Processing > Software, automation & robotics

AI’s role in food and beverage yield optimisation

17 August, 2026 by *Marcel Koks, Senior Director Industry & Solution Strategy for the food and beverage industry at Infor

F&B expert Marcel Koks explores how Australian food and beverage manufacturers can use AI to improve yield and increase profitability while reducing food loss and waste.


Food and beverage businesses get ready for AI future

12 August, 2026

The challenge with implementing AI tools in food and beverage businesses is knowing where, why and how to use them.


WHS guidelines released on risks of AI in the workplace

28 July, 2026

Safe Work Australia states that implementing new digital technologies or changing existing AI or digital technologies at work may introduce or change WHS risks.


Bulla Dairy Foods selects AI platform for its contracting operations

17 July, 2026

Luminance in the UK has announced that Australian dairy company Bulla Dairy Foods has adopted its Legal-Grade AI platform across its legal and procurement functions.


Why food manufacturing needs a digital backbone

15 July, 2026 by Graeme Evans, Regional Vice President AU/NZ & Pacific, Epicor

The next chapter of Made in Australia will be defined not just by where products are made, but by how intelligently they are managed.


TwinThread Perfect Batch AI-powered analytics solution

25 June, 2026

TwinThread has released Perfect Batch, an AI-powered manufacturing analytics solution designed to optimise batch production processes.


Advantech TPC-B300 and TPC-B520 Modular HMIs for panel PCs

01 June, 2026

Advantech has introduced the TPC-B300 and TPC-B520 to its modular Human–Machine Interface (HMI) series, offering over 30 flexible configurations with screens from 12 to 24 inches.


Rising costs push food processors to switch to more agile inventory management

01 April, 2026

Cost and growth pressures are pushing manufacturers to rethink ERP and adopt more agile and cost-effective operating systems.


Unleashing the Capabilities of AI‑Assisted Quality Control

24 March, 2026

How AI‑Driven Machine Vision is Transforming Inspection in Modern Manufacturing.


True Protein builds its operational muscle using AI-powered system

23 March, 2026

Australian nutrition company, True Protein, is using Oracle NetSuite to streamline operations and fuel multi-channel growth in the supplement market.


Fishbowl AI cloud-based operations platform with new AI Manufacturing capability

04 March, 2026

Featuring an embedded AI assistant, 'Juno', Fishbowl's new cloud-based platform is designed to reduce manual workload for manufacturing businesses.


Tetra Pak launches technology to help make factories AI-ready

28 November, 2025

Tetra Pak's Automation and Digitalisation (A&D) portfolio ️was showcased at Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai this month.


Tetra Pak Factory OS automation and digitalisation portfolio

06 November, 2025

Tetra Pak has launched its Tetra Pak Factory OS to help lay the foundation for food & beverage factories to be AI-ready.


Targeting food fraud: ANSTO food origin technology on show

07 October, 2025

ANSTO is presenting its novel food origin technology at the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Japan this month.


Whey more unified at greenfield cheese plant

03 October, 2025

A large cheese manufacturer has ramped up production at its large-scale greenfield plant with help from automation and controls implemented by Tri Tech Automation.


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