Food industry digitalization: from challenges and trends to opportunities and solutions

Demartini, Melissa; Pinna, Claudia; Tonelli, Flavio; Terzi, Sergio; Sansone, Cinzia; Testa, Chiara

doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.08.337

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“…Industry is facing a new revolution and transition phase; i.e., the spreading of the so-called Industry 4.0 [1]. Industry 4.0 can be regarded as a complex, flexible system, which can improve the quality, efficiency and competitiveness in different sectors of industry [2]. This new economic and social paradigm manifests itself as the adoption of cyber-physical systems (CPS) to provide facilities for traceability and quality monitoring in industrial process [3].…”

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“…The functioning of the WSN was demonstrated and a statistical analysis was performed on the variables monitored during different seasons. offered by Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions to meet sustainability (or waste reduction) criteria [2]. The food industry is managing critical changes related to consumer needs, to health and safety concerns and to the demand of food products which should be differentiated and high-quality [5].…”

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“…Therefore, to satisfy customer demands, the digital monitoring of the supply chain is required to provide a deep knowledge of the crucial production steps, in order to detect the weaknesses of and permit the optimization of the whole process, to reduce the maintenance difficulties and lower the costs [5,6]. Moreover, this digitalization trend in food industry can favor the automatic data collection, the lowering of paperwork and the enabling the development of real-time, robust feedback strategies [2]. Furthermore, the challenge of ensuring acceptable adoption costs of new information and communication technologies (ICT) by small and medium size activities calls for a reasonable and effective answers [4].As a solution to these problems, the use of wireless senors networks (WSNs) was proposed [4].…”

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“…Indeed, the performances of industrial production are mainly related to technical components, monitoring and maintenance [13]. The opportunity of real-time, ubiquitous and smart sensing provided by a WNS can significantly increase the competitiveness and enhance the revenue, while permitting one to satisfy customer needs, reduce energy, limit waste production and rationalize water usage [13].The application of WSN in Food-Industry 4.0 is still rare [2,5,6,21]. The first examples of WSNs in food production are related to the need for monitoring the minimum quality standards related to health concerns [21].…”

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“…The application of WSN in Food-Industry 4.0 is still rare [2,5,6,21]. The first examples of WSNs in food production are related to the need for monitoring the minimum quality standards related to health concerns [21].…”

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A Wireless Sensors Network for Monitoring the Carasau Bread Manufacturing Process

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This work copes with the design and implementation of a wireless sensors network architecture to automatically and continuously monitor, for the first time, the manufacturing process of Sardinian Carasau bread. The case of a traditional bakery company facing the challenge of the Food-Industry 4.0 competitiveness is investigated. The process was analyzed to identify the most relevant variables to be monitored during the product manufacturing. Then, a heterogeneous, multi-tier wireless sensors network was designed and realized to allow the real-time control and the data collection during the critical steps of dough production, sheeting, cutting and leavening. Commercial on-the-shelf and cost-effective integrated electronics were employed, making the proposed approach of interest for many practical cases. Finally, a user-friendly interface was provided to enhance the understanding, control and to favor the process monitoring. With the wireless senors network (WSN) we designed, it is possible to monitor environmental parameters (temperature, relative humidity, gas concentrations); cinematic quantities of the belts; and, through a dedicated image processing system, the morphological characteristics of the bread before the baking. The functioning of the WSN was demonstrated and a statistical analysis was performed on the variables monitored during different seasons. offered by Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions to meet sustainability (or waste reduction) criteria [2]. The food industry is managing critical changes related to consumer needs, to health and safety concerns and to the demand of food products which should be differentiated and high-quality [5]. However, the quality of these products can change suddenly during the production process; thus, leading to the need for ad hoc, reliable and real-time strategies to monitor the manufacturing process [5,6]. Therefore, to satisfy customer demands, the digital monitoring of the supply chain is required to provide a deep knowledge of the crucial production steps, in order to detect the weaknesses of and permit the optimization of the whole process, to reduce the maintenance difficulties and lower the costs [5,6]. Moreover, this digitalization trend in food industry can favor the automatic data collection, the lowering of paperwork and the enabling the development of real-time, robust feedback strategies [2]. Furthermore, the challenge of ensuring acceptable adoption costs of new information and communication technologies (ICT) by small and medium size activities calls for a reasonable and effective answers [4].As a solution to these problems, the use of wireless senors networks (WSNs) was proposed [4]. WSNs are recognized as a relevant technology of the 21st century. A WSN can be defined as a low-cost platform which connects large networks of sensors [7][8][9]. They are systems which comprise radio-frequency (RF) transceivers, sensors, micro-controller or processor and power sources [5,6]. WSNs are a novel and interesting manifestation of the IoT technology [10][11][12]....

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Food system resilience thinking: from digital to integral

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The current food system is directly influenced by the increase in environmental problems and nutritional inequality globally. Financial and political collapses, health crises, excessive urbanization, and rapid industrialization are some of the principal factors threatening the food supply's security. The food system needs a profound transformation to avoid ecosystem destabilization and a global food crisis. Concerning this transformation, we are certain that the first step for a successful food system change is global resilience thinking. To reach an integrated food system, we proposed introducing the resilient concept linked with other known concepts, such as circular economy and sustainability. A resilient food system can recover over time, ensuring the supply of sustainable and quality food and access to all. This would mean redesigning the value chains in the food system, re-educating consumers to implement a healthier diet, and introducing technology such as digital innovation. Re-evaluating these relevant points, redesigning the focus of the food system, not only for economic efficiency but also including significant trade-offs, or valuing other services in the food system, are essential to reaching the desired resilience.

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Food Industry, Applications of Digitalization

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2021

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The utilization of digitalized technologies, data, and systems in food industries can offer potential solutions to different challenges across personalized nutrition, food processing, production line, and supply chain monitoring and management. This chapter classifies the applications of digitalization in the food industries on the basis of different criteria. The shifting toward digitalization is a strategic and necessary change that can increase the satisfaction of consumers and producers of the food industry throughout the world. It is also shown that how the digitalization can be related to a process in food industries. Different levels of digitalization's relation with a process in food industry include legislation, data collection, processing, monitoring, economy, and communication. It will V. M. Karizaki ( )

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Food industry digitalization: from challenges and trends to opportunities and solutions

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A Wireless Sensors Network for Monitoring the Carasau Bread Manufacturing Process

A Wireless Sensors Network for Monitoring the Carasau Bread Manufacturing Process

Food system resilience thinking: from digital to integral

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