Even though new processing and packaging equipment today has maintenance tools built in, proper planning and integration into an enterprise maintenance management system makes repair activities easier to track and helps prevent a stockroom full of expensive parts that are never needed.
To unlock the next level of process improvements, food producers need to leverage the technology revolution to simplify their operations, deploy smarter machinery, attain connectivity on the production line and integrate the entire production process.
As much as food and beverage companies stand to gain from digital transformation, they also stand to lose big if their tech investments fail to deliver on promised value.
A concept by a 20th century architect points toward today’s digital transformation—bringing all systems in a plant together as a single integrated tool.