Food and drink manufacturing - Industry 4.0 | ONE

Industry 4.0, the accelerating adoption of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, is enabling food and drink producers to digitise their supply and demand systems, reduce waste and maximise profitability.

CeeD, Opportunity North East and Booth Welsh are partnering to deliver this webinar exploring the art of the possible with digital technologies in food and drink manufacturing. The session will share knowledge and experience of industrial digital and provide practical insights through food and drink business case studies highlighting productivity gains and environmental performance. The session will also explore the use of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in the manufacturing environment.

The session will include Q&A with the speakers.

• David Nicholson, Business Development Manager, CeeD (Centre for Engineering Education and Development). CeeD is a growing community of businesses and academics who collaborate to pool talent, expertise, experience and resources in the pursuit of operational excellence within their own organisations and yours – to deliver improvements that will impact the bottom line.
• Neil Freckingham, Food Hub Director, Opportunity North East. SeedPod will be the go-to place to deliver north east Scotland's ambition to grow the size and value of the food and drink sector. SeedPod will create opportunities to pilot advanced manufacturing processes and technology, scale-up production, inspire new product development and provide access to global market insights.
• Gordon Semple, Innovation Business Leader, & Aimee Doole, Marketing, Communications & Engagement Manager of Booth Welsh. Booth Welsh, alongside its partner brand iTech, delivers practical Industry 4.0 solutions across a range of industry sectors.

The webinar is aimed at those within food and drink businesses of all sizes with responsibility for operations, engineering, technical and production. Owners and managing directors of food and drink businesses who are looking for insights on how Industry 4.0, automation, data and digitisation can enhance their efficiency, productivity and profitability.

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