Issue No: 21
26th June 2025

Challenges and opportunities facing the European food and beverage sector

With F&B companies operating in an era of unprecedented change and disruption, RS Group has launched its 2025 Food and Beverage EMEA Whitepaper. Based on in-depth research and expert insights, the report deep-dives into the complex challenges facing the F&B sector in Europe. Among the areas the industry should advance in order to thrive, the report highlights the need to optimise efficiency and agility.

With best regards

Mark Simms, Editor
msimms@theengineeringnetwork.co.uk

EDITORS CHOICE

Embedding smart conveyor design in your bakery

Few things are more disruptive to a busy bakery than unplanned downtime. Whether it's a jammed conveyor, a worn-out bearing, or a belt that takes too long to clean, even small interruptions can cascade into lost batches, missed delivery windows and ...

FUJI TEKKO unifies motion, I/O and information communication using CC-Link IE TSN

Winding is a key process in a range of industries from food and beverage, agriculture and electrical engineering to automotive manufacturing, construction and consumer goods. It enables the production of products as diverse as the safety film in your ...

The time is now for industrial energy efficiency

In a new whitepaper, ABB has set out the scale of the challenge facing the global industrial sector and emphasises the critical role of industrial energy efficiency in meeting rising energy demand while strengthening energy security and ...

CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS

Repackaging delicate items simply and safely

When A + F Automation und Fordertechnik faced the challenge of finding a safety solution for its complex Sortpacker packaging system, a solution that would both protect the operator and guarantee efficiency, it turned to Pilz.

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