From a single source, ENGEL delivers highly integrated and automated system solutions for the production of bottle caps worldwide. This results in several advantages for the producer. For one thing, efficiency and quality potentials can only be fully utilised when the individual components of the production cell have been precisely synchronised from the start. Apart from that, the systems solution accelerates project planning and commissioning due to the fact that the producer does not need to coordinate various suppliers.
inject 4.0 for even higher efficiency and quality
In addition to the injection moulding machine, automation, peripherals, and mould, software products for digitalisation and networking are more and more often part of the package. "Industry 4.0 is opening up huge opportunities for even higher efficiency and quality", clarifies Schuster. "We support our customers in realising this potential."Under the inject 4.0 name, ENGEL offers a comprehensive range of products and solutions for the three areas of the smart factory. The first products entered the market many years ago and have become well-established worldwide. ENGEL is consistently developing the inject 4.0 programme and will clearly demonstrate its new opportunities and possibilities at the Drinktec 2017. Among other things, the focus will be on MES authentig.
In order to be able to monitor and analyse the current condition of individual machines from a central computer, including their utilisation and output, all the production units are interconnected through the Manufacturing Execution System. Transferred in real-time, their data can be correlated to both quality and business performance indicators, and analysed in various ways. Tailored to the specific requirements of the injection moulding industry, authentig achieves particularly deep vertical data integration, down to the level of individual cavities.
authentig was developed by T.I.G. Technische Informationssysteme GmbH, which has now been part of the ENGEL Group for a year. With the integration of T.I.G. into the ENGEL Group, the companies have combined their MES know-how and their many years of experience with MES projects worldwide, thereby achieving innovation at an even higher pace.
Source: ENGEL
