Virtual design and visualisation of entire plant solutions enables the use of digital twin technology and optimal solutions
Tetra Pak will be working alongside Hexagon’s PPM Division, a provider of engineering software, to enhance the former’s Smart Solutions Platform. The upgraded Plant Engineering Platform will offer visualisation to improve collaboration with customers throughout the engineering process, speed up delivery and implementation, and enable the use of digital twin technology over the entire plant lifecycle.
Suggesting that Tetra Pak’s Smart Solutions Platform will empower business cooperation, Marie Sandin, vice-president projects, engineering and plant automation, Tetra Pak, explained that the collaboration in virtual space will enable the company to be more agile in both the projects and the lifecycle works. She added that the advantage of choosing Hexagon is to visualise the complete offer, from an engineering tool suite to Industry 4.0 applications for future growth. She further revealed that the first pilot is already in development in Lund, and the global rollout will start this year.
New technologies and innovations have been driving rapid changes across the manufacturing sector to make smarter, more informed business decisions. The Smart Solutions Platform is Tetra Pak’s digital plant engineering solution that integrated Hexagon’s software with Tetra Pak expertise in food production. It will allow Tetra Pak to effectively collaborate with customers, colleagues, and suppliers globally in designing a total production plant, making it easy to stimulate, evaluate and select optimal solutions for specific customer’s needs.
This development, which includes practice concepts and reusable design, will not only enhance understanding and transparency but also ensure smoother project implementation, from faster on-site installation to customised optimisation throughout the plant lifecycle.
Mattias Stenberg, president for Hexagon’s PPM Division, concluded: “We look forward to collaborating with Tetra Pak, a company that shares our commitment to drive digital and sustainable end-to-end solutions for the food and beverage industry. Its wealth of knowledge and expertise in food processing solutions together with our futureproof asset information management and engineering design technologies will certainly help customers achieve their goals.”
