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2022 PREVIEW
OPEN IIOT DEMO UNIT PUTS INDUSTRY 4.0 ‘SMARTS’ ON SHOW
openiiot.com.au
The Open IIoT group is made up of Australia’s key players in the automation and manufacturing industry: SMC Corporation, Nord Drivesystems, Baluff, Beckhoff Automation, Zi-Argus and Kuka Robotics.
Together, these companies have used their expertise in pneumatics, drive technology, sensors, automation, systems integration and robotics to create a fully operational demonstrator unit.
This demo unit showcases all the Open IIoT members’ components, working together in unison, and communicating their ‘smarts’ to an Industry 4.0 software platform. The demo unit also demonstrates the benefits of full IIoT integration in a visually accessible way.
This is illustrated by programming the unit system to circulate various boxes based on
their size, colour, texture, RFID and external labelling.
The demo unit provides a high-level overview of Industry 4.0 in practice and shows how implementing IoT can provide the user with intelligence that can increase production, reduce downtime, help predict trends, and allow for adaptability within the business.
Visitors to the Open IIoT stand at AUSPACK 2022 will be able to see first-hand how the collaboration of automation components can create a comprehensive IIoT end-user system, complete with a production dashboard that unlocks the power of the system data collected.
Key areas such as predictive maintenance, energy savings, horizontal and vertical networking, dynamic changes, and data analytics will be brought to light.
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HMPS SHOWCASES LATEST IN VFFS MACHINERY
www.hmps.com.au
HMPS designs and engineers robotic and automation machinery to suit customers’ specific packaging needs.
The company’s bespoke approach to creating packaging machinery allows customers to tailor the machines to their requirements, enabling them to quickly respond to changing market conditions and their customer’s needs and expectations.
On show at this year’s AUSPACK event, HMPS will be shining a spotlight on its latest vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machines.
Included in the line-up is the Propac Servo Auger filler, a solution for measuring a wide variety of powder and fine products (such as flour, spices, milk powder, ground coffee, building products and more) at high speed and with high accuracy.
The company will also have its general purpose range of high-speed VFFS machines, which caters for all bag styles, including re-closable zipper bags.
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ACCELERATE YOUR DIGITAL JOURNEY WITH SAGE GROUP
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Visit the Sage Group stand at AUSPACK 2022 to learn more about transitioning your manufacturing operations into Industry 4.0, no matter where you are on your digital journey.
Backed by thousands of hours of specialist technical expertise, Sage Group is a global company with more than 600 employees across Australia and around the world.
Tailoring the right solutions for your digital transformation needs – from automation, data acquisition and analysis, to equipping your workforce with the necessary skills and high calibre experts – Sage Group provides customers with the
Digital Key to accelerate their digital journey.
On the Sage stand you can learn about TilliT –
manufacturing’s do-it-all digital platform.
TilliT is a comprehensive digital platform that
delivers forward-looking insights, real-time visibility, and operational control to your factory.
With TilliT, you can manage people, processes and equipment – all in one place – while providing operators and plant managers the tools to optimise efficiencies.
Find out more about TilliT with on-demand live demonstrations throughout the day at AUSPACK 2022.