Designing and integrating machines for food production has never been more complex. From improving throughput and reducing downtime to enabling faster changeovers and maintaining consistent quality, engineers and machine builders are under increasing pressure to deliver more agile, efficient and reliable production lines.

Automation solutions provider Eberle Automatische Systeme has developed a breakthrough in quality control with a focus on the cheese-ripening process, combining AI with machine vision software from MVTec.

Riegele Brewery has boosted global distribution with hybrid KEG filling technology and advanced measurement control from Endress+Hauser.

John Crane has completed a Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging (QOGI) survey for a leading food-industry producer, enabling clear opportunities to reduce fugitive emissions, strengthen reliability and improve operational efficiency when corrective ...

Inductive heating is rapidly gaining importance in food processing and food-related packaging systems. The technology enables reproducible temperatures and short response times while meeting high hygiene standards. Kendrion consistently applies this ...

The Machinery Regulation may be mandatory from January 2027, but the subjects it covers - such as external attacks and potential manipulation - are issues that we're all facing right now. Knowledge is power; take your Industrial Security to the next ...

Diary date: NAEC Stoneleigh - Wednesday 14th October 2026. FoodManufacturing.Live 2026 brings together machine builders, systems integrators, engineers and manufacturing professionals for a one-day event focused on the technologies behind food and drink production lines.

Food Manufacturing.net is published exclusively for food and drink industry engineering professionals. The website includes news, views, case studies, technical articles and new product analysis on all aspects of engineering for the food and drink industry's engineers: from design engineering to installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair.

The average nett spend initiated by engineers in the food and drink industry outstrips almost all other manufacturing sectors, and the arrival of Food Manufacturing.net means that suppliers of engineering solutions to the sector now have a unique and laser focused platform to showcase their wares and successes.

Now published is the Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design, produced by MachineBuilding.net (a sister publication to FoodManufacturing.net). The free guide covers technological and market trends, legislation, regulations and standards,  machine zones, electrical equipment, fluid power, robotics, conveyors, mechanical components, machinery safety, energy efficiency, productivity, maintenance and more...