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Most recent articles relating to Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies;

Showing resilience in the face of an attack

Looming cyber security legislation should be prompting broader reflection over vulnerabilities. Paul Hingley highlights a typical attack and looks at how food manufacturers can shore-up their systems to deter bad actors.FULL STORY...

Taking one step at a time to smarten up

Suzanne Gill asked what the most important elements for a successful smart food factory might be… and why.FULL STORY...

Pursuing sustainability goals while driving operational efficiency

Deoleo, the world’s leading olive oil processing and bottling company, has implemented Opcenter software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services to help drive its digital transformation and build a sustainable future.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...

Digitise to survive!

With a perfect storm of labour shortages and the Covid-19 pandemic, Suzanne Gill finds out whether the importance of digitalisation has increased, to help ensure more resilient and robust food production processes. FULL STORY...

Upskilling to ensure smart technology is properly utilised

Suzanne Gill asks whether engineers in the food and beverage process industry have the skills needed to work with changing manufacturing models that employ smart technologies such as robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? FULL STORY...

Coca-Cola boosts its energy efficiency

The use of an energy management system has allowed the Coca-Cola plant in Edelstal, Austria, to conduct detailed analyses of its resource and energy consumption which is helping it to continue to reduce its carbon footprint by reducing waste and water consumption and lowering emissions. FULL STORY...

Time to change your mind about paying for outcomes

Servitisation has the potential to reduce capital expenditure while also elevating performance in the food and beverage processing industry. However, the first step must be a change of mindset at both management and operational levels. Suzanne Gill reports. FULL STORY...

Is 5G going to be better than previous generations?

Eckard Eberle gives his thoughts on how future industrial wireless networks might look. FULL STORY...

Skills: a vital ingredient for Industry 4.0 success

Food Processing looks at the changing skills requirements as industry moves towards Industry 4.0. FULL STORY...

Getting a helping hand to meet challenges

The Absolut Company has taken the first step towards its goal of increase manufacturing efficiency and flexibility across all of its production sites. FULL STORY...

Get wise to cyber threats

Suzanne Gill finds out more about the cyber security issues that face industry today and gets advice on the steps that should be taken to ensure greater plant level security. FULL STORY...

Maximising the potential of data analytics and digitalisation

Keith Thornhill explains why it is important for food and beverage manufacturers to start the Industry 4.0 journey with projects that that would make the biggest difference to productivity and traceability.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...

Exploring the barriers and benefits of technology adoption

A Food Processing roundtable event, hosted by Siemens Digital Industry, set out to tackle a big subject – digitalisation in the food industry. The event brought together representatives from a diverse cross-section of the UK food industry to discuss the issues facing industry today and looking at the barriers and benefits of technology adoption. FULL STORY...

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