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Title Robotics and automation in the food industry : current and future technologies / edited by Darwin G. Caldwell.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (526 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Woodhead Publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition, 2042-8049 ; number 236
Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition ; no. 236.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I. Introduction, key technologies and significant areas of development -- part II. Robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors.
Summary The implementation of robotics and automation in the food sector offers great potential for improved safety, quality and profitability by optimising process monitoring and control. Robotics and automation in the food industry provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging technologies and their applications in different industry sectors. Part one introduces key technologies and significant areas of development, including automatic process control and robotics in the food industry, sensors for automated quality and safety control, and the development of machine vision systems. Optical sensors and online spectroscopy, gripper technologies, wireless sensor networks (WSN) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are discussed, with consideration of intelligent quality control systems based on fuzzy logic. Part two goes on to investigate robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors. The automation of bulk sorting and control of food chilling and freezing is considered, followed by chapters on the use of robotics and automation in the processing and packaging of meat, seafood, fresh produce and confectionery. Automatic control of batch thermal processing of canned foods is explored, before a final discussion on automation for a sustainable food industry. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Robotics and automation in the food industry is an indispensable guide for engineering professionals in the food industry, and a key introduction for professionals and academics interested in food production, robotics and automation. Provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging robotics and automation technologies and their applications in different industry sectorsChapters in part one cover key technologies and significant areas of development, including automatic process control and robotics in the food industry and sensors for automated quality and safety controlPart two investigates robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors, including the automation of bulk sorting and the use of robotics and automation in the processing and packaging of meat, seafood, fresh produce and confectionery.
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Subject Food processing machinery -- Automatic control.
Food processing machinery -- Automatic control.
Food processing machinery.
Food industry and trade -- Automation.
Food industry and trade -- Automation.
Food industry and trade.
Food industry and trade -- Technological innovations.
Food industry and trade -- Technological innovations.
Robotics -- Industrial applications.
Robotics -- Industrial applications.
Robotics.
Robotics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Caldwell, D. G. (Darwin G.)
Other Form: Print version: Robotics and automation in the food industry. Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013 9780857095763 (OCoLC)861536715
ISBN 9780857095763 (electronic book)
0857095765 (electronic book)
1845698010
9781845698010
9781845698010