The Challenge

• Create a Smart Hub facility with the ability to adapt to an ongoing rise in the consumer use of digital commerce.
• Control the process automation and operations of a facility with more than 15 miles of conveyor belts and a target of processing 104,000 packages every hour.
• Adapt existing machine controls and power distribution technology to help maintain UPS’s standards for package processing and on-time delivery.

The Solution

Agility with EcoStruxure
Apps, Analytics & Services: Modernization services
Edge Control: PacDrive™ controllers, Momentum I/O
Connected Products: Altivar™ Machine, Lexium™ 62, Magelis™ HMI, APC™ UPS, Square D™ power equipment

• Connected products enhance the facility’s operational efficiencies to achieve the goal of 104,000 packages per hour.
• Remote access to real-time data enables predictive maintenance and insights.
• Scalable, connected products help UPS provide the agility and reliability its customers need now and in the future.

The Results

• Agile decision-making through operational insight
• Higher reliability of operations
• Simplified processes and improved performance
• Increased process efficiency, driving a reduction in energy usage