Carioca, a symbol of Italian excellence, faced the challenge of digitalizing its Settimo Torinese plant to maintain market leadership. It was essential to standardize data transmission from presses and packaging machines to higher-level systems. Integrating the OPC UA protocol on Siemens controllers allowed them to overcome previous technical limits, ensuring flexibility and a smooth, constant flow of data.
Digital Innovation in Made in Italy
Digitalizing Production with SIMATIC S7-1200
Optimize data monitoring and production efficiency through a flexible, secure automation system based on open standards.
Revolutionizing Automation in the Stationery Sector
Scalable and Secure Digital Solutions
Standardize interfaces
Implement standardized server interfaces regardless of machine type for simplified management.
Simplify data exchange
Ensure easy, secure, and complete data access to monitor the entire production ecosystem in real time.
Optimize PLC resources
Drastically reduce development time and memory usage within SIMATIC S7-1200 devices.
Carioca: Efficiency and Technological Innovation
A stable data collection system
Installing SIMATIC S7-1200 PLCs on assembly and packaging lines ensures total operational stability. Thanks to the latest firmware, the controller acts as an OPC UA server, allowing for the innovative centralization and standardization of information flow to higher management levels.
Constant analysis for production efficiency
Digitalization allows Carioca to collect and analyze machine data through an independent tool. This approach enables the rapid identification of fault causes and the adoption of targeted countermeasures, constantly improving the performance of the entire production system.
Flexibility and versatility in the market
The choice of SIMATIC S7-1200 stems from its recognized versatility. Used not just as a simple controller but as the hub of digital communication, the Siemens PLC meets the needs of a company that exports 70% of its production, requiring the highest quality and technological standards.
We must maintain manufacturing excellence in a category that we invented in Europe and that has always recognized us as market leaders. The collaboration with Siemens was born to help us make a leap in quality in this regard.