SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS
DRIVING INNOVATION
SIEMENS
THE ABSOLUT COMPANY BEGINS
COLLABORATION WITH SIEMENS DIGITAL
INDUSTRIES SOFTWARE TO INCREASE
MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY
Siemens Digital Industries Software
announced today a collaboration with
The Absolut Company regarding Siemens
Opcenter™ Execution software, part of
the Siemens Digital Enterprise Suite,
Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
solution. The company will conduct a pilot
of Siemens Opcenter Execution Process
(formerly known as SIMATIC IT® Unified
Architecture Process Industries) in one of
their three factories in Åhus as the first
step of an enterprise-wide roll-out across
the three factories which produce spirits
for global distribution. Siemens Opcenter
can help The Absolut Company to better
meet some of the challenges in beverage
market including the increasing demand
for high quality and variety in products
and production as well as the high cost
pressures of the global food and beverage
market.
“The Absolut Company always strives to have
best in class manufacturing where Industry
4.0 will be a key enabler to deliver on future
consumer demands. We are happy to have
Siemens Digital Industries Software as a key
partner on this journey,” said Anna Schreil, VP
Operations at The Absolut Company.
Siemens Opcenter Execution is part of
Siemens’ offering for the consumer-
packaged goods and food and beverage
industries. The solution has been
developed to cover the entire value chain,
from reception of incoming material to
distribution of produced goods, including
quality control, product planning and
scheduling as well as reporting, trends
and advanced analysis. Siemens Opcenter
Execution Process can help The Absolut
Company to increase traceability, to
manage orders more efficiently and to
monitor production in real time.
“Companies across the consumer products
industry are facing increased regulations,
the need for global manufacturing to meet
local demands, and competitive pressures
that can result in reduced margins,” said
Mats Friberg, Vice President & Managing
Director for Nordic Operations at Siemens
Digital Industries Software. “The Absolut
Company recognizes the key to staying
ahead in this changing industry is through
digitalization. We value the trust placed
in our solutions and will be a responsive
partner to The Absolut Company as it
continues to move towards a digital
enterprise.”
Siemens Digital Industries Software
is driving transformation to enable a
digital enterprise where engineering,
manufacturing and electronics design meet
tomorrow. The Xcelerator portfolio helps
companies of all sizes create and leverage
digital twins that provide organizations with
new insights, opportunities and levels of
automation to drive innovation.
For more information on Siemens
Digital Industries Software
products and services, visit www.
sw.siemens.com or follow us
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Industries Software – Where today
meets tomorrow.
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