| Description |
1 online resource (526 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Series |
Woodhead Publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition, 2042-8049 ; number 236 |
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Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition ; no. 236.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction, key technologies and significant areas of development -- part II. Robotics and automation in particular unit operations and industry sectors. |
| Summary |
The implementation of robotics and automation in the food sector offers great potential for improved safety, quality and profitability by optimising process monitoring and control. Robotics and automation in the food industry provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging technologies and their applications in different industry sectors. 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. Provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging robotics and automation technologies and their applications in different industry sectorsChapters 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 controlPart 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. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Food processing machinery -- Automatic control.
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Food industry and trade -- Automation.
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Food industry and trade -- Technological innovations.
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Robotics -- Industrial applications.
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Robotics.
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Aliments -- Traitement -- Machines -- Commande automatique. |
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Robotique -- Applications industrielles. |
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Robotique. |
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Food industry and trade -- Automation |
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Food industry and trade -- Technological innovations |
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Food processing machinery -- Automatic control |
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Robotics |
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Robotics -- Industrial applications |
| Indexed Term |
robots |
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mechatronica |
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mechatronics |
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automatisering |
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automation |
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voedselindustrie |
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food industry |
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levensmiddelenproceskunde |
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food process engineering |
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Food Physics |
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Measurement and Control Engineering |
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Levensmiddelenfysica |
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Meet- en regeltechniek |
| Added Author |
Caldwell, D. G. (Darwin G.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Robotics and automation in the food industry. Cambridge, UK : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013 9780857095763 (OCoLC)861536715 |
| ISBN |
9780857095763 (electronic bk.) |
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0857095765 (electronic bk.) |
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1845698010 |
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9781845698010 |
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