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Robotics and Automation in the Food Industry
Current and Future Technologies
Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition Series
Coordinator: Caldwell Darwin G
Language: English
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528 p. · 15.5x23.2 cm · Hardback
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Part one introduces key technologies and significant areas of development, including automatic process control and robotics in the food industry, sensors for automated quality and safety control, and the development of machine vision systems. Optical sensors and online spectroscopy, gripper technologies, wireless sensor networks (WSN) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are discussed, with consideration of intelligent quality control systems based on fuzzy logic. Part two goes on to investigate robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors. The automation of bulk sorting and control of food chilling and freezing is considered, followed by chapters on the use of robotics and automation in the processing and packaging of meat, seafood, fresh produce and confectionery. Automatic control of batch thermal processing of canned foods is explored, before a final discussion on automation for a sustainable food industry.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Robotics and automation in the food industry is an indispensable guide for engineering professionals in the food industry, and a key introduction for professionals and academics interested in food production, robotics and automation.
Part I: Introduction, key technologies and significant areas of development
Chapter 1: Automatic process control for the food industry: an introduction
Chapter 2: Robotics in the food industry: an introduction
Chapter 3: Sensors for automated food process control: an introduction
Chapter 4: Machine vision in the food industry
Chapter 5: Optical sensors and online spectroscopy for automated quality and safety inspection of food products
Chapter 6: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and related systems for automated process control in the food industry: an introduction
Chapter 7: Gripper technologies for food industry robots
Chapter 8: Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in the agricultural and food industries
Chapter 9: Intelligent quality control systems in food processing based on fuzzy logic
Chapter 10: Advanced methods for the control of food processes: the case of bioconversion in a fed-batch reactor
Part II: Robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors
Chapter 11: Automation and robotics for bulk sorting in the food industry
Chapter 12: Automatic control of food chilling and freezing
Chapter 13: Robotics and automation in meat processing
Chapter 14: Robotics and automation in the poultry industry: current technology and future trends
Chapter 15: Robotics and automation in seafood processing
Chapter 16: Robotics and automation in the fresh produce industry
Chapter 17: Robotics and automation for packaging in the confectionery industry
Chapter 18: Automatic control of batch thermal processing of canned foods
Chapter 19: Automation for a sustainable food industry: computer aided analysis and control engineering methods
- Provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging robotics and automation technologies and their applications in different industry sectors
- Chapters in part one cover key technologies and significant areas of development, including automatic process control and robotics in the food industry and sensors for automated quality and safety control
- Part two investigates robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors, including the automation of bulk sorting and the use of robotics and automation in the processing and packaging of meat, seafood, fresh produce and confectionery