Increasing efficiency and quality in the packaging industry

The packaging industry is one of the world’s key industries and plays a central role in ensuring efficient supply chains, protecting products, and promoting sustainability. Increasing demands for flexibility, quality, and resource efficiency are shaping production processes around the globe. ifm supports packaging manufacturers and machine builders with high-performance sensor, control, and automation solutions along the entire value chain across a wide range of industries.

ifm technologies ensure reliable processes, high plant availability, and accurate monitoring of critical parameters. Through intelligent networking and data availability, we create transparency down to the machine and process level. This is how ifm solutions help customers reduce downtime, ensure quality, and strengthen their competitiveness in the long term.

Typical applications

Packaging lines rely on reliable data—from the sensor to the IT system. Through intelligent networking and data availability, we create transparency down to the machine and process level. Whether filling, packaging, or palletizing—in both dry and hygienic areas—ifm solutions enable precise detection of position, volume, and level.

Keg filling and washing

ifm's pressure, flow, temperature, and conductivity sensors optimize performance, reduce waste, and maintain product quality.

Stretch wrap machine

Minimize downtime, ensure load integrity, and improve overall productivity with reliable detection and monitoring solutions from ifm.

Palletizing robot

Discover how palletizing robots integrated with 3D sensors, photoelectric sensors, pressure sensors, and RFID readers can streamline logistics.

Overview of all applications

ifm products for the packaging industry

O3D Smart Sensor

The O3D Smart Sensor has three pre-built applications on board: case completeness, box dimensioning and level measurement.

O2D5 vision sensors

Solve error-proofing applications and inspection applications with one easy-to-use 2D vision sensor.

Track and trace: Identification systems product platfor

Learn about UHF, HF, & Image-based Code Reader product platforms from ifm.

Optimize your production in real time

moneo Cloud is the IIoT platform for anyone who wants a centralized view of the health status of their plants, anytime, anywhere. And for anyone who wants to maximize performance, product quality and energy efficiency.

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ifm solutions in practice

Numerous companies rely on ifm technology to optimize processes, minimize downtime, and ensure the required quality in their packaging operations. Discover how our customers have made their plants more efficient, more connected, and more reliable with sensor technology, IO-Link technology, and intelligent monitoring systems from ifm.

Video report: Sheard Packaging

The use of moneo software and vibration sensors from ifm enabled machine problems to be detected at an early stage and reduced unplanned downtime.

Video report: Monk Conveyors

The British company uses ifm’s 3D sensor technology to optimize conveyor systems for the reliable transport and sorting of packaging.

Case study: Future-proof communication

IO-Link enables consistent and transparent data communication between sensors and the control level—for greater efficiency, increased system availability, and optimized packaging processes.