Tetra Pak and ABB establish joint engineering network

Tetra Pak and long-time supplier ABB, a global leader in power and automation technologies, have established a joint engineering network to share expertise and resources in order to speed up implementation of Tetra Pak’s industry leading Tetra PlantMaster plant automation solutions. ABB is a leader in automation technologies and has deep experience working as a system integrator.

The network office, located in Malmц, Sweden, offers food processing manufacturers the wide technical service knowledge of both companies. It is now available to customers in northern Europe, including Sweden, Denmark and Ireland. During 2008, services will be offered to other European markets e.g. Netherlands and Spain, but also to other global customers who use ABB technology.

“Together with ABB, we will be able to speed up deliveries of leading edge automation solutions based on Tetra PlantMaster,” said Tetra Pak Processing Systems Managing Director Marie Samuelsson.

“Automation controlled by Tetra PlantMaster will bring customers flexible functionality, future scalability and customisation to their specific product range e.g. recipe handling and managing products dependent processing parameters,” she said.

Plant automation is an important part of Tetra Pak’s complete production solutions - from intake to delivery - in all food categories all over the world. In addition, the Tetra PlantMaster secures full traceability and facilitates planned, preventive maintenance and service.

“With Tetra Pak’s world leading food processing and packaging solutions and ABB’s state-of-the-art automation evolution products and services, we will be able to give customers the best possible food processing solutions and technical support,” says Vice President Process Automation at ABB Sweden, Joakim Askviken.