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Learn how best-in-class companies stay competitive. With over 35 years of expertise to help clarify and create confidence, Polytron shares our Resources and Insights to help you better understand production issues or strategies to take your manufacturing to the next level.
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Future-Proofing Production Through Obsolescence Management
For a manufacturer of drywall finishing products, using obsolete PLC-5 controllers on their production lines was becoming a bigger risk…
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Executing Turnkey Program Management for a Multi-Site Labeling System Upgrade
When a global leader in the production and distribution of non-alcoholic beverages needed to meet new case labeling requirements, Polytron…
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Best Practices for a Successful MES Strategy
How to avoid becoming part of the 80 percent of MES projects that fail to get past the pilot phase
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Expanding Packaging Capacity
When one of your largest retailers is asking for a packaging change to better meet consumer demand, you want to…
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Restoring Production Performance
A beverage manufacturer was experiencing unexpected production losses, but the source of the problem was still unknown. Communication disruptions between…
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Vertical Startup Ensures National Beverage Rollout Gets to Market Sooner
A global beverage manufacturer needed to increase production capacity to expand a new product nationally, but developing the processes requires…
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Streamlined Workflows
Paper-based workflow processes for incident reports and management were outdated and labor-intensive causing inefficiencies for a global food manufacturer. The…
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Machine Safety Goals Achieved
To meet a goal of zero fatalities and make sure plant floor workers are safe from harm each day, companies…
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Digital Twin Allows Rapid ESL Commissioning
A beverage manufacturer needed to implement a new packaging line involving a PET bottle. This required nine new major unit…
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Cracking The Code
A complex system without a standard code increased downtime and created bottlenecks for a global consumer product manufacturer. To run…
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Track and Trace Keeps Consumers Safe and Healthy
Manufacturing a product with a time-sensitive shelf life involves abiding by data requirements to ensure consumer health and safety guidelines.…
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Control System Modernization
Quality dips, inability to fill orders, and diminished profitability at multiple plants of a global beverage company were caused by…
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Modernized Process Control System
To meet market demand, a global chemical producer needed to increase flexibility and add manufacturing capabilities due to obsolete control…
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Digital Twin Gives Clarity to Bottling Line Issues and Doubles OEE Output
Underperforming bottling lines caused inefficiency and lower profitability for a global consumer goods manufacturer due to obscurities about the source…
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New Batch System Yields High Returns
Excessive production losses, inferior financials, low yield, poor quality, and unplanned downtime were all created by the problematic batch control…
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More Production with Less Capital
Inefficient bottling lines and aging line assets seemed to be creating excessive downtime and waste for one beverage manufacturer, resulting…
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In-Line Blending Effectively Manages Supply Cost
Volatile cooking oil prices were creating an unsustainable expense structure for a snack food manufacturer, leading to the inability to…
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Upgrading Aging Network to Reduce Downtime and Increase Performance
A global beverage manufacturer has been producing nutritious beverages for customers for over 70 years. The company’s innovative spirit has…
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Updating Aging Assets to Meet Market Demand
Downtime, reduced productivity, and poor product quality raised the risk that a food and consumer goods packaging manufacturer could not…
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Safety Verification and Validation
New line requires quick commissioning and startup while ensuring company safety specifications are met with machines coming from multiple vendors.…
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RFID and MOM Traceability Solution
Current inventory procedures at an industrial filtration membrane manufacturing plant were expensive and inefficient causing excessive downtime. Twice-yearly audits required…
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Reduce Risk: Cybersecurity
With rising threats of cyber-attacks and security breaches, there is an urgency within companies to protect their virtual borders by…
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New Network Standard
A multinational manufacturing plant unexpectedly shut down causing production to cease, staff to stand by idle, and product to slowly…
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Near Vertical Startup During International Relocation
A confections manufacturer needed to relocate internationally, move its lines to an existing facility without interrupting operations, and consolidate and…
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Food Manufacturer Integrates Five Lines
Consolidating and upgrading six lines from three different factories into a single facility was a challenging task for a food…
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Aseptic Filling System Enables Expansion
For wider distribution, a multinational fruit-based beverage manufacturer needed to change the way it took their product to market with…
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Drive Replacement for Long-Term Sustainability
Drives installed less than 7 years prior were moving to the end of their life cycle and were soon to…
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Smart Manufacturing Resources
What Can You Do NOW to Improve Performance? GOOD NEWS! There are many tools and resources that can provide manufacturers…
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Control Engineering, June 2022 Edition: Know What to Keep or Redesign in HMI Migrations
Control Engineering featured, "Know What to Keep or Redesign in HMI Migrations," in the June 2022 edition of The Control…
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Machine Safety Services
Applying years of machine safety engineering expertise in manufacturing, we help your company reach its safety program goals by meeting…
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Rockwell Journal, January 2022 Edition: How a Fortune 100 CPG Firm Replaced 270 VSDs
Rockwell Automation featured, “How a Fortune 100 CPG Firm Replaced 270 VSDs,” in the January 2022 edition of the Rockwell…
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Process Turnkey Solutions
Today’s market demands flexibility for consumer-driven products with high yield, sustainable OEE, ease of operation, expanded and updated batch capabilities.…
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Manufacturing Consolidation
When your company’s manufacturing strategy calls for the consolidation of manufacturing facilities, you want a System Integrator who knows how…
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Safety Turnkey Solutions
Polytron is a CSIA-Certified leader in engineering consulting and systems integration and is 2019 System Integrator of the Year. You…
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Life Science Manufacturing Solutions
Polytron is a CSIA-Certified leader in engineering consulting and systems integration and is 2019 System Integrator of the Year. Applying…
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Full Manufacturing Systems and Solutions – 40 Years
40 Years of delivering Polytron’s expertise in full manufacturing systems and solutions meet holistic manufacturing needs across the plant floor…
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing Solutions
Polytron is a CSIA-Certified leader in engineering consulting and systems integration and is 2024 System Integrator of the Year. Applying…
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Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Solutions
Polytron is a CSIA-Certified leader in engineering consulting and systems integration and is 2019 System Integrator of the Year. Applying…
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Chemical Manufacturing Solutions
Polytron is a CSIA-Certified leader in engineering consulting and systems integration and is 2019 System Integrator of the Year. Applying…
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Polytron Overview
Polytron’s expertise in full manufacturing systems and solutions meet holistic manufacturing needs across the plant floor – from raw materials…
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Webinar: Value of Packaging Turnkey for CAPEX Projects
Damian Stahl, PE, PMP, and Scott Richards, PE, PMP dive deeper into the value of Packaging Turnkey Solutions for CAPEX…
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Turnkey Solution – Project Management
Polytron offers Turnkey Solutions to provide resources and experience in-house for the management of capital projects from start to finish.…
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Packaging Turnkey Solution
With almost 40 years of packaging experience, Polytron has developed domain expertise in delivering packaging turnkey solutions to meet your…
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Industrial Network and Security Solutions (INSS) Overview
Developing a robust and secure network infrastructure requires protecting the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of control and information data. Polytron’s…
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Industrial Network and Security (INSS) Site Checklist
The Industrial Network and Security Solutions (INSS) Site Checklist is a tool created for technical or non-technical personnel to review…
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Video Clip: Cybersecurity and Defense-In-Depth Strategy
(11 min 39 sec) Protecting industrial assets requires a “defense-in-depth” security approach that addresses internal and external security threats. This…
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Video Clip: Industrial Network and Cybersecurity Trends
(4 min 52 sec) - In today’s world, firewalls are a thing of the past. Networks are under constant attack…
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Smart Manufacturing Solutions for the Factory of the Future
As experts at leveraging Industry 4.0 solutions and best practices to optimize manufacturing systems, Polytron will evaluate client’s specific technology…
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Inventory Management
Maintain control of inventory to increase production efficiency and reduce working capital requirements: A real-time Inventory Management software system can…
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Visual Workflow
Manufacturers struggle to gain visibility into their latest processes to address quality, downtime, compliance, maintenance, and all other functions required…
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Traceability
Traceability in production is critical to protecting consumers and your brand: For regulated plants, recording, tracking, and tracing the genealogy…
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Quality Management
High quality made efficient, sustainable, and repeatable: The availability of real-time, contextualized information using a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) platform…
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Production Management
Manufacturing operations have many inherent complexities: Production Management with a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) platform will address complexities so you…
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Maintenance Management
Manage equipment reliability and longevity by being proactive: Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) platforms provide insight into production processes, equipment performance,…
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Performance Management
What is limiting your factory performance? Built on a Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) platform, the Performance Management solution framework benchmarks…
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Energy Management
Optimize operation while spending less on utilities: Staying competitive in today’s manufacturing landscape demands running operations as efficiently as possible…
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Rockwell Journal, Food and Beverage Edition: How Food Manufacturer Integrated 5 Lines During Building Construction, Aggressive Timeline
On April 16, 2021, Rockwell Automation featured, “How Food Manufacturer Integrated 5 Lines During Building Construction, Aggressive Timeline,” in the…
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Panel Discussion Series: Manufacturing Trends and Accelerated Technology
We are pleased to bring you insights from several of our experts on current manufacturing trends and how this past…
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Video Clip: Traceability – Track and Trace
A video clip (5 min 16 sec) from The Smart Manufacturing Journey webinar describing an a case study called: Track…
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Video Clip: Silo Monitoring
A video clip (6 min 53 sec) from The Smart Manufacturing Journey webinar a case study, Silo Monitoring.
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Video Clip: Modern MoM Platform Increases OEE
A video clip (7 min 26 sec) from The Smart Manufacturing Journey webinar a case study, Modern MOM Platform Increases…
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Video Clip: Inventory Management Using RFID
A video clip (6 min 08 sec) from The Smart Manufacturing Journey webinar a case study, Inventory Management Using RFID.
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Video Clip: Choosing Your MOM Platform
A video clip (2 min 47 sec) from The Smart Manufacturing Journey webinar describing what to look for in your…
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Video Clip: Overview of Smart Manufacturing
A video clip (7 min 53 sec) from The Smart Manufacturing Journey webinar describing an overview of Smart Manufacturing.
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Webinar: The Smart Manufacturing Journey – Best Practices, Successes, and Lessons Learned
Many manufacturers are well underway with their Smart Manufacturing transformation and are seeing the business results of reduced costs, higher…
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Webinar: Network as a Differentiator in Manufacturing
Use your network as a competitive advantage in terms of business process and optimization. Real time decisions need to be…
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Webinar: Simulation + Emulation
When evaluating potential system design options or validating automation system design functionality, choosing the right software tool and approach can…
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Webinar: Improve Product Tracking and Inventory
To minimize downtime, a plan was put in place to upgrade the manufacturer’s tracking system. MOM software that interfaced with…
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Webinar: Sipping On Success
In the process of considering a costly capital expenditure, the team at Milo’s Tea asked a question which changed everything:…
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Polytron Smart Manufacturing Maturity Index
The Smart Manufacturing Maturity Index provides a guide to where you might be in your Smart Manufacturing journey. A best…
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Polytron Manufacturing Consolidation Offering
When your company’s manufacturing strategy calls for the consolidation of manufacturing facilities, you want a System Integrator who knows how…
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Smart Manufacturing Full System Brochure
Many manufacturers are overwhelmed with the amount of effort, level of detail, or expertise required to successfully complete capital projects…
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Sipping on Success – Deploying Smart Manufacturing to Improve Productivity
Co-authored with Parsec Corporation - In the process of considering a costly capital expenditure, the team at Milo's Tea asked…
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Polytron Life Sciences Offering
Polytron is uniquely positioned and fully qualified with certified best-in-class systems integration talent and industry expertise to deliver the special…
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Polytron Consumer Goods Offering
Polytron is uniquely positioned and fully qualified with certified best-in-class systems integration talent and industry expertise to deliver the special…
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Polytron Chemical Offering Brochure
Polytron is uniquely positioned and fully qualified with certified best-in-class systems integration talent and industry expertise. This enables us to…
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Smart Manufacturing Maturity Checklist
Smart Manufacturing (Industry 4.0/Manufacturing 4.0) is the use of real-time data and technology when, where and in the forms that…
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Polytron Food and Beverage – Full Manufacturing Systems and Solutions
Polytron, Inc. is a CSIA-Certified Full Manufacturing Systems and Solutions Integrator and 2024 System Integrator of the Year. Applying 40…
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Emulation: Lower Risk with a Digital Twin
While there is no crystal ball to predict the outcome of a project, there is proven technology that delivers valuable…
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eBook: Smart Manufacturing: Beginning the Journey
Manufacturers’ success over the coming years will be comprised of connected, data-driven processes that combine innovative automation, interactive connectivity,…
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FAT Survival Guide
If this is your first Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), you’re probably wondering what to expect. What will happen at the…
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Job Hazard Checklist
Safe working conditions continue to rank in OSHA's Top 10 violations for manufacturing. Taking a proactive step to evaluate your…
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Machine Safety Checklist
Machine safety continues to rank in OSHA's Top 10 violations for manufacturing. Taking a proactive step to evaluate your current…
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Aging Workforce Drives Onboarding and Technology Transfer Push
As Baby Boomers retire, companies stand to lose vast amounts of knowledge and experience. Employees with years on the job…
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A Different Oil Business
Their world runs on oil; vegetable, sunflower, corn and soybean. The challenge: Manage the fluctuating commodities cost, maintain recipe quality control and…
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Tribal Knowledge
In manufacturing, repeatable, measurable process is prized and winging it is verboten. Yet, informal solutions developed by plant personnel can…
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Train on the Fast Track White Paper
Your best instructors can be subject matter experts from within your own organization. The key is to tailor your instructor…
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Using Data-Driven Decisions to Improve Operations White Paper
Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) projects are initiated to improve manufacturing operations by turning data into actionable information that drives business results.…
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Helping Global Food Manufacturer Achieve the Perfect Blend
A global food manufacturer challenges Polytron to completely modify the method they use to blend oil in all of their…
