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Kathleen Martin
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Recent research from Packaging Gateway’s parent company, GlobalData, has shown how companies are starting to use the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance the efficiency of their operations. Within packaging, the leaders, according to GlobalData’s ‘Internet of Things in Packaging – Thematic Research’, include Tetra Pak, Amcor & Berry Global, all of whom are implementing IoT to help deliver their ESG targets.
IoT – The way forward
As in all other industries, the breadth of data that packaging companies possess can provide significant opportunities to locate efficiency opportunities. Integrated smart systems, processes, sensors, data and analytics are helping packaging manufacturers make smart decisions, automate processes and reach efficiency and cost-saving targets – all of these come under the remit of IoT.
Industry observers believe IoT initiatives can often be the starting point of digitalisation. Peripheral technologies, such as 5G and artificial intelligence (AI), provide support and enhancements: IoT collects the data, 5G transmits it, and AI extracts the insights.
“Companies in all sectors are increasingly looking to digitalise their supply chains and make faster and better-informed decisions based on the data collected,” says GlobalData analyst Luke Gowland. “Fully integrating interconnected technologies like IoT, AI, cloud and edge computing through the entire packaging value chain represents a significant opportunity.”
Gowland notes: “IoT as a service (IoTaaS) vendors provide various platforms to assist organisations with IoT deployment without in-house expertise. IoTaaS aims to make it easy for enterprises to deploy and manage their connected devices, and has become an accelerator for IoT adoption, especially in predictive maintenance, advanced automation and condition monitoring.
Continue reading: https://www.packaging-gateway.com/features/how-iot-is-revolutionising-the-packaging-industry/
IoT – The way forward
As in all other industries, the breadth of data that packaging companies possess can provide significant opportunities to locate efficiency opportunities. Integrated smart systems, processes, sensors, data and analytics are helping packaging manufacturers make smart decisions, automate processes and reach efficiency and cost-saving targets – all of these come under the remit of IoT.
Industry observers believe IoT initiatives can often be the starting point of digitalisation. Peripheral technologies, such as 5G and artificial intelligence (AI), provide support and enhancements: IoT collects the data, 5G transmits it, and AI extracts the insights.
“Companies in all sectors are increasingly looking to digitalise their supply chains and make faster and better-informed decisions based on the data collected,” says GlobalData analyst Luke Gowland. “Fully integrating interconnected technologies like IoT, AI, cloud and edge computing through the entire packaging value chain represents a significant opportunity.”
Gowland notes: “IoT as a service (IoTaaS) vendors provide various platforms to assist organisations with IoT deployment without in-house expertise. IoTaaS aims to make it easy for enterprises to deploy and manage their connected devices, and has become an accelerator for IoT adoption, especially in predictive maintenance, advanced automation and condition monitoring.
Continue reading: https://www.packaging-gateway.com/features/how-iot-is-revolutionising-the-packaging-industry/
