Small changes can create significant cost savings in packaging, so it’s no wonder the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is a trend that continues to grow within the broader digital transformation efforts.

Everyone is looking to minimize downtime and waste, maximize throughput and improve on overall equipment efficiency (OEE). Smart deployment of IIoT is uniquely qualified to make this a reality by collecting and analyzing a wide variety of machines, enabling packaging plant managers to improve production planning based on real-time demand, optimize energy use, reduce product and packaging waste and achieve predictive maintenance.