SIG, a provider of packaging systems and solutions for the food and beverage industry, has partnered with GE Digital to promote digital innovation in food and beverage packaging.

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The collaboration will see SIG deploying GE Digital’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) and Predix ServiceMax industrial applications across its more than 400 customer factories to drive new levels of efficiency and create intelligent solutions for its customers.

GE said that the combination of APM and ServiceMax applications will allow SIG to build an end-to-end digital platform and provide a new level of insight and data-driven intelligence to its customers.

SIG will be able to transform how it predicts, manages and services the entire lifecycle of its filling lines.

SIG CEO Rolf Stangl said: “Our ability to harness data is central to delivering on our promise of opening up new opportunities for our customers.

“By tapping into information in new and innovative ways, we will be able to deliver an unmatched level of performance, security, transparency and creativity across the entire food and beverage supply chain – through to the end consumer.”

The new packaging solutions and technologies will be able to improve asset performance and optimize service delivery.

GE Digital CEO Bill Ruh said: “Digital is reshaping every sector, and industrials know they need to own the productivity of their assets to succeed.

“By adopting Predix applications, SIG is establishing itself as a leader in the transformation of food and beverage packaging. This partnership brings our teams together to write a new chapter for SIG and for the industry.”

Additionally, SIG will use the new digital service model to deliver new solutions and business models based on advanced performance metrics, including as-a-service delivery, performance-based and subscription solutions.

SIG official Rolf Stangl said: “We are excited to work alongside an experienced digital industrial company to collaborate on innovative solutions – from 3D-printed spare parts to a fully connected, intelligent supply chain to innovative ways to bring advanced tracking and intelligence direct to the consumer.”

SIG expects the initial deployment to go live in July 2018 followed by global rollout starting in January 2019.