The adoption of robotics is set to change the face of food manufacturing for the better, both for primary and secondary processing and packaging tasks, as Paul Carter, robotics sales manager at FANUC UK, explains.

Food and beverage manufacturing is undergoing a digital transformation, and businesses must either adjust to these changes or risk falling behind the competition. Modular production could hold the key to helping manufacturers in the sector to stay profitable and competitive in this challenging environment, as COPA-DATA regional sales manager Mohammed Ahmed explains.

Stephen Hayes, managing director at Beckhoff UK, explores how connecting automation to sustainability goals can revolutionise businesses and help them contribute to a more sustainable planet.

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Encoder technology has evolved in recent years, offering advanced features such as digital outputs, high accuracy, and high-resolution measurement. These advanced features have made encoders a cost-effective solution for improving the performance of conveyor systems, as the experts at British Encoder Products explain.

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Edge-to-Cloud integration strategies deliver value to industrial enterprises, as Greg Hookings, industry director at Stratus Technologies explains.

The robots of today need one principal attribute: flexibility. Much of this flexibility comes courtesy of the end-of-arm tooling (gripper). Marcus Mazetti, global account manager at SMC, guides us through the factors to bearing in mind when selecting gripper technology.

Manufacturing’s recovery from the pandemic, combined with market trends and predictions for the next few years, all place increasing importance on digital transformation. Jason Andersen, vice president of strategy and product management at Stratus Technologies, highlights how Stratus solutions provide the foundation for transformation and where the company’s platforms fit in the IIoT space.

Breakthrough solutions that overlay 3D machine vision with AI are enabling tasks such as vegetable and fish processing to be performed with unprecedented accuracy and repeatability. Scorpion Vision is at the forefront of this movement with its 3D+AI technology.