United StatesFood and restaurants2020 – ongoingMars
Predictive digital twins for packaging fill control
Mars expanded a packaging digital twin across the US after a successful Illinois test
Problem
Overfilled packages used more product than required. Factory operators needed timely production information to adjust the filling process.
Approach
Mars and Accenture began manufacturing digital-twin trials in late 2020. At an Illinois factory, machinery sensors supplied a predictive model that helped operators monitor production and adjust package filling. After the test, the partners introduced the solution across the US.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
Operators used model outputs to adjust an existing production process. Accenture did not disclose the amount of overfill eliminated.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Food and restaurants
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and ML
- Adoption
- Partner co-development
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
Accenture described a successful packaging-fill test using sensor data and predictive modeling at Mars. It reported subsequent US deployment and separately announced further manufacturing work, without quantifying the packaging savings.
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