Make your packaging machines sustainable and efficient | Schneider Electric Global

Meet the next big revolution

Speed up your packaging machine design with virtual simulation and digital design tools. In this webinar, see how the new Lexium™ MC12 multi-carrier, coupled with the digital twin technology is revolutionizing machine design.

Building sustainable and efficient smart packaging machines with EcoStruxure

More than ever before, the packaging industry is affected by the rapid surge in e-commerce and the changing consumer preferences for customization and environment protection. Digitization, robotics, next-generation transport systems, and digital twin technologies enable to bring unprecedented innovations within the packaging machines industry, boosting productivity, flexibility, and sustainability while reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO). Schneider Electric can support you on this transition to the next generation of sustainable packaging machinery.

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Smart design and engineering

Sustainability, cost pressure, and an ever-increasing speed of change and customization are the key challenges each packaging machine OEM engineer needs to deal with. Fortunately, there are some solutions to those challenges: digital twin and digital thread technologies have the advantage of improving the efficiency and sustainability of your packaging machine design. In short, using our automated engineering and simulation capabilities can help you shorten your design phase by about 30%.

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EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin

Smart commissioning and operation

Digitization-enabled analytics now allow the OEM machine builder to simplify device commissioning through the automatic discovery and integration of devices in an open automation architecture to improve operational and support efficiency by up to 40%.

Save time with easy drive commissioning using web visualization and mobile device support.
Achieve greater machine integration with the use of open standards and protocols like PackML, Weihenstephan, Ethernet, and OPC Unified Architecture.
Ensure consistency and transparency from line control down to the field device for accurate overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) calculations.
Improve machine integration in the plant by leveraging the complete offer from Schneider Electric up to a MES solution powered by Aveva.

Smart maintenance and remote services

Reduce your time for corrective actions by up to 50% and create new business with your end customers on a recurring base.
Save time and money by empowering the operator with augmented reality applications and find information faster with immediate, relevant access in the field.
Localize and track machines. Assign them to documentation, history, and task management.
Monitor machine performance with individual dashboards, predict machine maintenance, and receive notifications if needed.
Use troubleshooting and fix the machines with cloud-based software tools.
Benefit from secure remote access to data generated by machines or devices as if you were on site.

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AVEVA™ System Platform

EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert

EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert Twin

EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert (SoMachine)

PacDrive 3

PLC Programmable Logic Controllers

Harmony iPC

EcoStruxure™ Machine SCADA Expert

EcoStruxure™ Secure Connect

A green and silver robotic arm

Integrated robotics

Motion Control and Robotics

Motor Control

Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)

Push Buttons, Switches, Emergency Stops and Pilot Lights

Power Supplies, Power Protection and Transformers

Data Center and Facility 3 Phase UPS

9 Series

Pact Series

Explore our Customer Stories for packaging machines

Livetech: Unprecedented machine flexibility

Explore how Livetech, specializing in secondary packaging robotic applications in the food industry, achieved up to 40% cost savings and 50% faster changeover time by using Lexium MC12 multi carrier and robots.

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Sewtec: Packaging solution for pet food producer

See how Sewtec helped its customer upgrade their existing production line to deliver a scalable end-of-line packaging solution that boosts flexibility and productivity.

MG-Tech rises to the new challenges of the food industry

Find out how MG-Tech, the French leader in packaging machinery, uses PacDrive 3 and EcoStruxure solutions to rise to the flexibility and scalability challenges while optimizing space by 30%.

SOMIC: High-performance packaging systems

By integrating EcoStruxure Machine solutions, the innovative machine builder SOMIC delivers smart, high-performance packaging systems that provide twice the output with half the footprint.

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Explore our latest insights in packaging machines

Digital services and robotics for greater efficiency

Learn how EcoStruxure Machine, our IoT-enabled architecture and platform helps you gain greater efficiencies in consumer packaged goods (CPG) packaging machinery.

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Find the best products for your packaging machines

With just a few clicks in the Digi-Cat, you can quickly find all the components you need to build your packaging automation architectures.

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Next-gen packaging machine flexibility for boosting productivity

Learn how Lexium MC12 multi carrier transport system coupled with digital twin technologies can increase packaging variations without increasing costs or time-to-market.

Machine adaptability. The critical success factor in packaging segment

Learn how the end user’s challenges have become machine builder’s challenges as customers have started looking for sustainability and reducing environmental impact.

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