In 2026, Vietnam’s dairy and dairy products market is forecast by Euromonitor to reach approximately VND 156.1 trillion, representing 4% growth in value. Key trends include lower-sugar and high-protein products, micronutrient fortification, digestive and immune health benefits, and nutrition tailored to different age groups. As product portfolios become increasingly diverse and requirements for quality, safety, and cost control continue to rise, manufacturers need to improve production flexibility, process control, and operational efficiency.
Challenges Faced by Manufacturing Plants
- Hygiene requirements must be verifiable through data: CIP and pasteurisation cycles are only valid when all required parameters are achieved throughout each cycle. Without automated sequencing and electronic records, the plant lacks sufficient evidence to present during audits and inspections.
- Risk of production disruption: Automation systems and servers operate continuously for many years. Without a redundant architecture, a single hardware failure can shut down an entire production area and affect the cold chain.
- Control and utility systems are reaching the end of their lifecycle: Legacy controllers used in packaging equipment and utility areas are increasingly difficult to maintain due to limited spare parts, while also providing insufficient data for current centralised monitoring requirements.
Tan Tien’s Solutions
1. Processing and Packaging Line Control Systems: Design, supply, and program control systems for product processing and finishing stages.
- Applications
- Yoghurt production lines
- Ice cream production lines
- Can conveyor and can body welding systems
- Can bottom seaming and lid stamping machines
- Central CIP systems
2. Automation and Server System Upgrades: Modernise control platforms and server infrastructure to improve system availability.
- Scope
- Supply and installation of primary and redundant servers
- SCADA version upgrades and redundant operation programming
- Migration from SIMATIC S5 to SIMATIC S7
- Commissioning and technology transfer
3. Building Management and Utility Systems: Develop a centralised monitoring system for plant utility areas.
- Includes
- BMS for monitoring the entire utility area
- Central controllers
- SCADA Web Server and Web Client
- Energy consumption monitoring
4. Data Acquisition and Traceability Systems: Design, supply, and install data acquisition systems for quality management and product traceability.
- Functions:
- Data acquisition from equipment across production lines
- Product weighing and label printing systems
- Product label version management
- Production reporting
5. Commissioning and Lifecycle Services: Deliver complete system implementation and provide long-term operational support.
- Services
- Complete system design and configuration
- Preparation of process descriptions and detailed drawings
- FAT and SAT
- Testing and commissioning
- Training for system operation, maintenance, and servicing
Implementation Benefits
- Automatically record hygiene and production batch data, ensuring records are readily available for corporate audits and regulatory inspections
- Eliminate single points of failure through redundant server and control system architecture
- Protect the cold chain and production continuity against hardware failures
- Extend the lifecycle of existing packaging equipment instead of requiring complete replacement
- Reduce capital expenditure
- Enable product traceability down to individual batches and printed labels
In the dairy and chilled products industry, Tan Tien works with leading companies in Vietnam such as FrieslandCampina, Dutch Lady, Hanoi Milk Factory, and KIDO, with projects covering milk, ice cream, and yoghurt production. This is one of the most demanding segments in terms of food safety and production hygiene, requiring every stage—from equipment cleaning and pasteurisation to processing and storage—to be tightly controlled and fully traceable, with sufficient evidence available for quality audits.
At the same time, dairy production lines must maintain an uninterrupted cold chain and stable operation. Tan Tien supports customers as an electrical and automation partner, helping upgrade systems, maintain production-line reliability, and digitalise operational data. These solutions help customers sustain production continuity, tightly control hygiene requirements, and establish complete data records for traceability, evaluation, and quality verification throughout the production process.
