A digital investment with million-dollar returns Smart sensors bring a big business win for chocolate mousse manufacturer “Investing in digital technology is not a cost – it’s an opportunity,” says Javier Álvarez Osuna, tech innovation manager at Galicia Food Cluster and director of the Business Factory Food entrepreneurship programme. Judging by [...]
Strong SME response to first S3FOOD call Partners receive more than 100 funding applications as food processors launch their digital transition. Food SMEs from all over Europe have signalled their keen interest in digitalising production. Altogether, they submitted 104 applications for S3FOOD funding in time for the first call deadline on [...]
The digital age after COVID-19 What the pandemic has taught us so far about the importance of Industry 4.0 – and how digital technology can prepare your food business for the future. Who could have imagined that 2020 would be the year when a fast-moving pandemic rocked the world? A few [...]
Smart ideas for the cider cellar Digital opportunities were an eye-opener for cider-producing Castañón Digitalisation of production is not on the agenda – yet – at family-owned cider company Castañón in Gijon, Spain. But, for Marta García Miranda, there was certainly a lot to think about after attending an S3FOOD study [...]
Data reports on a job well done Smart sensors are a chance to improve efficiency – and satisfaction on the factory floor Industry 4.0 is not just about technology. It’s also about the people on the factory floor who can see their efforts make a positive difference. Because, when the goal is [...]
Claudio Rubio, business developer at Táctica TIC Smart vision tracks quality from beginning to end Full traceability in food production is the best quality assurance, says Claudio Rubio from Spanish Táctica TIC. If there’s one thing that machines are better at than humans, then it’s repetitive tasks in industrial [...]
Keep food quality on track with a digital system Quality managers can be overloaded with data when keeping track of performance on food processing lines. The more complex the production, the more challenging it becomes to get an overview. That can lead to delays in discovering a quality problem. This is [...]
The Consibio co-founders, from left: Emil Jakobsen, Søren Kjær and Johan Egsgaard Thomsen Photo credit: Mikal Schlosser S3FOOD puts your finger on the pulse says Søren Kjær, co-founder of Consibio A young start-up company from Aarhus, Denmark joined the S3FOOD study visit to Belgium on 4 February. Consibio co-founder [...]
Choose your smart sensors wisely IoT specialist Bo Eskerod Madsen shares advice for buying and benefiting from smart sensors – the best way to smooth-running food production. Which question should you ask before choosing the supplier that will deliver smart sensors to your food production line? According to Bo Eskerod Madsen, [...]
Smart controls are a blessing – but remember to make them your own Victor Guillot, R&D engineer at Thimonnier, was among the speakers at the first S3FOOD study visit in Lyon on 6-7 November 2019. Here are his insights. “Digitalisation of all our big machines began in the 1980s to [...]
