Preserve Food Tech - Bev Processing

The food industry is very active and innovative. New foods come out frequently. Automation is necessary for companies that process F&B.

Even though traditional foods are made using old recipes, mass production needs machines that are fast, perform well, and use little energy. There's no choice but to keep up with the competition.

Over 150 exhibitors will display their latest processing technologies for F&B at Interpack in Dusseldorf. They have put a lot of effort and resources into designing machines and plants that meet the demands of F&B corporations.

Companies can come up with small or big innovations. Sometimes small innovations are really clever. Other times, innovations are obvious and can be copied by competitors easily. Even if a company has spent a long time making an innovation, they might see it copied soon after showing it to the world. Companies need to be careful and protect their innovations.

How can companies protect themselves and their investments? They can register patents. It's simple.

Patents protect tech ideas and can have a big scope. They're not only limited to exact phrases in claims. They cover all solutions like the original. The more disruptive the tech, the bigger the protection.

Patents keep machines and processes safe. This means companies can protect their devices and actions. It's important because it gives broader protection, even if different techniques are used.

Software algorithms can be patented if they control machine operations. For example, a software that uses data to improve F&B quality by adjusting machine's controls. AI is now commonly used in F&B processing due to the availability of vast amounts of data.

AI helps to solve difficult problems that humans can't solve. It's used for optimizing processes that involve lots of things. In F&B, AI is used to measure ingredients, save energy, and control things for optimization. AI uses classes of algorithms like Support Vector Machines, Neural Networks, and Genetic Algorithms. The way AI is used can make the solution patentable.