Implementing Industry 4.0 as the digital Agenda in all manufacturing industries and thereby increasing the competitiveness is a matter of course and clearly also applicable for the food and beverage industry. With altering customer behaviours, legal requirements as well as the increasing specialization, the industrial sectors are facing continuous challenge. Even though the automation of facilities in many cases is already put into practice, the structured integration into a holistic data concept is often missing. Through the digital networking of all processes, innovative solutions are on offer. What does Industry 4.0 mean for the food and beverage industry, where the opportunities lie and which specific implementation measures are available is subject to this article.
Industrie 4.0 Management | Volume 34 | 2018 | Edition 5 | Pages 55-58 | DOI
10.30844/I40M18-5_55-58