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Most recent articles relating to Mitsubishi Electric Automation System Division;

Are you ready for robots?

Suzanne Gill reports on how and where robots can offer benefits in food manufacturing applications.FULL STORY...

Which maintenance strategy is leading the way?

Christian Nomine looks at the different maintenance strategies that are employed for food and beverage processors.FULL STORY...

Making the right robot choices

Barry Weller looks at how the introduction of cobots has revolutionised the entire robot industry and improved access to industrial robotic systems.FULL STORY...

Taking control for greater competitiveness

Richard Allen explains what controllers can do to drive the competitiveness of food and beverage manufacturers.FULL STORY...

Digitalisation: identifying challenges and finding solutions

Suzanne Gill asked automation vendors what challenges food processors commonly face when looking to digitise a production line or plant and also asked them for advice on how to overcome these hurdles. FULL STORY...

PLC upgrade increases uptime, speed and line responsiveness

An automation solutions provider, Control Freaks, applied innovative PLC technology to solve production challenges and increase competitiveness at a pizza production facility. FULL STORY...

Digital food for thought

With the advent of the smart factory and commercial AI, the food factory of the very near future is starting to make production efficiency improvement decisions itself, says Chris Evans. FULL STORY...

The end of unplanned downtimes?

Any unscheduled downtime will cause a major headache for engineers in the food and beverage manufacturing sector. John Rowley believes that predictive maintenance can offer a solution. FULL STORY...

Robots and the food industry: where are we now?

Food Processing spoke to a variety of robot suppliers to the UK food industry to get an idea about how, where and why robots are being employed today. FULL STORY...

Increasing productivity with smart condition monitoring

To protect vital parts of its production process against unscheduled downtime Muntons Malt, a producer of malted barley, has employed a smart condition monitoring solution (SCM). FULL STORY...

Keeping pace with the digital transformation

Suzanne Gill looks at the changing role of SCADA systems and what features are needed to ensure that this technology keeps pace with the demands of the digital factory. FULL STORY...

Get smart to stay ahead

Suzanne Gill finds out where the food industry is today on its ‘smart factory’ journey and gets advice on how the industry can make use of new technologies to help it become more productive and flexible to meet rapidly changing consumer demands. FULL STORY...

Addressing old challenges with new machine controllers

Food Processing looks at the features of modern machine controllers that can offer benefits in food industry applications. FULL STORY...

Are you IIoT ready?

Suzanne Gill finds out from industry experts how and why the food industry will benefit from greater connectivity on the plant floor. FULL STORY...

Predicting the future of maintenance

Meeting the challenges facing the food processing sector today requires an increase in machine availability and a reduction in unscheduled downtimes and so it is important to look at techniques that can help to manage maintenance and maximise production reliability. Suzanne Gill finds out how advancing technologies and digitalisation of the plant floor might affect maintenance strategies for food processors.FULL STORY...

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