The NXT malibu from IDS Imaging Development Systems combines on-camera AI with compression and live video streaming up to 4K. At Food Manufacturing Live, you can discover how useful the IDS NXT all-in-one vision system really is – and why it sets standards in food inspection.

As a specialist in instrumentation, control and automation for the food and drink production industry, the team of experts at Total Automated Solutions is dedicated to converting asset performance through digital transformation and asset improvement.

In the simplest terms, a heat exchanger is like a radiator, designed to heat (or cool) one material from another. However, over the last 150 years or so, a wide variety of types and designs have emerged, meaning that finding the most suitable type of heat exchanger for your application is not always simple. Matt Hale, international sales and marketing director at HRS Heat Exchangers, looks at the considerations for choosing the right heat exchanger for food processing applications.

Whether syrups and flavourings for beer or soda, low flow flowmeters are required to dose these concentrated fluids at the end process, dispensing the precise amount of liquid to the correct dilution. However, the smaller the flow, the trickier it is to control and measure, and finding a suitable flow measuring technology at reasonable cost can prove challenging for both users and flow sensor manufacturers, as the experts at Titan Enterprises explain.

As a leading manufacturer of cycloidal precision gears and an experienced solutions specialist within the food industry, Nabestco is familiar with the exact requirements to produce drive systems with maximum performance, safety and reliability.

ROCOL has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the formulations of its entire FOODLUBE product range. From April 2024, 100 per cent of the FOODLUBE products will be PFAS-free.

Factory real estate prices are on the rise, ingredient and overhead costs are escalating, and food safety regulations are becoming stricter. Jodie Curry, commercial manager at Fortress Technology Europe, highlights the benefits of optimising food production facilities using space-saving, smaller-footprint inspection solutions.

For over 30 years London Electronics has been manufacturing digital panel meters and large digit displays with an emphasis on production line displays. When production line operatives can see their targets and results in real time on a large overhead display it helps to ensure that production run rates don’t drop behind schedule.

Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager for food and commodities solutions at OMRON Industrial Automation Europe, explores how to make FMCG manufacturing more sustainable through intelligent energy management.

The highlights on the Pilz stand at FoodManufacturing.Live will be solutions for Identification and Access Management (IAM) and Industrial Security.