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The Open IIoT booth has highlighted Industry 4.0, with a network of developers working together to demonstrate connected solutions on the booth.

Open IIoT is made up of a group of Australia’s key players in the automation and manufacturing industry, including; SMC Corporation, Nord Drivesystems, Balluff, Beckhoff Automation, ZI-Argus, and recent addition Kuka Robotics.

Watch the video where Richard Roberts from ZI-Argus takes us through the system on the AUSPACK stand, pointing out the ease and benefits of Industry 4.0.

Food & Drink Business

CCEP has completed a $39.7m manufacturing upgrade at its Kewdale facility in WA, installing a high-speed can production line that increases capacity by more than 40% and lifts production speeds to 1500 cans per minute.

Nearly 6 in 10 Aussies in food and beverage manufacturing believe their organisation is becoming less productive, despite continued investment in workplace technology, according to Argon & Co.

Every food, drink, personal care and household product made in Australia starts with an investment decision. A company chooses to replace a production line, automate a process or expand a plant. That choice is now made in a global market for capital, and Australia is struggling to compete. The question is simple. Will the next generation of manufacturing investment come here?