Smart. Safe. Sustainable.

Navigate Complexity

The new key theme of Anuga FoodTec 2027

Complexity is the new normal in food and beverage production. With the key theme "Navigate Complexity. Smart. Safe. Sustainable.", Anuga FoodTec will show how networked, automated and AI-supported systems create transparency and efficiency along the entire value creation chain from 23 to 26 February 2027 in Cologne.

Navigate Complexity - Anuga FoodTec key theme

At the same time, it is the international hub, where industry, research and politics join together to advance the transformation of the global F&B industries. One for All. All in One – solutions, strategies and innovations are bundled across all industry segments, and technology becomes experienceable: application-related, hands-on and over the entire process breadth from raw materials receiving to delivery.

Smart:

Data are consistently available through raw materials management, processing and intralogistics. Decisions are based on reliable information. Systems react adaptively to changing load profiles and quality requirements.

Examples are OPC UA/PackML, edge-to-cloud architectures, digital twins and AI-supported analytics.

Safe:

Processes are designed to be process-reliable and cyber-secure. Hygiene standards are continually monitored and promote confidence in networked production environments. Monitoring and gap-free traceability ensure quality and reduce risks.

Examples are CIP/SIP-compatible hygienic design, inline HSI/NIR monitoring and end-to-end traceability.

Sustainable:

Sustainability is an integral component of value creation. Resources are used precisely and energy efficiency increased as a result. Circular approaches flow into planning, operations and intralogistics.

Examples of this are heat recovery, water recycling and material flow-optimised, resource-conserving systems.

As an international innovation hub, Anuga FoodTec 2027 presents practically relevant applications and technologies that make complexity manageable and at the same time use them as drivers for robust performance and responsible production. The specialised programme originates in cooperation with the DLG and makes the Smart, Safe and Sustainable building blocks experienceable in lectures, panels and best practice cases.

Discover Anuga FoodTec 2027 and experience how Smart, Safe and Sustainable define the production of the future.

Anuga FoodTec Segments

Solutions along the entire value chain are represented at Anuga FoodTec.

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