There are some global issues that are out of consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers’ hands. But real-time connectivity can benefit applications involving AGVs and automated storage and retrieval systems; logistics facilities or warehouses; and bottling machines.
Read moreThe use of standardized control systems (for food and beverage manufacturers) and machines (OEMs) requires a similar connectivity that’s not tied to a specific industrial protocol and can be easily scaled. OT technologies in particular require a robust connection – in many cases, industrial 802.11 wireless radios are used.
Read moreA bottled mineral water manufacturer needed to connect a CompactLogix™ with Siemens® equipment. An in-chassis module solved that communications disconnect.
Read moreWhether it's football in the United States or rugby in Great Britain, the two entirely different sports have one thing in common - many of the spectators like drinking their beer [...]
Read moreTillamook Creamery needed to update its I/O and PLCs. With a Migration Gateway, they were able to migrate their I/O and switch to a Rockwell Automation® ControlLogix® while avoiding excessive downtime [...]
Read moreIn an Italian packaging facility, four bottle filling machines were equipped with flow meters using the Modbus® serial protocol [...]
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