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Powering sustainability: Strategies for future-ready businesses

The evolution of sustainability has now surpassed being accountable for your own business operations, it now must include your wider supply chain. What does this sustainability evolution mean for your company, and how can you stay ahead of the competition, win new contracts with the big players, and energy and business costs - all at the same time? In this workshop at Food Manufacturing Live, Brownlow Utilities managing director Lee J McGie presents a simple, proven approach that is designed to cut through the noise, acronyms and jargon that businesses face on a daily basis.

Decarbonising beverage manufacturing: Aston Manor’s CHP transformation

In this workshop at Food Manufacturing Live, TEDOM director Paul Hamblyn and project manager Phil Greenbury, describe how Aston Manor Cider's Tiverton site undertook a pioneering heat decarbonisation project, replacing inefficient kerosene boilers with a hydrogen-ready TEDOM CHP plant. This turnkey solution, combined with modern flash pasteurisation and conversion to low-temperature hot water, delivered a 32% reduction in annual CO2 emissions (1,105 tonnes) and projected energy savings of £1.16 million per year. With a capital investment of £2 million and ROI in under two years, the project also aligned to parent company Agrial's 2035 Climate Plan, supporting group-wide sustainability targets. This initiative demonstrates how engineering innovation can drive rapid, cost-effective decarbonisation in food manufacturing.

Recipe for resilience: Unpacking innovation through a real-world manufacturing lens

In an era marked by disruption and rapid technological shifts, resilience has become a cornerstone of sustainable manufacturing. In this panel session at Food Manufacturing Live, Gambica sector head Nikesh Mistry panel brings together industry leaders and innovators to explore how real-world manufacturing environments are driving practical innovation to stay competitive and adaptable. The discussion delves into actionable strategies for building resilient operations, from supply chain agility and digital transformation to workforce development and collaborative partnerships, offering insights into the challenges manufacturers face today - and the creative, tech-enabled solutions shaping the industrial automation sector of tomorrow.

How Formula 1 techniques are solving complex food and beverage manufacturing challenges

Are you drowning in data? Do you struggle to separate what’s important from the white noise? Do you need to accelerate production, enhance quality and reduce wastage? Do you want to make work easier for your teams, while saving money? In this workshop at Food Manufacturing Live, PurpleSector manufacturing sector director looks at how race-inspired sensors and analytics are generating the insights manufacturers need to spearhead process improvements.

From food grade to food safe

As food recalls increase and safety regulations become stricter worldwide, proactive food safety programs have become standard practice. Speaking at Food Manufacturing Live, SKF regional sales manager John Casey details how today's cutting-edge solutions enhance food safety, improve efficiency and reduce maintenance costs in food processing environments.

Cut costs and boost efficiency with voltage optimisation

With more than half of businesses planning to prioritise investment in automation, and energy bills set to rise by 5% over the next year, finding smarter ways to manage power has never been more critical. What if you could slash energy costs, overcome grid constraints, and support your carbon reduction goals - all at the same time? Speaking at Food Manufacturing Live, James Hampshire, principal engineer at Powerstar, demonstrates how modern power technologies, such as Voltage Optimisation, advanced transformers, and behind-the-meter Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), are transforming manufacturing operations, improving efficiency, and delivering measurable savings.

Minimise recalls, prevent brand damage and reduce food waste

Food recalls result in both brand damage and increased food waste. Add-in increased legislation on waste reporting, and the food manufacturing industry is at a critical point in its evolution. Food packaging contains an ever-increasing amount of consumer information and supply chain data; therefore, it is imperative to ensure that all aspects of the packaging and labelling are correct. Speaking at Food Manufacturing Live, Dr Russell Sion, director at Jenton Group, discusses possible solutions to the verification problem and how these will not only reduce the risk of recall but also how the use of verification systems can add value to the supply chain and increase consumer confidence.

Save money, reduce waste

Speaking at Food Manufacturing Live, PLUS Automation managing director Mark Weymouth explains how unique sensing solutions can help food and beverage manufacturers save money and reduce waste.

From sensor to solution: How AI brings IO-Link to life

At Machine Building Live, SICK UK digital solutions consultant Charlie Walker explores how AI-enabled software in conjunction with IO-Link gateways are transforming sensor integration. AI can interpret your written requirements and automatically build device user interfaces - with no prior experience needed. The result is faster commissioning, easier fault finding and smarter automation. The system also suggests improvements based on sensor capabilities, even across devices from different manufacturers. Whether you are new to IO-Link or looking to scale intelligent sensing, Charlie reveals how AI bridges the gap from sensor data to real-world solutions.

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