Increasing productivity of brownfield sites is a challenge that is facing all food and beverage manufacturers today, and many are now looking at how to get more out of their existing, and often ageing, assets. This requires greater insight and visibility into the process to help identify any weaknesses and to reduce unplanned downtimes. The obvious solution is to make better use of data acquisition and analysis solutions. However, implementation can be problematic on brownfield sites which often rely on a great deal of legacy machinery that does not include modern communication capabilities.
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