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News Release from: Food Processing Faraday Partnership | Subject: Appetite for Engineering
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 October 2007
'Appetite for Engineering' food
conference
The food event of the year is finally here - Appetite for Engineering, the conference, demonstration and networking forum, 28-29 November at the Chesford Grange in Kenilworth, near Warwick
Delegates will be able to network with the likes of Unilever, whose head of project engineering and manufacturing, Martin Beckford, will be delivering an address entitled 'Building a platform for the next 100 years of Marmite production' In this, Martin will spell out how Unilever invested in its plant and the clear benefits that have resulted
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 2 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Also at the conference will be Cevn Vilbert of Silchester Controls, talking about the plant-wide control system at Ryvita; Alec Kyriakides, head of product safety at Sainsbury's, talking about the supply of safe and quality food and the expectations of the retailer; and Alan Spreckley, food segment manager at ABB Robotics, giving ten good reasons for investing in robotic automation.
This conference will convince you of what a profitable future engineering and automation holds for the food processing industry.
Key papers will include:.
* How engineering science can give new insight into improved process performance.
* Financing automation through self-funding loans.
* The expectations of a retailer for the supply of safe and quality foods.
* How the Centre for Robotics and Automation can physically demonstrate effective automation systems.
* Waste management - a perspective on the impact of economic and regulatory drivers over the next 15 years.
* The benefit of reducing energy consumption through better control.
* How the Food Processing Faraday are helping food processors through technology transfer.
* Automation and Robotic approaches for Food Handling and Assembly.
* Installation of the largest chocolate moulding line in the world.
* Vision inspection for safe products.
* The cost effective use of variable speed drives.
* Plant wide control system for the primary processes and packaging of crispbreads for Ryvita.
* The role of lean powder processing.
A key focus will be on the centre for robotics and automation.
This has been set up by Yorkshire Forward in conjunction with the DTI and the Food Manufacturing Engineering Group, and will form an important part of the discussions and proceedings at the two-day event.
To book your places or to find out more, visit the events section of our website.
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