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Cybersecurity: a prerequisite for continuing to do business

The new Dutch Cybersecurity Act imposes demanding digital security requirements for organizations in the Netherlands that provide essential or important services. More than 8,100 companies fall within the scope of the la..

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Column Judith Witte: Hallucinating

19 October 2026

Food production in factories isn’t the only thing getting ‘smarter’. On a smaller scale, our homes and kitchens are gradually becoming thoroughly digital environments too, with ever-smarter appliances. I say ‘our’, bu...

Online edition October 2026 | Smart Food Manufacturing and Personnel

19 October 2026

We’re automating all sorts of tasks in the food industry. Robots take mind-numbing work off our hands, and machines talk to each other. AI takes things a step further. It makes processes faster, ...

ARIE regulation in the food industry: do you know the risks?

19 October 2026

The ARIE regulation has been in force in the Netherlands since January 2023. Its purpose is to prevent major workplace accidents involving hazardous substances and protect employees’ safety. Employers bear most of the re...

Technologies for structuring plant proteins

19 October 2026

One of the biggest challenges in developing plant-based meat products is replicating the fibrous, ‘anisotropic’ texture of muscle tissue. Protein structuring technologies already offer a wide range of possibilities. Nume...

What is well preserved retains its value

19 October 2026

'What’s in the barrel won’t turn sour,' an acquaintance said to me recently. He wanted to reassure me that he would still keep his promise, despite the delay. I repeated the saying to myself and realized what utter nonse...

From soft grippers to intelligent robotic hands

19 October 2026

Picking up a croissant without damaging it. Harvesting a delicate crop. Or assessing a product’s quality simply by handling it. These are effortless tasks for the human hand, but far more challenging for robots. Wagen...

Researching and developing: Vision + Robotics Parcours

19 October 2026

Being immersed in the world of perception technology and robotics, sensors and camera systems, lasers and grippers. Seeing how advances in AI, which connects all this technology and enables the systems to communicate, ar...

Column Pieter Vos: Human

19 October 2026

Busy, busy, busy. Still so much to do, and so little time to put that presentation together or come up with an innovation. How do you get it done quickly? The answer: ask AI! A clever chatbot takes you by the hand, and y...

Vice Versa ‘got’ a blank canvas for its new facility

19 October 2026

A fierce fire reduced Vice Versa’s frozen storage facility to ashes in 2024. It was a devastating experience, but a close-knit team and solid insurance coverage kept the business going. This made a new frozen storage fac...

ForFarmers: from spot checks to automated code inspection

19 October 2026

A packaging line is only truly automated when an operator no longer has to guess whether the required code is legible. At ForFarmers in Heijen, that final check made the difference between daily disruptions and a product...

Manon Houben: the smartest factory needs people

19 October 2026

“How do we make sure we have enough people to keep doing the work in the food industry well in the future?” Technology seems to be the answer to this frequently asked question. And it’s true: AI, robots, and smart data s...

Picnic saves 35% with smart refrigeration technology

19 October 2026

When a refrigeration system fails at an online supermarket, it is more than a technical problem. Products go to waste, and customers do not receive their groceries. That is why Picnic and RBK Group aim to prevent breakdo...