Drives and PLC for food and beverage

Demand for edible oils increases as biofuel industry grows

Drives technology behind a perfect cup of coffee

Driving the greenhouse industry to sustainable growth with ABB Drives, Motors and PLC's

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Lowering energy consumption in the sugar industry with motor and drive technology

Animal feed - energy efficient technology for a vital food segment

Increasing sustainability, reliability and safety with ABB solutions from farm to fork

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ABB drives and motors help increase sustainable aquaculture in Chile

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ABB drives help brew good beer

Sustainability, operating economy and reliability of cooling and refrigeration in Food and Beverage

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Technology Enables Sustainable Food Production and Processing at Swedish Farm

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Dairy - Boosting productivity, reliability and energy efficiency

Ventilation boosts poultry productivity

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Sustainable operation of machinery in food and beverage plants with Drives and SynRM motors

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Energy efficient and reliable operation of cooling compressors in food and beverage plants with Drives and SynRM motors

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Sustainable operation of pumps in food and beverage plants with Drives and SynRM motors

Effective ventilation boosts safety, productivity and sustainability in poultry farming

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The energy of chocolate

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ABB motors and variable speed drives keep chickens cool in Mexico while saving energy

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Improving energy efficiency in the food and beverage industry

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When bubbles don't bring cheer

ABB’s ultra-low harmonic drive helps one of Australia’s largest almond growers reduce electricity demands in processing operations by 15%

How drives and motors can unlock the productivity potential in aquaculture farming

Reliable and consistent egg production in China with ABB drives

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Mitigating cavitation in F&B with ABB drives for reliable and efficient pump operation

Food and beverage production with variable speed drives

Producing high quality fish in a sustainable way with ABB VSD's

Industry brochure

Get the Aquaculture brochure - Boosting productivity and enhancing sustainability for a more resilient industry

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Get the Poultry farming brochure - Boosting safety, productivity and sustainability - from egg to broiler production

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Ensure energy efficient operation at the world’s biggest beet sugar factory

How Can A Direct Drive Design Optimize Cooling Tower Performance?

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Campbell Australasia cuts costs with SynRM and drive package.

Driving energy-efficient refrigeration

Energy efficient plant - unlocking energy saving potential

Agriculture - Boosting efficiency, sustainability and productivity

White paper

AI made simple - Turning intelligence into action in the F&B industry

Case story

The Nordzucker AG saves energy by using ABB drives to control batch centrifuges

Case story

Beverage cooling gets energy and cost benefits, supported by ABB drives

White paper

A taste of the future - Understanding what's driving Food & Beverage in 2020 and beyond

White paper

Efficient refrigeration control: Reducing operating costs and CO₂ emissions using AC drives

Efficient operation of sanitary pumps in hygienic applications

Brewery production - Boosting safety, efficiency and sustainability

Press release

ABB delivers safety and reliability for AGRANA’s new wheat starch plant

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Starting a sweet revolution in productivity

Hidden contamination costs

Understanding how every aspect of motors can have a huge impact on production line turnover.

Sugar production - Boosting reliability and cost efficiency

Grains and Ingredients handling - Boosting productivity, safety and energy efficiency

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Cono sur implements innovative irrigation system

Meat, poultry and seafood production - Improving safety, efficiency and sustainability

Reference case

ABB technology runs refrigeration system at Switzerland's largest bakery

Switzerland’s largest bakery reduces carbon emissions with ABB drives and motors

ABB Softstarters - the milk production

How can ABB softstarters improve production efficiency?

Dairy production - Boosting productivity, reliability and energy efficiency

Sugar Journal

Efficient production restored for Mehran sugar mills

Baked goods production - Boosting productivity, safety and reliability

ABB to ensure reliability for world’s third largest sugar producer

ABB Ability™ based technologies are key ingredients in new greenfield sugar mill and biomass power plant of Mitr Phol Group in Thailand

Food Manufacture Magazine: Upping the ante in automation

Companies that only a few years ago might have baulked at the idea of automating key elements of their production, are now biting the bullet.

Milling and Grain Magazine: How to reduce power consumption in an animal feed plant by more than half

Since May 2011, UFA's poultry feed mill built in 1965 has been one of only a few unmanned feed mills in the world. The mill runs from 9pm until 5am without any operating personnel.

Are you wasting energy when you could be selling it?

Sugar companies can make as much as $1 million per year on selling surplus energy to the grid. Read how.

Food Navigator: Benefits of digitalization as Tate & Lyle sees demand for oats increase tenfold

Tate & Lyle is celebrating the first anniversary of its remodelled oat processing plant in Sweden after seeing demand for oats rise tenfold.

Food and Drink Technology Magazine: Drive safely

In addition to precise process control and significantly improved energy efficiency, drives help machinery manufacturers meet the required safety standards in the food and beverage industry.

IEN Europe: Variable Speed Drives for Sensorless Detection of Pump Cavitation

Pump cavitation is an issue known to anybody working with fluid dynamics. An algorithm built into variable speed drives can detect and eliminate the problem.

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The secret ingredient for efficient baking

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