Customization in Food Manufacturing
Summary
Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director of industrial parts supplier EU Automation, explains how the future of food manufacturing will facilitate the same level of customization, automatically.Mobile devices, improved connectivity and the ability of sensors, parts and machines to record, transmit and interpret information are leading new approaches to how food manufacturing is done.While this was label-focused project, rather than changing the actual beverage, it demonstrated an ability to output customized products on a large scale.To achieve a high level of flexibility and allow customers to choose exactly how they like their yogurt, it requires expert networking of production lines.With intelligent SCADA software, and HMI displays from EU Automation , custom orders can automatically trigger the relevant dispensers in a manufacturing plant.