Nov 21, 2023
About the Customer
Engineering Industries eXcellence has begun a new digital transformation project for one of the largest, most prolific Food & Beverage manufacturers in the world. Our customer manufactures and globally distributes nearly $50 billion worth of soda each year. Understanding that emerging technologies are the future of efficient, sustainable production, the beverage leader sought Engineering IndX’s European team of specialists to implement digital manufacturing and asset management solutions that would future-proof their shop floors for the next century.
- Food & Beverage Manufacturing
- Consumer Goods Manufacturing
- Beverage Distribution Industry
- Beverage Bottling Industry
- Process Manufacturing Industry
The Customer’s Need
To prepare for the digital future of Industry 4.0, the beverage leader wanted to improve convergence of their Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems. Specifically, our customer sought technology that would enable them to connect critical assets across global manufacturing sites, collect and analyze asset data within a secure environment and use that data to improve their business processes and results in a tangible way. As a digital manufacturing specialist in the Food & Beverage industry with previous experience implementing digital solutions at their bottling facilities, Engineering Industries eXcellence was the soda tycoon’s ideal transformation partner.
- Improve IT/OT convergence
- Future-proof manufacturing processes and systems
- Connect assets across global manufacturing facilities
- Collect and analyze asset data to improve enterprise performance
- Implement intelligent digital solutions for Industry 4.0
About the Project
In the first phase of this project, Engineering IndX’s team specialized in process manufacturing conducted a series of Industry 4.0 Assessments at one of the customer’s flagship production facilities in southern Europe. Working closely with key customer stakeholders, our team was able to understand the beverage leader’s manufacturing requirements and systems to determine the best approach and solutions to be implemented. Our team identified Siemens MindSphere, the leading Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution on the market today, as the best technology platform that will enable the beverage leader to quickly and cost-effectively connect and monitor assets in real time, perform advanced analytics, build personalized dashboard applications and take their asset management strategy to the next level. Moving onto the next phase of this digitalization initiative, our Industry 4.0 specialists will deploy this unique IIoT solution across the customer’s global manufacturing sites, ensuring enterprise connectivity and enhanced insights into asset performance.
- Conducted on-site Industry 4.0 Assessments
- Identified best Industrial Internet of Things platform for customer’s needs
- Developed and implemented innovative asset management solution
- Created deployment roadmap for asset connectivity across global plants
- Provided unique expertise for process manufacturing digitalization
Engineering’s Expertise
The global beverage leader chose Engineering Industries eXcellence because of our team’s strong technical expertise, industry knowledge, successful track record of project deliveries and worldwide capabilities across the Digital Thread. Not only are we a long-standing Smart Expert Partner in the Siemens Digital Industries product portfolio, but our specialists know how to apply and integrate different technologies in order to deliver a solution that works for each customer’s unique production processes. As our experts continue working with this global beverage leader, we are confident that this digital transformation initiative will turn their operations into a competitive advantage.
- Long-standing Smart Expert Partner for Siemens Digital Industries portfolio
- Global technology consultant with a decade of transformation success
- End-to-end portfolio of innovative digital manufacturing solutions and services
- Knowledge of low-code, cloud-based and emerging IoT technologies
- Deep understanding of industry-specific challenges and processes
