Krones IT solutions for the food and beverages industry
The MES for the intelligent beverage plant Krones IT and automation in the age of industry 4.0 these topics are more important than ever. For it is only with the help of valid production data, transparent processes and networked communication that the quantum leap can be made for turning a production facility into a smart factory. To enable you to accelerate and systematically steer this process, we at Krones have developed the software solutions. The purpose of each of these solutions is to enable the workflows in specific parts of the company to be organised on a streamlined, reproducible and efficient basis. In combination they form an MES, for making food and beverage producers fit for the operative and strategic challenges of the future. Software from the industry for the industry There are plenty enough IT providers. So why should you opt for Krones? First, the bad news: Our solutions are not ideal for every industry. And now the good news: For companies from the food and beverages industry they fit like a glove. This is because this segment has been our specialist field as a systems supplier for decades. We know the processes, we know the current challenges and, above all, we know every module in the production lines. All this knowledge is utilised in the development and implementation of our solutions. For our customers, this means: production in which software and machinery intermesh seamlessly and provide mutual support for each other. What we offer Industry-specific IT solutions for your business Perfectly coordinated software, machinery and automation systems Integration of existing plant and machinery even from other manufacturers Flexible options for combination with other systems Individual advice from experts in the food and beverages industry Greater planning reliability Less downtimes Greater efficiency, lower TCO Shorter lead times Transparency across the entire system Valuable indicators and analyses in order to improve both line efficiency and product quality Perfection in production and business process interaction
What, why, what for? fact check Krones What does stand for? The brand was created with a view to bringing all the IT products of the Krones Group together under a single roof. It is geared exclusively towards the food and beverages industry and translates its requirements into a holistic solution comprising Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Process Control System (PCS) and Warehouse Management System (WMS). How is structured? The software landscape is structured on the basis of nine topic areas. One or more tailormade solutions are allocated to each of them, each solution in turn being comprised of a range of individually selectable modules. Together they form the complete value chain of a food or beverages business from production to intralogistics. What does do? solutions can be used to plan, control, visualise, document and analyse processes. Infrastructure Planning Quality Logistics Execution Business Intelligence Maintenance Manufacturing Intelligence
Botec F1 Krones Logistic Mainte With Botec F1, nothing is left to chance in beverage production. This process control system monitors and controls every stage in batch production and therefore makes it one hundred percent reproducible. Under these conditions it is not only possible to produce products of a consistently high quality, but to use equipment, raw materials and energy far more efficiently. Botec F1 even has a positive impact on the results of manual or semi-automatic processes as well: Its process-driven menu navigation provides the production personnel with support for example with the receiving and weighing of raw materials, thereby effectively preventing errors. Modules The Botec F1 process control system automates complex production workflows. It therefore drives the performance of your production to a higher level and maintains it at this high level. The basic configuration can be used for planning, controlling, monitoring, documenting and analysing production processes. creating and managing recipes. planning, managing and processing orders. complete tracing of product batches with the tracking and tracing function (optional). exchange of information between the production and planning level via ERP interface (optional). The entry package can be supplemented by additional modules as follows: DynaRoute Automatically determines the optimum transfer route in each case Controls the transfer route including the required displacements, locking, tank changeovers, dosing, etc. Optimises the line operation and increases product safety during transfers DynaScan Makes what is going on in the fermentation tank visible via livestream Monitors the fermentation process automatically and sends results without delay back to the fermentation tank controller Facilitates efficient and resource-saving cleaning Flexibility The system can be expanded step by step and grows along with your plant. Simple Botec F1 brings a clear structure into your processes and offers an attractively coherent control concept. Quality Automation enables you to stabilise your processes and ensure a high level of quality for your products. Optimisation Botec F1 helps you gain valuable information for boosting the efficiency of your plant. Standardisation The system is based on the international standards for batch controls, ANSI/ISA-88 and ANSI/ ISA-95.
Line Diagnostics Krones Logistic Mainte What is happening in the line? Where are things not quite one hundred percent? And where are those last opportunities for reducing costs hidden? Line Diagnostics is the perfect tool for everyone who really wants to know exactly what is going on. This software gathers all the data relating to quality, costs and performance for individual machines or complete lines and summarises the results in clear reports. This can be used for carrying out complete analyses of filling and packaging processes. identifying weak points and bottlenecks at a glance. deciding on targeted improvements. analysing operational processes and optimising them for the long term Transparency Line Diagnostics records and logs all of the necessary status and process data of your production line. Clarity The system translates a large amount of complex information about your line into informative indicators and enables well-founded forecasts to be developed. Benchmarking Provides you with objective values to allow different time periods, processes and teams to be compared regarding efficiency, consumption and adherence to agreed dates. Greater efficiency The data which is gathered can be used to systematically reveal weak points in the line and initiate countermeasures early on. Usability The tool has a self-explanatory structure and provides both role and context-based information. The reports which are generated can be called up on any end device via web browser.
Line Management System Krones Logistic Mainte The Line Management System controls the complete filling and packaging process, starting from the order-specific definition of the production route up to pallet labelling. This is because the modular solution provides a continuous flow of information, from the production schedule to the order for the line and the individual machine. The high degree of automation enables equipment and materials to be used as efficiently as possible. The result: high-performance production with shorter changeover times, lower material consumption and maximum availability. Order-specific parameterisation of all line components, including printers and dating units Lower production costs thanks to bottle or tank-level precision in production High line availability with on-thefly order and batch changes Prompt, automatic material call requests via connection to the warehouse management system (optional) Shorter change-over and cleaning times because jobs can be bundled Intelligent, order-specific routing within complex production lines Feedback on actual production data and consumption High process reliability thanks to operator guidance
Logistics Execution Welcome to SYSKRON Krones Logistics Execution Infrastr Maintenance Manufa Intellige Intralogistics at Krones Short paths, flexible response facilities, lean structures: Efficiency is the mother of intralogistics. And this applies not only for the material flow processes, but for the planning, development and implementation of those processes as well. In order to meet the requirements of this efficiency creed, the intralogistics solutions from Krones have been given a separate home of their own: SYSKRON GmbH. This specialist for internal company material flows is responsible for two important tasks within the Krones Group. As a general contractor, it handles the complete intralogistics projects from warehouse planning at the start to turnkey hand-over at the end. And as a systems company, it develops the high-performance IT solutions for the brand. Logistics Execution For the various tasks involved in material flow, order picking and inventory management, SYSKRON offers the following solutions: WMS: Warehouse Management System WCS: Warehouse Control System MFC: Material Flow Control Faultless deliveries to customers, on schedule Clear and transparent processes Flexible and at the same time efficient material flows High-performance storage and retrieval strategy Smooth workflows in internal transport
Maintenance Krones Asset Management Krones Logistics Execution Maintenance Infrastr Manufa Intellige Experience has shown: The service life and availability of a line depends largely on the quality of the maintenance. But when is the best time for which maintenance task? What about spare parts supply? And in which line components can problems arise? Krones Asset Management provides you with answers to these questions and other similar ones. This practical tool collects and distributes all the information you need for effective and cost-efficient maintenance management. The Krones Asset Management entry package gives you support in the organisation of maintenance activities and staff. This is because the tool provides you with precise information on operating hours and maintenance intervals for every single line unit. And a clever reporting system also considers all faults and adds the appropriate preventative work to the production workflow. For use on the shopfloor, KAM HMI integrates Krones Asset Management in the machine s touch-screen. This allows all the required information and functions to do with maintenance management to be used right where they are needed. Ideal planning of maintenance jobs Clear indication of the upcoming tasks for maintenance personnel Practical settings and default configurations Integration of shift schedules and qualification requirements in maintenance planning Rapid access to maintenance manuals and work instructions through integrated document management Reliable availability of spare parts through a warehouse management system with inventory and reservation function for the currently needed parts Manufacturer-independent program that integrates predefined maintenance tasks for each machine
Quality Laboratory Information Management System Logistics Execution Infrastructure Krones Planning Quality Maintenance Manufacturing Intelligence Business Intelligence Don t want to compromise on anything that affects the quality of your products? Then the Laboratory Information Management System is the right tool for you. The tool records all quality-related information from manufacturing and filling and analyses it in real time. It means you always know the exact quality status of your products at all times, enabling you to intervene if there is the slightest deviation. Immediate quality control by means of real-time measurements while production is running High product safety and continuously verifiable quality Detailed planning of sampling with computer-supported flow trace as well as automatic integration of laboratory measuring instruments Complete integration in the production workflows and IT infrastructure User-friendly documentation for all analytical and control tasks Seamless documentation of quality specifications and assurance measures for any traceability requirements Quick reaction to value deviations
Infrastructure Interfaces for smooth communication Logistics Execution Krones Infrastructure Plannin Quality Maintenance Manufacturing Intelligence Busines Intellige Get the operative parts of your business talking to each other. Infrastructure provides standardised communication throughout all operational parts of the company and smooth exchange of data and information between the various IT solutions. A range of different modules provide the basis for the seamless, reliable and efficient integration of different solutions in your IT landscape. Depending on the requirement, the following solutions and systems, among others, can be integrated: More transparent and reliable data transfer Structured provision of data and information Straightforward integration of established solutions for upgrading the system as a whole Automated master data synchronisation ERP systems Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Laboratory Information and Management Systems (LIMS)
A look at development Pathway to the smart factory with Krones There are few other industries that can match the food and beverages industry for diversity and the ability to change. This is why we never cease working on new ways of improving both ourselves and our products. By that we mean not just our plant and machinery, but our IT solutions as well. For this means: Both the individual solutions and the complete modular component system are subject to continuous further development. In addition to upgrades and updates for existing modules, we are also currently working on solutions for the topic areas of manufacturing intelligence, planning and business intelligence. This is because our goal is to offer you software solutions that cover every area of your business and which, as a complete unit, form an industry-specific MES. Manufacturing Intelligence ensures that the data and information of all the IT solutions of the company are available throughout the operational areas and independently of the boundaries of the individual IT systems. This enables smooth communication with metrics that are available on a companywide basis - clear, in real time and relevant to the particular task. Business Intelligence brings transparency to complex situations: With the help of thirdparty data, you get informative metrics, analyses and forecasts, as well as clearly structured information to do with your business and more besides if required. It allows you to determine exactly where there is profitable potential for optimisation in your company and helps you exploit it to the full. Planning ensures that you keep an overview of all factors when planning orders from packaging and container types through recipes to stock levels and scheduling specifications. It makes speedy and efficient organisation child s play.
IT Services Hardware and network configuration Krones You ve got the powerful machines. And you ve got the clever clever software. But one crucial module is still missing before the individual components become a smart factory the matching hardware and network technology. After all, the productivity and efficiency of production at a company is also dependent on how well the individual operational levels are interlinked. To provide you with complete support here, we can supply you with the right infrastructure to go with our software solutions at the same time if required. Would you like to set up mobile or inter-plant communication, be able to trust in secure data transmission or be able to use remote diagnosis and maintenance? No problem: On request we will be glad to set up the relevant components such as VPN, Remote Services and WLAN. Industrial Ethernet network The Krones industrial Ethernet network links the individual machines, assemblies and corporate levels together in a network. This ensures that information always gets to wherever it is needed quickly and reliably. Made-to-measure technology The hardware and operating systems used are individually customised to your infrastructure. Stable infrastructure When choosing components, we look for efficient and energysaving technologies. By using redundant designs for our systems, we prevent malfunctions and failures. Seamless integration The hardware and network technology used can be seamlessly embedded in existing IT landscapes. Operations command level and process control level Process level Tank(s) Mobile device Mixer Enterprise level Client Switch ERP Blow moulder Router B A C K B O N E Router Internet gateway Hardware server Filler Switch Firewall Virtual server VPN Warehouse/Intralogistics KRONES service
IT Services Consultancy Krones New business requirements, software trends, laws, regulations and the growing complexity of IT landscapes mean the food and beverages industry faces ever new challenges. To provide you with support, we developed concrete and demand-driven answers to all questions relating to the use and development of your IT landscape within the framework of a consulting project. On the road to achieving a powerful strategy tailored to your company, your plant, your value chain and your goals, a consulting project involves the following stages: Big picture What does the ideal picture of a completely automated and integrated system landscape for your company or plant look like? Analysis of potential What state is your IT landscape in specifically at the present time? And what state should it be in or what is the gaol to be achieved? Fit/gap analysis What areas of action are required and in what order in order to achieve the goal by the fastest route? Masterplan How can the findings from the preceding stages be effectively put into practice? If required, the project can lead to detailed engineering, which describes all the necessary requirements individually and may lead to a concrete requirements specification. In a consulting project we provide you with support on aligning the individual areas of production strategically for the future. finding and exploiting potential for optimisation in your operational processes. precisely defining the IT landscape required for your goals and realising it down to the last detail. deriving informative metrics for production controlling at your plant or company. finding an IT infrastructure which actively supports your supply chain processes.
IT solutions All advantages at a glance Krones Optimum total cost of ownership Krones allows you to ensure that your line is working to capacity. This is because IT solutions help you schedule production jobs quickly and coordinate the relevant workflows tightly. Complete information chain The comprehensive flow of information from company headquarters down to the individual machines puts all production departments equally in the picture: from process technology through filling and packaging to intralogistics. Clear and continuous batch tracking The automatic recording of all production data means you get the complete picture for both the backward and the forward tracking of products and their ingredients. Sound decision-making basis Collect all the information and data from production operation and make it available across the whole company. That s how to create optimal production processes and high transparency for all decisions. Greater availability, lower costs Krones helps you ensure that all products can be delivered rapidly and that jobs are completed efficiently even when schedules are tight. Security for the future solutions and services are being continuously developed and expanded all the time. So you can rest assured: when you invest in, you will have innovative and powerful technology at your company for many years to come. Adaptable solutions The modular structure of gives you the guaranteed flexibility to be able to use precisely the functions needed for your operational processes on a custom-tailored basis. And should your requirements change at a later date, the solutions can be simply adapted or extended. This will keep all options open for the future.
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