Since then, Expresso<\/strong><\/a> has continued, and continues to evolve day by day, in line with our corporate philosophy, for a gradual and continuous improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of our Clients’ companies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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