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This month we focus on how automation is transforming the food & beverage industry. On page 16 we look at how a Smart Manufacturing System will help double output in a bakery, the use of precision motion control in bottling applications on page 19, the role of dynamic checkweighers in frozen fruit and vegetable packaging on page 20, and finally, overcoming barriers to digital enablement in food processing on page 22.


The food & beverage industry focus starts on page 16 Cover image credit: Shutterstock


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