Moving Food Processing to Industry 4.0 and Beyond

The world economy is on the verge of rapid digital transformation, and that includes food processing. The global industrial automation market is predicted to be worth $297 billion by 2026, with food and beverage applications making up 11% of the market. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, such as sensors, simulations, artificial intelligence–based autonomous systems, additive manufacturing, cloud systems, and blockchain, are projected to have the greatest impact on the food processing industr…