Tackling food waste with vision technology

摘要

Inspection technologies such as checkweighing, x-ray, metal detectors and label vision systems can be used for more than just food safety purposes, writes Charlie Graham, european Sales Manager at Sparc Systems. An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted globally each year - one third of all food produced for human consumption - causing immense financial, ethical and environmental costs, and the manufacturing sector plays a big part. A number of businesses are already tackling the issue and are increasingly recognising the influence food waste has on profit. A multitude of actions have been executed to prevent the problem, from training employees and optimising production systems to improving storage and shelf life.