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Hygienic IP65~IP69K Protected Panel PCs Designed to Meet Food & Beverage Manufacturing Challenges

Australia’s food and beverage processing industries are worth approximately $26 billion to the economy and employ almost 235,000 people. It is a vital industry because it not only produces goods for the local market, it is also a net exporter of foodstuffs and beverages. When combined with the related industries of agriculture, forestry and fishing, then the figure balloons to almost $54 billion. All food processing businesses need plant and equipment that not only does the job but are reliable and designed to meet the environments in which they work. This includes an array of plant – from conveyors belts and packaging equipment, through to sorting and mixing machinery. Any hiccup can have catastrophic consequences. One slight mishap can cause the whole operation to close, deadlines to be missed, or food and beverage produce to spoil. It’s money down the drain. What preventative plant and maintenance managers need to have are the tools to make sure this never happens. Read More
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Global Food & Beverage Digital Transformation Benefits Report

As we all adapt to the ‘new normal’ the Food & Beverage industry has been gradually integrating Industry 4.0 into production processes and across their value chains. The volatility we see in the market, combined with new demands to quickly improve agility and resiliency in plants and across supply chains will serve to accelerate digitization and adoption of IIoT. This report documents four core benefits of digital transformation in food & beverage, based on real-time aggregated data of companies within the industry. The results reveal that efficiency gains, reliability improvements, and cost savings are realistic and achievable using these solutions. Read More
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Pre-packaged smarts: How to get your factory Industry 4.0 ready with a simple, modular solution

Dave Delany from ifm Australia likens the process of digitalising a factory to that of a kitchen pantry. The pantry may be filled with ingredients, but without a recipe or cooking experience, how do you go about prepping a meal? Where do you start? According to Delany, you don’t need to have the equivalent of a chef’s expertise in IT to get your business Industry 4.0 ready. Read more on how ifm has created a simple platform and ready-to-go software package that will protect what’s important to you, and allow you to start small, and scale fast. Read More