The Growing Use of Robotics in the Food Industry

1. The Growing Use of Robotics in the FoodIndustry • Over the last two decades, advances in different technological fields have turned ‘fictional’ robots into reality. The field of robotics falls under the umbrella of industrial automation. Due to the pressingneedforincreasedefficiency, robotshavebeendeployedtosimplifyactivities.Robotsare also becoming an essential component in many sectors. Previously, the application of robotics in the food industry was limited to food processing and palletizing in dairy, drinks, chocolates, and food tins. With the advancement compared to traditional methods, food manufacturing, and processing plants are using cost-effective automation solutions to increase production volume. Since relyingonmanuallaboris nowconsidered aclassicprinciple,robotized handling/manufacturing installations are becoming more common. Picking, putting, packing, and palletizingareallexamplesofpopularapplications. • Food industries are shifting towards automation to reduce food processing costs while increasing food quality and security. In this background, industries are implementing a systemic use of automation and robotic systems and fully automated digitized process management to improve foodmanufacturingproductivitywhiledramatically loweringproductioncosts. • WaysRoboticsis ChangingtheFood Industry: • The food industry has been reluctant to embrace robotics for various reasons. Experts believe that food industry robots are evolving, and companies that do not adopt modern technologies risk falling behind. Food demand continues to rise as the world’s population grows to over 7.5 billion. Consumersare searching formorethan just better-quality,organic foodattheirfingertips. Robotics and automation are critical components of the approach. The food processing industry hasbeenreluctanttoadoptroboticscompared toother sectors. • However,ontheother hand,Roboticshasmadeinroadsintonearly every aspectofthefood industryinrecentyears,fromthefarmtothekitchen.Thefollowingaresomeaspectsinwhich theindustry isevolving: • Agriculture:Farmingisthestartofthefoodchain.Theagriculturalprecisionindustryis estimatedtocost$7.87billionby 2022.Roboticsplaysa significantroleinthis.By the same year,thevalueofagriculturaldronesisexpectedtobe3.9billiondollars.Seedlings, recognition,andsortingaresome oftherobotic uses. • Food Processing:Autonomous foodprocessingcanholdthekey tomeetinggrowing fooddemand.Theglobalfoodautomationmarketispredictedtodoubleinsizewithin • thenextfiveyears,reaching2.5billiondollarsin2022.Becauseofthepopularityof ready-to-eatfoods,theAsia-Pacific marketisamajordriverin thisregion.Infood production, secondaryprocessingincludescombiningtheingredientstoformnewfood

2. products. Since the food is more standardized by then, robotics applications are best suited to secondary production. However, we see an increase in the number of main processing robots. • Food Packaging:Robotsforfoodpackaginghave beenusedinthefoodsupply chainfor alongtime.However,themostrecentchangeisthatthewholepackagingprocesscan nowbeautomated.Robotic packagingisexpectedto beoneoftheessentialapplications inthefoodindustry. • FoodSafety:Even though laborcostsdrive interestin robot technologies,more businesses focus on food safety. In 2019, the use of robot materials in the food industry had increasedby29%,owingtosafe andnon-contaminatingprocessingareas.According totheCDC,foodbornediseaseaffects48millionAmericans(1in6)per year,resultingin 128,000hospitalizationsand3,000deaths.Byreducinghumaninteractionwithfoodstuffs, robotsminimizethechance ofcontaminationand foodbornediseases. • For more information, please visit @ https://www.iebrain.com/the-growing-use-of-robotics-in- the-food-industry/ • AboutIngeniouse-BrainSolutions: - • Ingenious e-Brain Solutionsprovideshigh-quality, customized, and cost-effective Technology Intelligence,BusinessIntelligence, andIntellectualPropertyIntelligencesolutions toindustry leaders,andinnovativecompaniesacrosstheglobe.Innovation,knowledge,andtransparencyform thebasisofourcompany’smissionandvision.Alongwithcostbenefits,weprovidehighestquality results ensuring fool-proof confidentiality and security. We are an ISO certified company with offices inIndiaandUSA. • Ingeniouse-BrainSolutionshasastrongteamof analysts,andsubjectmatterexpertswithdomain proficiency whichisdevotedtohelpclients grow.Our highlyqualifiedprofessionals offertailored, value-addedandcost-effectiveservicestoourclients.Webelieveinbuildinglongterm relationshipswithourclientswhoincludenationalandinternationalcorporations,Fortune500 companies, world’sleadingresearchinstitutesanduniversitiesaswellasindependentinventors. GetinTouch:- • IndiaOffice • 207-208 Welldone TechPark,SohnaRoad Sector48,Gurugram,Haryana122018,India • +911244294218 • Email:- • queries@iebrain.com