Vencomatic Group realised a highly sustainable head office in 2012, but immediately faced frequent breakdowns of their equipment. Our engineers analysed the installation and brought back improved Power Quality by implementing targeted Power Quality solutions.
Founded in 1984, Vencomatic Group designs and supplies equipment for poultry houses in the broadest sense worldwide. To support their significant growth, they realised a new and modern head office in Eersel, which was opened in September 2012. The company integrated progressive and sustainable technologies into the building, including heat pumps, LED lighting, electric charging stations and a roof covered with 5,700 solar panels. Despite the implementation of these measures, entrance gates and rolling doors refused to close or opened spontaneously. Battery chargers of laptops and screwdrivers broke down for no apparent reason, and even car doors in the car park opened and closed by themselves.
This unpredictable situation caused uncertainty in the first few months following the opening. Investigations eventually revealed that the electricity grid was suffering from harmonic distortion, which led to these unusual and disruptive issues. The unexpected failure of equipment during this initial period illustrates the risk to operational continuity for this organisation. This structural failure of components highlighted the urgent need for a factual diagnosis to guarantee operational reliability and prevent further damage to the installation.
To definitively expose these invisible risks within the complex installation, our engineers carried out a comprehensive Power Quality measurement. We installed advanced Power Quality meters and closely analysed the installation over two separate one-week periods. In addition, we modelled the grid quality once in summer, when the solar panel inverters were fully on, and once in winter when they were off, to demonstrate the contrast. This in-depth technical diagnosis clearly showed that the installation was suffering from multiple harmonic contamination, which was affecting grid reliability.
By translating the collected data into the physical impact on business processes, we clarified how these multiple harmonics were disrupting the critical hardware of rolling doors, gates and battery chargers, thereby compromising operational reliability. Based on this diagnosis in 2013, we advised Vencomatic Group to act immediately. With our proactive approach, we were able to prove that an Active Harmonic Filter was necessary to permanently protect the plant.
Based on our factual analysis, we recommended a powerful, modular solution using Active Harmonic Filters (AHF), which was supplied and installed in collaboration with the client’s in-house installer. From the moment we successfully commissioned the equipment in 2013, the entire installation operated immediately without any faults. “It really was as it should be from that moment on, so to speak,” confirms Roel from Vencomatic Group. This highlights the immediate and tangible impact of the implemented solution on operational reliability.
Our responsibility does not end at commissioning; we ensure operational reliability continuously. Through a structural maintenance contract, our technical experts annually check the units, clean them and perform measurements to monitor the status of the grid. Recent surveys in 2024 and 2025 confirm that grid contamination has now fallen sharply.
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