How Anybus Diagnostics Helped Coca-Cola Boost Production Line Utilization

The Challenge

Coca-Cola’s electrical engineering team struggled to quickly diagnose and fix communication failures across critical equipment such as mixers, bottle blowers, and filling machines. Each failure often caused over four hours of downtime, with root causes ranging from faulty modules to grounding issues and cable-related problems.

The Solution

Coca-Cola turned to HMS Networks, a long-time partner, for support.

·         ProfiTrace was introduced as a portable diagnostic tool to quickly scan networks, generate reports, and identify faulty nodes.

·         ComBricks was deployed for continuous, 24/7 monitoring, remote access, preventive maintenance, and optimization of the PROFIBUS physical layer.

·        Using the Ewon Flexy 205 gateway, Coca-Cola also enabled real-time alerts via email whenever anomalies are detected, and secure VPN remote connectivity to the ComBricks monitoring solution.

The Results

With HMS solutions, Coca-Cola achieved:

·         Significant improvements in uptime and production efficiency.

·         Faster troubleshooting: real-time fault detection and instant email alerts reduced downtime dramatically.

·         Greater reliability: optimized PROFIBUS networks and proactive monitoring improved long-term stability.

·         Seamless integration: diagnostic data now flows directly into Coca-Cola’s MIS system, making management more efficient.

Customer Testimonial

ComBricks’ real-time monitoring feature is extremely helpful. We can quickly pinpoint problems, and diagnosis is much easier. The instant fault detection and email alerts allow us to react quickly and avoid costly downtime.”