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Software Primes Production

Posted April 03, 2008 8:27 AM

A Coca-Cola plant serving Australia and New Zealand manually monitored production runs. Then management ordered increased production to meet demand. With no space to add lines, they added PLC monitoring software, allowing them to better monitor and maintain equipment, as well as save $1 million annually. How else could you use such a tool?

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