Accelerating Production with Rapid Onboarding for a Leading Vodka Manufacturer
A premium vodka producer needed to onboard new production lines onto ThingWorx RTPPM without the in-house resources to do it. ITHENA's consultants onboarded lines in two weeks and built dashboards for OEE, bottlenecks and machine health.
- Client
- Global premium vodka manufacturer
- Industry
- Food and beverage (distilling)
- Solution
- ITHENA ThingWorx RTPPM implementation
- Scope
- Line onboarding, OEE dashboards, machine health, scalability
- Headline result
- Lines onboarded in 2 weeks
Three numbers the production lines moved.
Results after ITHENA onboarded lines onto ThingWorx RTPPM.
Reduction in downtime
Machine health and downtime analysis pinpointed where lines were stopping.
Fast onboarding
Expert consultants onboarded production lines onto RTPPM within two weeks.
Improvement in overall APQ
OEE dashboards showed availability, performance and quality losses by line.
Meet the organization and understand the context behind the transformation.
A global leader in vodka manufacturing, specializing in producing premium, handcrafted vodka using traditional methods. To enhance production efficiency and gain real-time operational insights, the client sought innovative solutions to address challenges such as limited resources for onboarding production lines, lack of critical data visualizations, and poor visibility into equipment performance. By partnering with ITHENA, the client transformed its manufacturing operations through rapid onboarding, real-time performance monitoring, and scalable operational capabilities—ultimately driving higher efficiency, reduced downtime, and improved overall equipment effectiveness.
ITHENA's innovative approach transformed our manufacturing operations, delivering rapid onboarding, real-time performance insights, and scalable monitoring capabilities. The improvements in production visibility, equipment health tracking, and operational efficiency have significantly enhanced our ability to optimize processes and reduce downtime. This partnership has been instrumental in driving our digital transformation and operational excellence.
Manager, Production Operations
New lines with no data behind them.
Production lines had no visualisation or analytics, and the team could not scale RTPPM alone.
- Absence of critical data, visualizations, and analytics for the production lines
- Limited visibility into real-time equipment performance
- Difficulty to scale the Thingworx RTPPM application for new production lines
How ITHENA closed the gaps.
ITHENA’s advanced solution empowered the client with:
Performance Monitoring
Developed persona-based dashboards to monitor OEE, identify bottlenecks, and analyze machine health and downtime
Expert Consulting Support
Provided skilled consultants and experts for seamless production line onboarding on the Thingworx RTTPM application
Thingworx Implementation services
Onboarded production lines on Thingworx RTPPM application within 2 weeks
Operational Scalability
Empowered teams to maintain and scale current capabilities for monitoring operations and manufacturing processes