Through the new digital solutions, Bühler intends to help minimise the contamination of food, reduce food waste and increase end product quality. According to its press release, Bühler will be presenting these solutions at the Hannover Messe in Germany, taking place from 23 to 27 April. The company from the St.GallenBodenseeArea is working in partnership with Microsoft. “Microsoft’s mission is to help leaders like Bühler take advantage of its data using our Azure cloud and Azure IoT technologies to accurately forecast trends in agriculture, improve food safety and provide better services for customers,” comments Caglayan Arkan, General Manager Manufacturing & Resources at Microsoft.
The new solutions include Gamaya, a system that helps farmers identify options for automation and process optimisation by combining “hyperspectral and satellite imaging, data fusion and artificial intelligence”. The intelligent silo monitoring solution PreMa aims “to ensure grain is stored under the correct conditions”. This helps to reduce grain losses in storage and handling. Safefood.ai scans online for reports related to food safety and identifies food that is affected.
“The digital revolution is a huge opportunity for the food manufacturing industry. It has the potential to bring beneficial changes along the entire value chain,” says Bühler CTO Ian Roberts: “The partnership between Bühler and Microsoft will equip us with tools to address some of the key challenges the industry and the world faces.”
