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Summary
Accenture is working with Mars, the global leader in confectionary, food, and pet care products and services, to transform and modernize its global manufacturing operations with artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, edge technology and digital twins. The twin fed sensor data from manufacturing machinery into a predictive analytics model, which allowed factory line operators to monitor events in real-time and adjust the filling process. Over the next two years, Accenture and Mars will create a new cloud platform for manufacturing applications, data and artificial intelligence (AI) to lay the foundation for its vision of the Factory of the Future.
Show Notes
Accenture and Mars have been trialing digital twins for Mars’ manufacturing operations since late 2020.
Digital twins are virtual representations of machines, products, or processes.
The companies tested a digital twin to reduce instances of over-filling packages, a common problem in the food industry.
The digital twin gave Mars a bird’s-eye view of the production lines at one of its factories in Illinois.
Under the new agreement, Accenture and Mars will work together to apply digital twin technology and models to the company’s manufacturing facilities globally.
