In the beverage market, the latest innovations in processing technology is ensuring formulators can process new products with efficacy and efficiency.

To help FANUC robots easily locate packaged boxes, Motion Controls Robotics released its patent-pending Robotic Tape Inspection Station. 

As beverage warehouses balance SKU proliferation and omnichannel shopping patterns, facility managers are turning to software solutions to ensure that accuracy and efficiency needs are met.

ABB Robotics announced the release of a new RobotStudio Augmented Reality (AR) viewer to simplify robot installations through the use of an intuitive digital tool. 

Amidst challenges related to labor and safety, robotics continue to provide workarounds that allow beverage distributors to streamline operations.

As automation becomes a bigger component of warehouse operations, forklifts adjust to this new environment with software solutions.

Although automation has altered staffing needs for beverage operations, it has not eliminated the challenges that beverage manufacturers and distributors need to address.

Projected to be a $774 million market by 2024, according to Markets and Markets, inspection equipment is ensuring a beverage’s successful journey to consumers by employing technological advancements that reduce errors and drive efficiency.

Among the factors pushing the automated palletizer industry to a predicted $3.27 billion market by 2025 are SKU-mixed cases; the need to save space, time and money; and streamlining processes when it comes to a limited workforce and optimizing equipment collaboration.

Recently, a robust research effort was initiated to answer questions posed at a technical conference: “what does going digital mean?” and “what do you mean by digital?” The variety of answers received was interesting because they demonstrated different interpretations of the questions, as well as a real understanding of the term “digital.”