4 Food ANd BeverAge | SICK 8013372/2017-09-21
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CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD
AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
Food AND Beverage
The industrial future will be shaped by much more interconnected production and control
processes. Maximum productivity with product variants down to “batch size 1” is a central
target of the Industry 4.0 concept. It must be possible to adjust manufacturing systems
to the individual customer requirements, whereby intelligent sensors control themselves.
With complete integration into the control level, particular attention is placed on the
decentralization of certain automation functions into the sensors, both to ease the burden
on the control and increase machine productivity. SICK offers sensors, sensor systems and
solutions for the packaging industry that are tailored to complex, frequently changing tasks,
while meeting the increasingly challenging standards for trademark protection, safety, and
documentability.
Flexible automation
– Detecting and Measuring
Differently sized products and individual
customer requirements require exible
machines and a broad spectrum of
intelligent sensors to detect objects and
measure physical sizes. SICK‘s smart
sensors feature automated teach-in
and diagnostic capabilities, and make a
signicant contribution towards meeting
these challenges. Predictive mainte-
nance reduces downtimes. Smart tasks
provide process efciency with the right
information at the right time, directly
from the sensor. This makes Industry
4.0 a reality.
Safety – Protection
The modular construction of modern
packaging machines and plants requires
an intelligent and exible safety con-
cept. SICK safety solutions ensure the
protection of personnel and machines,
optimize production and reduce machine
footprint requirements. Our central task
is to develop and offer safety technology
services which are standardized all over
the world. These include commissioning,
repair and modernization. As an accred-
ited inspection center, SICK offers the
inspection of protective measures world-
wide in accordance with valid standards
and regulations.
Quality control
– Monitoring and Controlling
In all areas of the packaging industry –
whether it is pharmaceuticals, cosmet-
ics, food and beverages, household
goods, or hygiene – reliable quality is
one of the key corporate targets. In or-
der to ensure constant high quality with
high throughput speeds on packaging
machines, a quality control system
is needed that meets the highest
requirements. Whether it is standard
sensor technology, complete systems or
services, SICK offers state-of-the-art in-
telligent sensor solutions for all areas of
the packaging industry. After all, quality
is never an accident.