Recipe for automation advantage

All the automation ingredients in one package

Building winning F&B packaging machines means combining the right automation ingredients like predictable commissioning, scalable service, customer-friendly operation and more. One integrated platform serves as your recipe hub, helping you create proven formulas for packaging excellence across your entire machine portfolio.

Predictable commissioning. Scalable service. Engineered to protect your margins.

Download the execution guide: 4 Digitalisation packages to stop margin leakage

The new builder's pattern

Building competitive F&B packaging machines means now much more than mechanics. SKU (Stock keeping units) proliferation and shorter production runs make changeovers critical to profitability. New sustainable materials create tighter process windows. Skilled labor is harder to find - yet commissioning and service must scale. And customers now expect data connectivity and traceability as standard, not custom work.

That is where a single, integrated automation platform makes the difference.

Stop the margin leak

These market pressures expose three critical challenges for machine builders.

Commissioning timelines become unpredictable

Integration complexity and performance issues that appear only at production speed can extend planned installations and delay project milestons.

Format changes require too much support

Without structured recipe management and consistent validation workflows, changeovers, generate scrap and demand your engineers' involvement.

Service costs grow with your installed based.

When diagnostics aren't built in and knowledge stays with individual experts, supporting machines across mulitple sites becomes difficult to scale profitably.

From ingredients to outcomes

See how integrated automation translates into value - for your machines, your business, and your customers.

What your machine gets	What your business gets	What your client gets
Synchronized motion, I/O, safety, and diagnostics on one platform	No interface chaos = predictable commissioning timelines, single support contact	Machines that perform consistently at production speed from day one
Deterministic performance across all speed ranges	No late-stage bill-of-materials additions or stability workarounds = lower costs, faster project close-out	Reliable operation wether running at 60 or 180 units/min - performance that matches what was promised
Recipe-based control with structured format management	Customers handle format changes independently = fewer service calls, better reputation	Format changeovers in minutes wit zero scrap - true multi-SKU flexibility
Built-in diagnostics with root-cause analysis and remote access	Scalable service model, knowledge captured in the system = lower warranty costs	Fast troubleshooting, minimal downtime, less dependency on your engineering on-site
Native Industry 4.0 protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, edge analytics)	Data connectivity as standard offering (not custom work)	Seamless integration with MES/ERP, OEE visibility, predictive maintenance ready

See how the full system fits together in the catalogue

Knowing the customer perspective

F&B producers operate on tight margins - often in the low double digits. Every hour of unplanned downtime, every kilogram of scrap from changeovers, and every delayed production run directly impacts their profitability. Machines that commission predictably, change formats cleanly, and troubleshoot remotely protect their bottom line - and make you their preferred supplier.

Designed to make life easier for machine builders

Mitsubishi Electric supports OEMs beyond hardware:

Reusable engineering - Modular function blocks, templates, and libraries that speed development across machine families
Flexible and scalable - Supports applications from basic 2-axis systems to complex multi-axis integrated lines
Global support network - Direct access to application engineers with deep packaging industry experience
Proven in F&B packaging - Trusted by OEMs building filling, sealing, cartoning, and palletizing solutions worldwide

Download the execution guide: 4 Digitalisation packages to stop margin leakage

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