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Dr Rama Ramakrishnan, Deputy Chief of CSIRO's Division of Manufacturing Technology, wants Australian food processing companies to further automate so that they can succeed in the global market place.
Automation will improve the quality of processed foods and give Australian companies access to markets in Asia.
The implications of new automation will be debated at the food innovation seminar to be held in Melbourne later this month.
Processors, exporters, business analysts and automation specialists will swap views about the advances of on-line systems, robotics and machine vision for product inspection, sorting and grading.
Improved management practices and training programs are expected to draw lively debate also.
Speakers will include the retiring President of the ACTU, Martin Ferguson, a Director of Effem Foods, John Claringbould, and Melbourne Business School's Professor of Manufacturing Management, Professor Danny Samson.
Dr Rama Ramakrishnan, will outline examples of automation technologies and the impact of automation on productivity, particularly on repetitive processing work tasks.
Discussion will also centre on the introduction and management of new technologies for competitive advantage correlated against actual business performance.
The seminar, a CSIRO Food industry initiative, will keep the industry in touch with major innovations and the funding bodies in the food processing industry.
The forum has been organised with the assistance of Agri-Food Industries in the Department of Industry, Science and Technology, the ACTU, Food Victoria and the City of Darebin.
For more information, or for seminar registration, please contact:
Corinna Lange or Rae Robinson
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