AB InBev Harnesses CoreTigo’s IO-Link Wireless Technology for Advanced Manufacturing Solutions

Looking forward to a successful 2021, AB InBev is set to keep evolving and improving processes. As a field leader, it’s determined to set the tone of the entire industry by embracing the Industry 4.0 vision of smart and effective production (in cost, resource optimization and advanced monitoring). Embedding IO-Link Wireless technology into its production will allow greater agility, flexibility and modularity, which were not feasible before in rapidly moving and rotating machine components that require real-time control and monitoring, such as conveying and transport track systems.

As part of its innovation initiatives, AB InBev is harnessing the IO-Link Wireless technology for adaptive manufacturing. This is targeted at addressing the broad range of varying customer demands, and also creating much more flexible production lines that can address a variety of products with minimal setup times and minimal cost for changes.

CoreTigo is focused on addressing the true need for factory automation wireless connectivity that simply cannot be met today by existing wireless networks. Wired communication is not feasible for many motion control solutions, cables lead to maintenance and unplanned downtime, and in addition, cabled solutions cannot reach the full flexibility and agility required for many automation solutions. IO-Link Wireless is designed to meet these harsh industrial demands for low latency, real-time control, cable-grade reliability and scalability.

AB InBev’s and CoreTigo’s collaboration is an integral part of designing more flexible machine concepts that can address mass customization requirements, smaller batches, increased productivity, reduced footprint and reduced machine complexity.

About AB InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on the Mexico (MEXBOL: ANB) and South Africa (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck’s®, Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob Ultra®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 170,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2020, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 46.9 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).