As industrial businesses seek cutting-edge capabilities, upgrading existing software is a strategic choice, says Andy Graham, Solutions Manager at SolutionsPT.

Food recalls result in both brand damage and increased food waste. Add-in increased legislation on waste reporting, and the food manufacturing industry is at a critical point in its evolution. In this workshop at Food Manufacturing Live, Dr Russell Sion, director at Jenton Group, highlights verification solutions to minimise recalls, prevent brand damage and reduce food waste.

Rockwell Automation has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, which showcases how the company is bringing together technology and manufacturing for a more sustainable tomorrow.

At Food Manufacturing Live, Jake Norman, managing director at OAL, discusses applications for robotics in food factories to automate the likes of pick and place operations, palletising, case packing and other areas.

Exhibitors of the leading exhibition automatica look ahead to the coming years with great confidence - despite economic challenges. Expectations for the future economic development of the industry even reached an all-time high in 2025.

Speaking at Food Manufacturing Live, PLUS Automation managing director Mark Weymouth explains how unique sensing solutions can help food and beverage manufacturers save money and reduce waste.

PLUS Automation managing director Mark Weymouth discusses hygienic sensors for food processing applications, looking in particular at optical sensors from Satron which can drive huge cost savings in, for example, CIP applications, with payback periods in as little as two weeks to two months.

Rockwell Automation reports that THG Nutrition, home to Myprotein - the world's largest online sports nutrition brand - has selected the Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to drive operational excellence, support rapid growth and unify its manufacturing processes across multiple sites.

Faced with stringent cleaning requirements and the use of harsh disinfecting chemicals, a food processing company needed a cleaning solution that was both effective and reliable. To address this challenge, the company partnered with Membracon - an OEM - and IMI to develop a bespoke machine cleaning system, ensuring food processing equipment could be efficiently cleaned after each production shift.

With Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 just around the corner, Mike Wilson, Chief Automation Officer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, argues that robotics innovation is key to productivity, resilience and long-term packaging sector growth - and why a cultural shift is long overdue.