Jenton Group’s keywords for Food Manufacturing Live 2024 have to be ‘Clever Conveyors’. The company designs and makes systems for manufacturing lines that allow them to function, make them more efficient, improve quality control and prevent non-compliant products from leaving your factory.

This special event is exclusively for engineers of all disciplines in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector. With almost 120 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations and developments in factory automation, machine vision, robotics, power transmission, industrial networks, machinery safety and so much more, there is something here for every engineer in the food and drink industry.

In the last of this week’s previews for May’s FoodManufacturing.Live, we look at some of the engineering products specifically developed to address the manufacturing challenges within this demanding sector, and their applications, focusing on track rollers from Schaeffler, sensing solutions from Baumer, robot dress packs from Murrplastik and flow meters from ifm electronic.

Neura Robotics and OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies are excited to announce their strategic partnership which aims to revolutionise the manufacturing industry by introducing cognitive robots into factory automation, leveraging advanced AI capabilities to enhance efficiency, flexibility, and safety.

In order to produce containers for fish packaging as sustainably as possible, box manufacturer Atlantic Styro relies on a modern vacuum supply from Atlas Copco.

In the latest in our series of previews for FoodManufacturing.Live, we look at the topic of efficiency, and the solutions that will enable businesses to boost their productivity while saving energy. In particular, we focus on food portioning technology from Telsonic, energy efficiency solutions from Spooner Industries, vision systems from IDS and digital panel meters from London Electronics.

Swiss coffee machine manufacturer Eversys relies on diaphragm gas pumps from KNF in its E’Line and CAMEO series machines to produce Barista quality milk foam using a compressed air supply.

At Food Manufacturing Live The Schaeffler Group will showcase its range of products which will enable reduced energy consumption, conserved resources, reduction in unplanned downtime and more.

In the second in our series of previews for FoodManufacturing.Live, which opens its doors at the National Motorcycle Museum on 1 May 2024, we look specifically at the issue of safety within food and beverage production, highlighting solutions from SKF, Pilz and MachineSafe Compliance.

In the first of a series of preview articles, we look at some of the technologies on display at FoodManufacturing.Live, focusing here on bushings and bearings from Graphite Metallising Corporation, measurement technology from JUMO, control systems from Total Automated Solutions and the full factory fit-out capability of Oakley Food Projects.