Calbee has earmarked around 140 billion yen (US$1bn) for M&A, automation, equipment and facility upgrades to fortify its operations both at home and abroad.
Drive-thru diners at two of Panera Bread café in greater Rochester, NY, will be greeted by a proprietary voice ordering AI tech called Tori, which has been developed by OpenCity to maximise efficiency and increase speed of orders.
The adoption of automation, the cheekily named Bruce Banner (nod to the Incredible Hulk) and Redzone has enabled Companion Baking to cement its role as a mid-size bread distributor, producing 150 SKUs daily despite its limited floor space.
The theme of innovation has truly been brought to the forefront of the baking industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Automated systems and equipment will provide businesses with a holistic solution to pandemic-related challenges and arm them an...
Most micro and minor weighing operations in bakery facilities across the globe are carried out by human operators. Jake Norman, head of Innovation at OAL notes that even after automating the bulk ingredients with silos, as much as 70% of the remaining...
Equipment manufacturers are investing ‘huge sums in R&D’ to enable bakers boost operational efficiency and develop application-specific products to meet exacting consumer demands, according to Global Market Insights.
Today’s industry buzzwords are clean label, automation and sanitary design, but the biggest challenge for the global bakery equipment industry is its workforce.
Bells of Lazonby, a family bakery in Cumbria, UK, which supplies cakes, scones and artisan breads has secured funding from the Made Smarter Programme to automate its portioned cake with automated robot machinery.
SIG has partnered with ProLeiT, automation and process control systems, to offer producers advanced production technology and integrated software for food, beverage and dairy producers.
Fispal Technology 2015, an international fair for packaging, process and logistics for the food and beverage industry, took place between June 23-26, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Rockwell Automation has released the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 527 AC drive, designed to work with its Logix-based programmable automation controllers (PAC).
Food manufacturers are looking to boost their ‘green credentials’ with sustainability and reduction of product waste, particularly in finished product, according to tna.
Researchers at SINTEF, an independent research organisation in Scandinavia, have built a robot called Gribbot to extract breast fillets from chickens, normally done by human hands.
Oven Industries Inc. has introduced new temperature control products, geared toward a range of food processing applications, with ramp/soak capabilities.
Food manufacturers can access more economical pick and place systems thanks to the launch of UK automated packing specialist Pacepacker Services' second hand Blu-Robot solutions.
Bakery ingredients supplier British Bakels has invested around €225,000 on a new robot palletising system which it claims will cut costs and improve the level of safety at its UK plant.
Higher output, the capability for full integration into automated packaging lines and flexibility are benefits claimed by Multivac for its new twin lane traysealer.
A new alliance between a software developer and a intelligent weighing system manufacturer will help eliminate waste, save on time and increase product consistency and profitability for UK and Irish based bakers, according to the companies involved.
The bakery manufacturing industry is the target of a campaign by a production logistics firm that claims it can automate the entire crate handling process for the sector.
Australian food equipment firm Goldpeg spears pilot research and development needs and single shift production with the launch of its Pilot RotaTherm continuous cooking system.
A new temperature transmitter enables food and drink production facilities to monitor all process variables including temperature points throughout the plant, claims its developer.
A new batching system accurately collects and weighs meat, poultry
and other products, reducing labour requirements for processors,
its manufacturer claims.
UK processors fail to exploit automation and robotics handling,
mainly due to concerns about the costs, return on investment and a
shortage of trained engineers, according to an industry survey.
More state-of-the-art robot arms will soon be packing cheese in
Lincolnshire, the UK, providing more evidence that robots may cut
costs and provide a viable alternative to outsourcing for
manufacturers.
Buhler has expanded its software control system for mills and
bakeries dealing with large amounts of grain to give managers more
control over the whole supply chain process.
Automated packaging developer Bradman Lake is launching its latest
robotic top load cartoner for throughputs of up to 300ppm, an
innovation that the group hopes will build on its international
reputation.
A new automated solution that uses fieldbus network technology
gives manufacturers the opportunity to better control the food
process, claims developer Profibus. Fieldbus networks are already
used by many processors, and this trend...
German technology group Azo has developed a new automated system called
Dosibox which it claims allows for the cost-effective dosing of
additives and other minor ingredients.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are undertaking
development of an automated product-inspection prototype, working
with staff of Flowers Bakery in Villa Rica, Georgia.
Agroferm is planning the construction of a new production plant at
its Esbjerg site in Denmark for which Invensys APV will be
supplying the processing and engineering equipment - a move which
will make the company the largest Lysine...
Since its advent in the 1960s, rewinding technology has developed
in leaps and bounds. The latest launch is Valmet Converting's CT
600, which is specifically aimed at meeting high output
requirements.
GSE Systems, a leading global provider of real-time process control
and simulation solutions for the food and beverage industry, has
launched a new version of its Process Automation System, D/3(R).
Bizerba, the UK-based packaging equipment manufacturer, has
launched a new checkweigher designed to provide weight measurement
and process control for food and beverage packaging.
Delta Systems, a leader in automation and motion control solutions,
is to supply Flowers Foods with an initial order for an automated
feeding and wrapping system. The equipment will be used in US-based
Flowers Snack's cakes division.
