Built for United Sugars Corporation

7+ Sugar Facilities. Midwest to FL Ops. Zero Unplanned Downtime.

United Sugars Corporation powers nationwide sugar supply from beet factories in MN/ND to cane refineries in Clewiston, FL, and the massive Montgomery Sugar Dome holding 135M lbs. UpKeep streamlines maintenance across your distributed network of bulk storage, rail transfer, and liquid sucrose production sites.

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United Sugars Corporation
37%
Reduction in unplanned downtime
6+ hrs
Admin time saved per week
75%
Faster compliance audit prep
1,000+
Critical assets tracked per plant
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United Sugars Corporation's Challenges

Built for Sugar Refining Realities

With member facilities spanning American Crystal's Red River Valley factories, U.S. Sugar's Clewiston cane refinery, and your central Sugar Dome in Montgomery, IL, United Sugars manages high-volume bulk handling across 12+ states. Without modern CMMS, reactive fixes on conveyors, railcars, and melt tanks disrupt your uninterrupted supply chain to food processors and hospitality clients.

Sugar Dome Bulk Storage

Your Montgomery, IL dome holds 135M lbs—enough for 650 rail cars—but dust buildup and structural wear from constant loading/unloading lead to unplanned outages. Manual inspections across 43M lb silos in Chaska, MN, waste time and risk contamination in bulk sweeteners for restaurants.

  • ✓**Digitize Dome Inspections** to schedule preventive checks on silo integrity and moisture control.
  • ✓**Asset Sensors Integrate** for real-time vibration alerts on bulk handlers preventing sugar clogs.
  • ✓**Mobile Logging Captures** photos of wear during rail transfers for instant work orders.

Clewiston Cane Refinery

U.S. Sugar's Clewiston, FL facility processes 850K tons of raw cane yearly, but mill rollers and evaporators suffer corrosion from high-sugar slurries. Seasonal harvests amplify breakdowns without tracked PMs, delaying refined sugar to your Southeast distribution points.

  • ✓**PM Schedules Automate** cane mill lubrication tied to harvest cycles.
  • ✓**Parts Inventory Tracks** evaporator spares to avoid stockouts during peak crushing.
  • ✓**Downtime Analytics** pinpoint corrosion patterns for proactive coatings.

Liquid Sucrose Production

Chicago and Ludlow, KY sites melt 1.38M cwt annually into LCMT, but heat exchangers and pumps fail from crystallization buildup. Without digital logs, compliance audits for food-grade handling drag, impacting hospitality deliveries.

  • ✓**Recipe-Based PMs** flush lines post-melt to prevent sucrose scaling.
  • ✓**Compliance Templates** auto-generate FDA-ready records for liquid audits.
  • ✓**Predictive Alerts** forecast pump failures from flow data.

Bulk Railcar Conversion

Facilities like Mason City, IA (92M lb bins) and Kenner, LA handle rail-to-truck transfers, but car unloader gears seize under heavy loads. Paper-based tracking fails to predict wear across your nationwide network, hiking freight costs.

  • ✓**Geo-Tagged Work Orders** assign railcar PMs by facility location.
  • ✓**Vendor Portal Syncs** rail maintenance with supplier schedules.
  • ✓**KPI Dashboards** track conversion uptime across Midwest hubs.

Sugar Conveying Systems

Continuous conveying from totes to storage at Fargo, ND and Chaska, MN risks belt snaps and motor overloads from abrasive beet sugar. Reactive repairs halt bulk unloading, bottlenecking supply to industrial clients.

  • ✓**Belt Tension Sensors** trigger auto-inspections via mobile app.
  • ✓**Run-Hour Tracking** schedules motor rebuilds before failures.
  • ✓**Failure Mode Library** standardizes fixes for abrasive wear.

Bag Handling & Unloading

Your operational services for bag-to-bulk at Memphis, TN and Orlando, FL sites face forklift and palletizer downtime from dust ingress. Manual spreadsheets can't prioritize across multiple member factories, delaying restaurant orders.

  • ✓**Priority Queuing** ranks bag unloader repairs by delivery impact.
  • ✓**Photo Attachments** document dust seals for quick vendor quotes.
  • ✓**Recurring Tasks** automate daily forklift PM checklists.
AI-Powered Maintenance

From Reactive Fixes to Predictive Sugar Flow

UpKeep's mobile-first CMMS equips your 98-person team to manage 1,000+ assets across Midwest beet plants, FL cane refineries, and the Sugar Dome with AI-driven alerts. Slash 37% unplanned downtime on conveyors and melters while cutting 6+ hours weekly admin, ensuring on-spec sugar reaches food processors 24/7.

1

Mobilize the Plant Floor

Equip technicians at Clewiston and Montgomery with mobile apps to log Sugar Dome inspections and railcar issues on-site, replacing paper logs across your distributed facilities.

2

Automate Routine PMs

Set recurring schedules for liquid sucrose pumps and conveying belts tied to run-hours, auto-assigning tasks to teams in MN, IA, and FL for consistent uptime.

3

Predict Failures Early

AI analyzes vibration data from bulk unloaders and evaporators, alerting before breakdowns disrupt your nationwide chain from Red River Valley to Southeast.

4

Achieve Autonomous Ops

Self-healing workflows and vendor integrations let your small team oversee 7+ facilities hands-free, with dashboards proving 75% faster audits for food safety compliance.