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Complex production processes

The inherent complexity of food and beverage manufacturing, including variations in recipes, ingredient characteristics and packaging makes it difficult to clearly see the whole process end-to-end. Additionally, there can also be difficulties when it comes to automating tasks that involve intricate, non-repetitive motion.
Automation solutions address these challenges while providing transparency and affording manufacturers the ability to act responsively to problems or change.

Contents

Considerations for your production process
Optimise your process in the food & beverage industry
Product lineup
7 quick wins for an agile manufacture future
Competencies

Considerations for your production process

Visualise the invisible

Grasping the operational "picture" in a single glance is one of the challenges of the production manager. To do this, greater utilization of data networks and SCADA systems is required, even direct integration with the Manufacturing Execution Systems becomes essential.

Integration with Legacy Systems

Many food and beverage manufacturers have existing manual or semi-automated systems in place which cannot easily be changed. There are many challenges to seamlessly integrating new automation technologies with legacy systems. Sometimes they are connectivity based involving networks and protocols, sometimes process based involving digital twins and analysis and even sometimes human based, requiring support and training.

Sustainable manufacturing

Manufacturing sustainability relies on two fundamental aspects. The first is the resilience of the manufacturing process, achieved through efficient maintenance scheduling, proactive monitoring, and streamlined processes, all crucial for optimizing production efficiency and minimizing downtime. The second pillar is energy consumption, which directly impacts operational efficiency and underpins environmental responsibility. Sustainable energy management entails integrating it into automation processes to utilize energy efficiently and judiciously.

Optimise your process in the food & beverage industry

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Product lineup

ICONICS Solutions Suite

From keeping track of crucial machine KPI’s for enhanced OEE and productivity, to realtime remote asset monitoring.

MELSOFT MaiLab

Replace “human experience and intuition” with digital AI machine learning technology. Commission your machines faster.

ASSISTA

Mitsubishi Electric Collaborative Robot - MELFA ASSISTA - can share a workspace with humans. Simpler, easier and more flexible. This robot will change your perception of what a "Robot" is.

AC Servos-MELSERVO

Focused on improving total performance.Increase the productivity of your machines with industry-leading servo performance.

7 quick wins for an agile manufacture future

Many of the smart manufacturing ideas and strategies that are discussed assume a base level of automation and integration that are much easier to achieve in greenfield sites that have been built to be smart from the ground up.

However, there are a number of simple ideas that can be implemented with minimal time and cost that can have a big impact on addressing today’s manufacturing challenges.