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Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies that creates the so-called smart factory, where information and operations technology systems converge in a single network architecture.

 

By linking intelligent machines and Internet of Things technologies, an enterprise can experience seamless connectivity and information sharing across people, plants and supply chains.

 

But what does Industry 4.0 mean for Australian equipment manufacturers and their customers? In this video, OEM Foodmach, intelligent systems integrator Matthews and industrial automation and informations solutions provider Rockwell Automation provide some pre-AUSPACK insights.

 

Food & Drink Business

Elixinol Wellness has completed the sale of its US business and reported a narrowed first half loss, with revenue up 5.8 per cent to $7.2 million and gross margin close to 10 per cent higher as the group concentrates on its Australian food and wellness brands.

Nourish Ingredients has completed a 10-tonne industrial production run of its animal-free dairy fat, Creamilux, at SD Guthrie International’s facilities in the Netherlands, under a partnership that gives the Australian company European manufacturing capacity without building its own plant.

Bubs Australia has received permanent regulatory authorisation from the US FDA for its three infant formula products – Bubs Goat, Bubs 365 Day Grass Fed, and Bubs Essential.