tray with a unique foil that prolongs the freshness of the product inside ,” says Kluszczyński . The company has also been utilising iTRAK , the Intelligent Track System by Rockwell – the most innovative motion solution on the market today – to standardise its product cartoning process by implementing magnetic drives .
When it comes to digital transformation of its systems , Wedel is working on a scheduling tool to strengthen the company ’ s production line . “ We are currently in the last development stage to digitally transform our scheduling system used for inventory management . With this new technology – which we have begun to use some aspects of – we will be able to optimise our processes to reduce cost and achieve a more efficient production line . To develop this system we have been utilising IBM ’ s sophisticated algorithms ,” Kluszczyński notes .
For Wedel , Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and machine learning , is still conceptual , with discussions for using automation in its packaging processes underway . However , Wedel has begun gathering data to build the foundations for rolling
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