F A C T O R Y
HOW ROBOTS
ARE CHANGING
THE BREWING
INDUSTRY Tatjana Milenovic, group vice
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group vice president
for ABB’s Food and
Beverage division
believes there is
exciting potential when introducing
robotics into the brewery.
“With apps making it possible for
consumers to access updated tap
lists for watering holes worldwide,
it’s clear that consumers are willing
to pay more, or wander further afield
for a quality or artisan product,” she
says.
Craft beer has helped boost the
over all UK beer market 2.6 percent
in 2018, the largest increase in 45
years. The US beer market also saw
an increase of 1.8 percent for the
same period.
Breweries are turning to intelligent
automation to help them keep up
with demands, boost flexibility and
maximise profits.
“Adopting robotics in keg picking
and packing applications can reap
multiple benefits for breweries
supplying the catering sector,” says
Milenovic.
Robotics also represent an
opportunity for smaller breweries to
scale up their operations and reach
more customers.
“While some breweries may be
reluctant to move away from
traditional practices, automating
select processes can achieve
consistent high quality. It can also
remove brewery staff from repetitive
or labour-intensive tasks to focus on
managing process efficiency.”
Processing kegs can be a
monotonous and physically
taxing task but now with new
developments in robotics, robots
can do the heavy lifting.
Robots are being built that can
grasp many different sizes and
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