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Press Release14 April 2026Digital IndustriesWashington, D.C. USA
Siemens powers DrinkPAK’s expansion with advanced automation and digital technologies
Siemens is collaborating with DrinkPAK, one of North America’s largest canned beverage manufacturers, to automate its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
DrinkPAK has a North American network of facilities where it batches, fills, tests, warehouses and distributes drinks for global beverage brands at speeds of up to 3,000 cans per minute. The company’s two current facilities, in Santa Clarita, California and in Fort Worth, Texas, are the largest canned contract manufacturing facilities in the United States. With the addition of the company’s third facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, set for early 2027, this coast-to-coast network provides DrinkPAK’s customers with access to the largest, fastest, and most flexible canned manufacturing assets in the world.
“Partnering with Siemens gave us the
flexibility to scale rapidly while investing in energy-efficient automation,”
said Brian Aster, chief strategy officer, DrinkPAK. “Their industry knowledge
and tailored financing solutions have been critical to our growth and long-term
success.”
Siemens
delivers a unique combination of financing, building infrastructure
and digital automation solutions, including the integration of BRAUMAT, a
scalable process control system designed for the brewing and beverage industry,
positioning the company to support DrinkPAK in achieving optimal efficiency.
BRAUMAT
automates recipe-based production to ensure consistent quality and efficient
operations. It integrates advanced automation components like Programmable
Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), offering
real-time monitoring and reporting, and supports secure, scalable development
for both small and large producers.
In Fort
Worth, Siemens provided a comprehensive suite of energy infrastructure and
integrated automation solutions, including switchboards and metering, that both
power the plant’s critical operations and allow for intelligent power
monitoring to ensure reliable, high-output performance and energy efficiency.
“Innovation
isn’t just about technology – it’s about how the right technologies work
together to solve business challenges. Our collaboration with DrinkPAK unites
advanced automation, intelligent infrastructure and flexible financing to
create a truly integrated solution,” said Chris Stevens, president, Siemens
Digital Industries. “By enabling DrinkPAK to automate complex logistics,
maximize uptime and scale efficiently, Siemens turns the promise of digital
transformation into measurable results: greater efficiency, reliability, and
safety for our customers.”
In addition,
DrinkPAK integrated Siemens advanced automation components, including PLCs and
HMIs, into its Automatic Laser-Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems. These systems are
supplied by DrinkPAK’s intralogistics partner, E80 Group, to automate pallet
movement throughout the warehouses and support truck loading and unloading
operations.
Siemens
technology plays a critical role in ensuring this automation runs smoothly and
reliably. Siemens’ PLCs handle critical control and communication functions
with each AGV, ensuring precise coordination with sensors, drives and safety
systems. The HMIs provide operators with clear, intuitive visibility into
system performance, diagnostics, and status updates to minimize downtime and enable
predictive maintenance.
“This
project demonstrates the power of combining technology with tailored financing.
Our role is to make innovation accessible, supporting DrinkPAK with solutions
that align investment with performance, and enable scalable, sustainable
growth,” said Oleg Rakitsky, Head of Siemens Financial Services Commercial
Finance Americas.
By
leveraging Siemens’ proven industrial automation platform, DrinkPAK benefits
from a system that is highly integrated, scalable and easy to maintain. The
consistency and interoperability of Siemens’ hardware across the plant floor
ensures seamless coordination between vehicles, warehouse systems and
production lines, translating to greater efficiency, higher reliability, and
safer operations.
For this press release
Siemens Digital Industries (DI) empowers companies of all sizes within the process and discrete manufacturing industries to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformation across the entire value chain. Siemens’ cutting-edge automation and software portfolio revolutionizes the design, realization and optimization of products and production. And with Siemens Xcelerator – the open digital business platform – this process is made even easier, faster, and scalable. Together with our partners and ecosystem, Siemens Digital Industries enables customers to become a sustainable Digital Enterprise. Siemens Digital Industries has a workforce of around 70,000 people worldwide.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2025, which ended on September 30, 2025, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €78.9 billion and net income of €10.4 billion. As of September 30, 2025, the company employed around 318,000 people worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
About DrinkPAK
DrinkPAK is the premiere manufacturer of canned beverages in North America. As producers of the largest and fastest-growing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the world, DrinkPAK provides full-service support for procurement, batching, processing, filling, packaging, warehousing, and distribution. Founded in 2020, DrinkPAK has revolutionized canned beverage manufacturing by offering extreme capacity and format flexibility through cutting-edge technology and a commitment to the best talent in the industry. For more information, visit www.drinkpak.com.