The Duravant family of operating companies serve the food processing, packaging and material handling segments.

Connecting your equipment and processes

With growing demands and strict quality standards, manufacturers are under constant pressure to minimize downtime, enhance production quality, and boost overall throughput. Achieving these goals requires more than traditional methods of operation. It demands a sophisticated solution that empowers businesses with trustworthy real-time data insights that allow them to take informed data-driven decisions. It is for this reason, Mespack’s digital platform, Athena, emerges as the ultimate game-changer. It seamlessly integrating machine control and data analysis functionalities in an intuitive UI, hence offering a comprehensive solution customized to the unique needs of the flexible packaging industry. Ask for a Personalized Demo

IoT Benefits

Situational
Awareness

Acquiring real time access to key indicators, alerts, reports, and machine learning algorithms enables operators to be fully informed prior to taking action.

Machine
Efficiency

Improvements, such as machine availability, productivity, and quality, are facilitated with a state-of-the-art IIoT solution built by Mespack specifically for Mespack machines.

Digital
Operations

Automate data operations regarding critical infrastructure, and eliminate paper and manual tracking of key indicators on Mespack machines.

Operational
Readiness

A one-stop shop for performance, preventative maintenance, service request, remote support, document access, and tracking status.

Situational Awareness

Acquiring real time access to key indicators, alerts, reports, and machine learning algorithms enables operators to be fully informed prior to taking action.

Machine Efficiency

Improvements, such as machine availability, productivity, and quality, are facilitated with a state-of-the-art IIoT solution built by Mespack specifically for Mespack machines.

Digital Operations

Automate data operations regarding critical infrastructure, and eliminate paper and manual tracking of key indicators on Mespack machines.

Operational Readiness

A one-stop shop for performance, preventative maintenance, service request, remote support, document access, and tracking status.

Mespack Athena, Your Digital Solution

The Mespack Athena platform seamlessly combines an intuitive user interface, designed for machine control, with a powerful data analytics tool, thus providing a comprehensive solution that is customized to the unique needs of the flexible packaging sector.

Its user-friendly interface simplifies complex data and directly delivers actionable insights directly to your fingertips. With Athena, your business is able to leverage real-time and historical data to optimize operations. Furthermore, the platform not only reduces downtime, but also enhances production quality, hence supporting the maintenance of your equipment. As a result, the path towards exceptional efficiency and success in the competitive market landscape is paved.

Machine Control

A machine operator control screen is viewable on a full HD 18.5” wide multitouch PC panel. The equipment is easily managed, due to the intuitive interface, which provides fast access to real time data. Some of the available dashboards that have an effect on the operator include OEE, machine status, reject reasons, and alarms.

Main Features

  • State-of-the-art hardware
  • User-friendly UX/UI
  • 85% screen functionality with a single-click or less
  • Operator empowerment
    • Action tooltips
    • Alarm troubleshooting
    • Embedded documentation
    • Video-alarm solutions
    • Preventive maintenance system
  • Adheres to ISA 101 (visual comfort, ergonomics and UX)
  • Identical appearance and behavior for all Mespack machine portfolios
  • Reduces the operator learning curve
  • CFR21 (optional)
  • RFID – Tocken (optional)

Data Analytics

Mespack Athena collects real time data from the machine and stores it for analysis. The platform allows for an on-demand analysis of historical data. Furthermore, Mespack Athena has easy visualization from all devices, such as mobile phones, Ipads or PCs., the capacity to swiftly comprehend data through standard dashboards, and the ability to schedule preventive maintenance tasks.

All of these features assist in the making of more suitable business decisions, as well as equipment performance optimization.

You can choose your preferred data analytics installation with on-cloud and on-premise.

Main Features

  • Data Collection
  • Preventive Maintenance Web Visualization and Customization
  • Multi-Device
  • Advance Notification System (email) *
  • Multi-Machine *
  • Plant Overview *
  • Machine Comparison *
  • Software Updates (* OTA for Cloud / Onsite for On-Premise).
  • Energy Control (optional)

* These features are available for the On-Cloud version only, as they require external internet connectivity.

Mespack Athena, Its Benefits

Increase Throughput Up To 4%

Increae in uptime and product ratio improvement represents a direct throughput enhancement, and subsequently optimizes equipment productivity.

Raise Uptime
Up To 3%

Identifies the most frequent alarms and resolves the causes of downtime, which are responsible for 80% of machine downtime.

Improve Quality Up To 1.5%

Quickly addresses the most frequent causes of rejection, as well as the classifications of warnings and alarms, thus detecting those that affect quality.

Cut Production Cost Up To 3%

Improving the quality index not only reduces production costs, but also minimizes waste, thus reducing the cost per unit produced, as well as improving overall results and profits.

Reduce Scrap Up To 3.5%

Provides complete control and visibility of the most common reject reasons, thereby increasing production quality.

Save Up To 200 Hours of Maintenance

The potential decrease in downtime allows for a reduction in associated labor costs.

Reduce Learning Curve

Reduce Learning Curve as a result of the new HMI UI and enhanced UX that is equipped with tooltips and recommendations.

Increase Versatility

Increase Versatility in reference to your equipment by integrating the manufacturing process with a scalable platform for machines, hence facilitating supervisory management.

Improve Autonomy

Improve Autonomy by acquiring swift access to action tooltips, alarm troubleshooting, and a preventative maintenance system.

Reduce Documentation Access Time

Reduce Documentation Access Time through the use of an embedded document viewer.

Cybersecurity

Whether deployed on-premise or on-cloud, Athena features a robust cybersecurity that is designed with consistent encrypted connections. Developed in accordance with IEC 62443 standards, particularly IEC 62443 Part 4-1, it encompasses:

  • Secure Development Life Cycle (SDL)
  • Security Requirements
  • Secure Design and implementation
  • Patch Management
  • End-of-Product life Management

Athena not only enhances its cybersecurity posture but also proactively addresses emerging threats, thus ensuring compliance with future regulatory requirements.

If you like further information, please contact us.

On-Cloud

An edge computer, located in the machine cabinet, is responsible for collecting and sending data to the Cloud through a secure and encrypted internet connection that is stored and analyzed by Mespack Athena. All the data can be viewed from multiple devices. Worldwide, the customer can consolidate and view its machine data on a unique Mespack Athena dashboard.

Features

  • Data Collection
  • Dashboards
  • Alarm Video-Solution (in HMI)
  • Preventive Maintenance System
  • Embeded Documentation
  • Multi-Device
  • Advance Notification System
  • Multi-Machine
  • Plant Overview
  • Machine Comparison
  • Software Updates

On-Premise

This solution is a standalone application, which consists of placing an industrial computer in the machine cabinet where the data is stored and analyzed by Mespack Athena. This data can be accessed through either a wire or wireless connection.

Main Features

  • Data Collection
  • Dashboards
  • Alarm Video-Solution (in HMI)
  • Preventive Maintenance System
  • Embeded Documentation
  • Software Updates

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