CASE STUDY
Innovation isn’ t just about technology – it’ s about how the right technologies work together to solve business challenges. power monitoring to ensure reliable, high-output performance and energy efficiency.
" Innovation isn’ t just about technology – it’ s about how the right technologies work together to solve business challenges. Our collaboration with DrinkPAK unites advanced automation, intelligent infrastructure and flexible financing to create a truly integrated solution," said Chris Stevens, President, Siemens Digital Industries.
" By enabling DrinkPAK to automate complex logistics, maximise uptime and scale efficiently, Siemens turns the promise of Digital Transformation into measurable results: greater efficiency, reliability, and safety for our customers."
AGV automation in action
DrinkPAK’ s use of Automatic Laser-Guided Vehicles( AGVs), supported by Siemens technology, enhances warehouse and logistics efficiency.
Key benefits include:
• Automated pallet movement across warehouses
• Improved truck loading and unloading operations
• Precise coordination via Siemens PLCs
• Real-time system visibility through HMIs
• Reduced downtime and predictive maintenance capabilities
Financing meets innovation
Siemens combines technology with tailored financial services to support large-scale industrial projects like DrinkPAK’ s expansion.
Key advantages include:
• Alignment of investment with operational performance
• Flexible financing structures to support growth
• Reduced upfront capital burden
• Scalable solutions for long-term sustainability
In addition, DrinkPAK integrated Siemens advanced automation components, including PLCs and HMIs, into its Automatic Laser-Guided Vehicle( AGV) systems. These systems are supplied by DrinkPAK’ s intralogistics partner, E80 Group, to automate pallet movement throughout the warehouses and support truck loading and unloading operations.
Siemens technology plays a critical role in ensuring this automation runs smoothly and reliably. Siemens’ PLCs handle critical control and communication functions with each AGV, ensuring precise coordination with sensors, drives and safety systems. The HMIs provide operators with clear, intuitive visibility into system performance, diagnostics and status updates to minimise downtime and enable predictive maintenance.
" This project demonstrates the power of combining technology with tailored financing. Our role is to make innovation accessible, supporting DrinkPAK with solutions that align investment with performance and enable scalable, sustainable growth," said Oleg Rakitsky, Head of Siemens Financial Services Commercial Finance Americas.
By leveraging Siemens’ proven industrial automation platform, DrinkPAK benefits from a system that is highly integrated, scalable and easy to maintain. The consistency and interoperability of Siemens’ hardware across the plant floor ensures seamless coordination between vehicles, warehouse systems and production lines, translating to greater efficiency, higher reliability and safer operations. •
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