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How Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation is Shaping the Food Industry

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How Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation is Shaping the Food Industry. Food production is currently centralised; however, shortly, machines and raw materials will independently arrange the manufacturing process and connect across corporate divisions identical to social media networks. Industry 4.0's

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Top 16 Frequently Asked Questions About Manufacturing Execution system (MES)

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Improved product tracking and traceability is a primary benefit of a manufacturing execution system, which is critical for producers to meet regulatory compliance and transparency standards. A manufacturing execution system's primary function is to monitor the flow of items through production. What impact will Industry 4.0

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Off-the-shelf: Delivering Supermarket-spec Food Safety Due Diligence

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Metal detection systems continue to be the mainstay of preventing contaminants entering the food production chain. Retailer COP revisions, although infrequent, can be a major headache for food processors and machinery manufacturers alike. Now including Contact 4.0 Nevertheless, we never take our eye off the ball.

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Food Label Verification: A Future Shaped by Data

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Food processing is no exception. In food production humans generally perform two sub-tasks for each primary task. After biological contamination, label related defects are cited as the second most common cause behind costly and brand-damaging product withdrawals and retailer returns.