Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 17 2018 | Page 32

SIG and ProLeiT offer integrated solutions for smart and automated factories SIG has partnered with ProLeiT, a leading provider of automation and process control systems, to co-create innovative manufacturing solutions for food, beverage and dairy producers. S IG is one of the world’s leading solution who develop innovative technologies industry within the field of carton packs implementing new application scenarios.” and strategies together with us when providers for the food and beverage and filling technology, and with its new “With our partnership with SIG, we partnership with ProLeiT will be able to combine industry knowledge, an offer producers advanced production understanding of our customers’ technology and integrated software solutions. requirements and the solution portfolio ProLeiT is an expert within the field of presence in the market. We look forward of both providers to create a strong to opening a new chapter in MES Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), development together with SIG.” enabling manufacturers to automate and control their production processes. Dr. Daryoush Sangi, Head of Production This new partnership will allow both companies to combine their expertise Engineering & Strategic Partnerships at plants into connected factories securing SIG, added: “We chose this partnership the highest efficiency, flexibility and because we are convinced that with industry. quality. ProLeiT we have found a highly SIG’s new strategic collaboration supports “Digitisation is an important issue for to offer our customers complete data all companies today, and the Internet processing solutions in the context of a of Things is constantly increasing in Smart Factory.” for the joint development of innovative MES products for the food and beverage its commitment to build smarter, more automated plants as part of its Smart Factory segment. This solution-driven and value-added platform is helping SIG to deliver IoT-enabled systems and technical services that transform filling 32 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk competent partner for MES solutions scope and relevance,” said Dr. Thomas Wunderlich, Vice President Sales, Dairies To find out more about SIG’s Smart & Beverages, ProLeiT AG. “It’s therefore Factory platform, visit www.sig.biz/ crucial for us to work with partners solutions/smart-factory