Packaging
IT solutions from Krones
Tuesday 15. September 2009 - Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, is not only purposefully expanding its operations in the fields of process technology, systems engineering, packaging lines and material flow technology. In parallel, Krones is offering holistically conceived solutions and creating integrated all-inclusive concepts featuring expanded IT and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) solutions.
By providing these complete-coverage, harmonised IT packages, Krones ensures maximised line availability with minimised staffing requirements. Information is the basis for stringently effective management of a production facility. The Krones MES package is accordingly a crucial element when it comes to implementing turnkey projects, and in plant optimisation jobs as well. The interaction of the individual IT building blocks in a fully networked facility can cover all the facets of a beverage production operation – from the delivery of raw materials and supplies, the entire process technology, the filling and packaging operations, all the way through to the distribution logistics.
Manufacturing execution systems have carved out a significant role for themselves in recent years. They make manufacturing processes more transparent and more profitable. MESs enable crucial optimisation initiatives to be put into practice. MESs are meanwhile a motor for efficiency and a crucial milestone on the way to a digital factory. Up to 30 per cent more value creation can be achieved by introducing a manufacturing execution system on the production level.