Challenges in Performance Management in Packaging (y II)

A performance software solution helps integrate the existing automation system to generate highly accurate and timely views of equipment performance. Short duration events, which typically never get recorded using paper systems, appear ranked in order of importance. It is common for short duration events to add up to significant amounts of downtime providing opportunities for improvement. Tracking automated equipment efficiency quickly, shows which plant assets are pulling their weight and which ones are not. With this higher level of insight, companies can quickly identify efficiencies and attack problem areas, therefore unlocking more value from their existing plant assets.

Wonderware Industry Application for Packaging
The Industry Application for Packaging delivers standard tools to measure packaging line performance. The Industry Application for Packaging is a pre-configured, bundled software module specifically designed for the needs of the packaging process. Line efficiencies and productivity are gained through fast, disciplined changeovers and visibility to throughput, performance, OEE and downtime & alarms.

The Industry Application for Packaging supports standards and guidelines that can be rapidly rolled out to many plants. Standards and guidelines can be shared with our partners, whether they are machine vendors or contract manufacturers.

Based on Wonderware System Platform, InTouch HMI and Wonderware Performance Software, the Industry Application for Packaging out-of-the-box capabilities, help producers meet critical business objectives. The Industry Application for Packaging decreases costs by reducing losses, maintaining quality and consistency, with the flexibility to handle many products; and has a fast time to value, with quick deployment and a maximized ROI.
The Industry Application key benefits allow companies to:

• integrate and manage existing packaging machines and systems


• integrate with most packaging systems due to flexible, open scalable software architecture


• gain visibility into packaging losses, variation and problems


• reduce manual data collection and line operator interactions


• plan and monitor packaging operations in one intuitive environment


• deploy projects with lower implementation risk and total cost of ownership with world-class Wonderware technical support and services

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