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Lately, food manufacturing and processing has been featured quite a bit in the news, and more consumers have recently become keenly aware of the requirements of strict hygiene, and how it relates to food safety. The solution to satisfying this need is strategically implementing critical technology into the food manufacturing process.

It’s a weekly routine for us humans. You get home from the grocery store with a few bags of groceries, eggs, bread, cookies, milk. You know…. the essentials. Then you put everything away, something that can pretty much be done blindfolded! This simple task, done in a matter of minutes and without much thought, illustrates what an advanced and evolved machine you are!

Like the Great Wall of China, industrial machinery is built to last. In fact, facilities continue to depend on production equipment that’s quite possibly decades old. It’s safe to say legacy equipment is deeply rooted in the manufacturing world.

The foundation of the manufacturing industry strategy has long been the classic value chain which links together raw materials, producers, manufacturers, distributors, and (in the end) consumers, through a well-established commercial infrastructure characterized by a stable set of transactions.

Incorporating sustainability into your packaging process starts with taking a fresh look at current practices.

Delta Technology, an integrator and automation expert for complex manufacturing since 1997, announced today a joint venture with Semi of Sonora, Mexico. The new joint venture is named Delta-Semi, and will combine resources and leverage the strengths of both companies to provide additional options and flexibility in providing automation and robotics to their customers.

Not long ago, the thought of automatically collecting data from factory machines then using this data to provide real-time visualizations, notifications, and analytics to help make faster and more informed decisions was unheard of.

Whether it be in processing, meeting government regulations, or effecting the bottom line, automation has found its way into the food industry. Keeping costs down and food quality up is a necessity that can be met with the addition of this smart technology.

Choosing to automate your manufacturing line seems like a “no brainer.” New technologies to make the manufacturing process better, faster, and more consistent. While automation can be costly, the benefits greatly outweigh the cost.

As manufacturing technology advances toward Industry 4.0, the traditional sub-fields of engineering have synchronized, making the building process both precise and efficient.

The next time you visit your local grocery store, take a look at your favorite bottled beverage and you will see that each is filled with exactly the same amount…thanks to machine vision technology.

If you would like to read about the experience eScreen had with Delta Technology and read what they had said about us, click to read the full story.

Robots are changing the world of manufacturing, and plant engineers are being tasked with designing factory layouts using state-of-the-art robot technology. Because they can be programmed to perform dangerous, dirty and/or repetitive tasks with consistent precision and accuracy, industrial robots are increasingly used in a variety of industries and applications.