The food and drink sector is not, on the face of it, an obvious candidate for the attentions of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network, thanks to its traditional reliance on manual labour and the large number of SMEs involved. But Ken Young, Technology Director at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), believes the sector is ripe for a digital revolution.
As well as its reliance on manual labour and a preponderance of small businesses, the other apparent obstacles to change for the food and drink sector are fast development cycles and short-term contracts. And yet this is exactly where opportunities lie. Global manufacturing is under pressure to be more efficient and reduce waste, as well…
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