Inspiration
Clean results, no need for tricks
Dr. Jürgen Hofmann is the Head of the
Hygienic Design Academy Weihenstephan
and an expert assessor for the Technical
University of Munich. When it comes to
clean machines for food production, he
will not accept compromises.
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Compass
Capturing the taste
Who eats the most ice cream each year?
Are Australian men the liveliest in the
world? And why are coconuts so
ingenious as an example of
packaging?
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Festo wins Future Award
The development of the Bionic Handling
Assistant was singled out at the end of
last year with the award of the “Nobel
Prize for Technology”.
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Bionic Handling Assistant:
A bold
future oriented innovation with
genuine long term benefits for
society.
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“Some designers
would certainly do
things differently if they had to clean
their machines themselves.”
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Editorial
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Panorama
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Festo worldwide
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Cover story
Fresh on the table:
Salmonella in
sausage, listeria in cheese – to prevent these from
occurring, machine and installation builders equip
their processing and filling machines with hygienic
automation technology. Read all about the latest
technology in this edition of “trends in automation”.
Open up the refrigerator door and enjoy some tasty
technology!
Issue 20
trends in automation