With the wide application of artificial intelligence technology and the accelerated implementation of the concept of intelligent manufacturing, the traditional food machinery industry has embarked on a path of transformation and upgrading towards automation, intelligence and digitalization. Nowadays, intelligent food machinery has gradually become the mainstream in the market.

In recent years, with the approaching of an aging society and the gradual disappearance of the demographic dividend, the labor costs of traditional manufacturing enterprises have risen rapidly, causing these labor-intensive enterprises to encounter unprecedented development pressure. Therefore, accelerating the upgrading of automation and intelligence and implementing the intelligent manufacturing strategy have become the main trends for the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing industries. Meanwhile, the rapid advancement of the "Made in China 2025" strategic plan and the swift rise of artificial intelligence have further heated up the concept of intelligent manufacturing. As an important branch of traditional manufacturing, the food machinery industry has also begun to strive to seize the opportunities brought by the development of intelligent manufacturing and move towards intelligence.

The food machinery industry is moving towards intelligence

    Compared with other manufacturing sectors, the food machinery industry is more closely related to People's Daily lives, so promoting intelligent upgrading is extremely urgent. On the one hand, food machinery manufacturing enterprises need to vigorously develop intelligent equipment to meet market demands. On the other hand, many food factories also need to apply intelligent food machinery during production.

Driven by the market, the technological upgrading of the food machinery industry has been accelerating continuously. Many intelligent devices have gradually replaced traditional ones and become hot sales items in the market. Intelligent food machinery such as intelligent catering robots, intelligent fruit and vegetable processing equipment, intelligent noodle machinery, and intelligent food carts have come into people's view, bringing a new wave of enthusiasm to the food machinery industry and the food sector.

Relying on the rapid expansion of the food market, the development of intelligent food machinery in our country is also bright, becoming a leader in the intelligent manufacturing industry. With the further in-depth integration and application of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry, the intelligent trend of food machinery will become increasingly prominent in the future.

Two major security issues cannot be ignored

    For the food machinery industry, promoting intelligent upgrading is not only a way out for the industry's development but also a key to ensuring food safety. However, the cyber security risks caused by this cannot be ignored either.

Food is the Paramount necessity of the people, which means that the issue of food safety is of Paramount importance. At present, the main feature of the intelligence of food machinery lies in the wide application of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and advanced sensors. Therefore, it can to a certain extent reduce the corresponding cost input, improve the level of unmanned operation, strengthen food safety, and avoid food quality problems caused by human factors.

However, the improvement of the level of intelligence means that intelligent food machinery will also become more widespread in terms of networking and digitalization. Nowadays, cyber security risks are widespread all over the world. Previously, a chocolate manufacturer's factories in multiple countries were all attacked by hackers, resulting in serious consequences. It is evident that although intelligence has its advantages, it also has disadvantages. Therefore, the issue of network security under the development of intelligence must be given due attention.

To look to the future, it is necessary to persist in research and development innovation

    Apart from the challenges posed by cybersecurity issues, for China's food machinery enterprises, despite the positive situation of rapid industry expansion, there are still some shortcomings that need to be taken seriously and dealt with calmly. In simple terms, the intelligent development of food machinery products and the industry in our country is still in its infancy. Compared with many foreign enterprises, it lags behind.

Relatively speaking, countries such as the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands are quite advanced in the modernization of the food industry, and the penetration rate of intelligent food machinery is also relatively high. Meanwhile, under the wave of artificial intelligence, these enterprises, taking intelligence and digitalization as opportunities, continuously promote the renewal and iteration of products and the continuous optimization and upgrading of quality through technological innovation, and their comprehensive competitiveness has been continuously enhanced.

Therefore, if China's food machinery industry wants to compete with foreign leading enterprises and win the battle for future industry dominance, it must face up to issues such as the trend of low-end development and the production capacity process, adhere to technological innovation, increase investment in research and development, and take advantage of the major opportunities brought by the development of intelligent manufacturing to fully achieve intelligence in all aspects of production and management.

There is no doubt that the intelligence of food machinery is an inevitable trend. Intelligent food machinery will emonstrate an increasingly significant influence in the food industry and even in our daily lives. Although the intelligent development of food machinery in our country is still in its infancy, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It is believed that with the support of national policies and the drive of market growth, China's intelligent food machinery industry will surely achieve outstanding development and stand firm among the world's leading industries.