Model-based efficiency analysis for beverage filling plants
Filling and packaging of beverages and food is one of the last steps in the value added chain in food production. Filling and packaging plants are highly complex linked production lines with individual units achieving outputs of up to 90 000 packs per hour. Stochastic upsets and interruptions cause upsets time and again, leading to downtime of the central unit due to congestions and shortage of material. Plant operators would like to have automatic evaluation of operational data, making direct classification of causes of downtime of the central plant unit possible. Two successive collaborative research projects were carried out in order to get closer to fulfilling this objective. This article explains the project goals and the approach to find a solution. It provides a first overview of results.
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