Packaging automation: Machine to line
EcoStruxure™ combines digitalization, automation, robotics, electrification, and AI to engineer machines faster and improve line performance.
Handle more formats and shorter production runs
Adapt faster to new products, pack sizes and growing stock keeping unit complexity.
Adapt to more sustainable packaging
Design machines and lines that adapt to the new requirements while reducing waste.
Ensure quality, traceability, and compliance
Support quality, hygiene, traceability, safety, and cybersecurity requirements.
Turn data, digital twins, and AI into value
Accelerate design and use machine and production data to improve performance.
EcoStruxure connects automation, robotics, electrification, AI-powered software, and data across the packaging lifecycle.
One integrated approach from machine to line
Digital twin
Digital twinUse the digital twin to validate machine performance before commissioning.
AI-assisted engineering
AI-assisted engineeringAccelerate engineering with AI-assisted code and model generation.
Reusable design
Reusable designReduce development time with the reusable software and libraries.
Cybersecurity by design
Cybersecurity by designFocus on your operations, not cybersecurity concerns.
Sustainable by design
Sustainable by designDesign sustainable packaging machines with trusted environmental data.
One integrated approach from machine to line
Digital twin
Digital twinUse the digital twin to validate machine performance before commissioning.
AI-assisted engineering
AI-assisted engineeringAccelerate engineering with AI-assisted code and model generation.
Reusable design
Reusable designReduce development time with the reusable software and libraries.
Cybersecurity by design
Cybersecurity by designFocus on your operations, not cybersecurity concerns.
Sustainable by design
Sustainable by designDesign sustainable packaging machines with trusted environmental data.
50% shorter development time
See how Unilogo halved development time while reaching up to two hundred products per minute.
Motion control and robotics configurator
Select the right robots, motors, drives, and gearboxes for your application, then share or order your configuration.
Apply the same integrated approach to the specific performance, quality, and compliance requirements of your industry.
Discuss how integrated electrification, automation, robotics, software, and AI can improve engineering speed, production flexibility, and operational performance of your packaging machine or line.
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1. What is packaging automation and what technologies does it use?
Packaging automation solutions combine machine control, automation, motion, robotics, safety, software, digital twins, AI-enabled analytics, electrification and connected services. They help machine builders accelerate engineering and commissioning while enabling manufacturers to improve the flexibility, performance, and efficiency of packaging machines and lines.
2. How can automated packaging machines and lines adapt to changing products and formats?
Scalable machine control, synchronized motion, robotics, intelligent transport, and modular software help packaging machines and lines accommodate different products, formats, and batch sizes. These capabilities enable faster changeovers and greater production flexibility while maintaining performance.
3. How can AI and digital twins improve packaging machine engineering?
AI-enabled engineering can help machine builders simplify selected tasks and access relevant documentation, application libraries, and reusable automation designs. Combined with simulation, digital twins, and virtual commissioning, these capabilities help teams validate machine behavior, identify potential issues earlier, reduce engineering risk, and shorten time-to-market.
4. How can connected packaging machines and lines improve production and maintenance?
Connected machine data and AI-enabled analytics can support performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance. These capabilities help manufacturers improve production visibility, identify potential issues earlier, accelerate diagnostics, reduce unplanned downtime, and make better operational decisions.
5. How does EcoStruxure support packaging machine builders and manufacturers?
EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s open and interoperable IoT-enabled architecture and platform. It connects products, edge control, software, analytics, and digital services to help machine builders accelerate engineering and commissioning while enabling manufacturers to improve the flexibility, performance, maintenance, and efficiency of packaging machines and lines.