FOOD

How will the world feed 10 billion people by 2050 with no new land for agriculture? Greg Blackman speaks to machine builder Bühler about how optical sensing can maximise yield in grain processing

Matthew Dale explores how online supermarket Ocado is using 3D vision to automate its warehouses

The harvesting process could be on the verge of a complete overhaul thanks to machine vision, finds Matthew Dale

Greg Blackman looks at the systems inspecting high-speed packaging lines

Rob Ashwell examines the growing use of hyperspectral imaging in food production

Rob Coppinger looks at the imaging equipment used on food-processing lines, including hyperspectral systems for classifying fruit and veg, and 3D vision for measuring baked goods

Greg Blackman looks at where machine vision is proving vital for quality control on bottling and canning lines

Greg Blackman looks at where machine vision is finding uses in agriculture and for grading and sorting foodstuffs

Greg Blackman looks at some of the machine vision applications in food processing, from the high-speed environment of canning and bottling to inspection in bakeries

The breadth of uses of machine vision in the food processing industry is impressive. Greg Blackman looks at how vision systems are used to sort and inspect what eventually ends up on our plates