Mapex makes its debut at Food 4 Future: recap of our participation

From May 17th to 19th we have been part of the panel of more than 250 exhibiting companies that have participated in the second edition of Food 4 Future – Expo Foodtech. At the event, we had the opportunity to show the benefits of the Mapex solution for the food sector and to talk about our role in the ALIMENTE21 project. 

After three days of intense activity, Food 4 Future – Expo Foodtech closes its doors until next year. In this second edition of the congress, which took place from May 17 to 19 at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC), we made our debut as exhibitors to present the advantages of the Mapex MES system to companies in the food and beverage industry.

Dozens of professionals have visited our stand in search of a solution to modernize and digitize their factories. In addition, in the framework of the Food 4 Future World Summit, we have participated as speakers in two very interesting talks on digital transformation and Industry 4.0.

The event, which was attended by more than 7,000 people, has established itself as one of the leading conferences in Spain in terms of innovation in the agri-food sector.

After the change of course caused by the pandemic, Food 4 Future 2022 has been the perfect scenario to address issues such as sustainability, changes in consumer habits and demands, and the keys to be more competitive in a totally globalized market.

Day 1: How do we respond to production challenges in the food industry? 

During the first day of the congress, we welcomed the first visitors and also presented the benefits of our software for companies in the food industry to the audience of the Industry Solution Arena.

Alberto Fontecha, Mapex Key Account Manager, took advantage of his conference to explain what an MES system is, what impact its implementation has on an organization’s bottom line, and what its role is in helping industrial companies to achieve their goals:

  • Set and meet standards and drive continuous improvement. 
  • Integrate systems and centralize all plant information in one platform.
  • Start on the road to digital transformation of the factory.

Speech by Alberto Fontecha of Mapex at Food 4 Future 2022

Moreover, the presentation served to delve into some of the most important challenges facing the food industry and the solution we propose to address them:

  • Reliably calculate OEE.
  • Automatically capture data from production lines.
  • Eliminate 100% the use of paper documents and information islands.
  • Monitor the status of manufacturing orders in real time.
  • Meet annual production targets and control actual costs.
  • Ensure end-to-end traceability.
  • Manage plant procurement.
  • Increase energy efficiency.

Day 2: ALIMENTE21 project presentation

Food 4 Future is without a doubt an event that serves to demonstrate the good connection between professionals in the agri-food industry, as well as to publicize innovative initiatives. ALIMENTE21 is one of them and we were able to present it at the congress, together with spokespersons from Grupo Raventós Codorníu, Prolongo and Eurecat.

We are talking about a project that has just started and is led by three companies from the food sector (Codorníu, Aldelís and Prolongo) and four technology companies (Mapex, Omron Iberia, Cibernos and Agropixel). It also has the collaboration and technical coordination of the Eurecat technology center.

Funded through the 2021 Missions call of the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), the initiative pursues a clear objective: to promote the food industry to move towards an intelligent, predictive and prescriptive management model with a lower environmental impact, mainly from the point of view of water and energy use.

To this end, until 2024, cutting-edge solutions based on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Edge Computing or digital twins will be researched and developed.

Day 3: We say goodbye, but we will be back in Bilbao very soon…

Today we put an end to our participation in the congress. Thanks to all of you who have visited our stand to know first hand the functionalities and advantages of our MES software.

If you are still in the mood for more, see you from June 13 to 17 at the BeDigital fair, which will also be held at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre.

In a few weeks we will publish more information about the event in our social media. In the meantime, you can reach us by filling out our contact form.

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