At present, the deep integration of a new generation of Internet technology and the food industry is causing far-reaching changes in the food industry. In the five years from 2012 to 2016, China's economy has entered a new normal, from "eat enough" to "eat well", large food groups with annual sales of tens of billions of yuan have emerged, and the supporting food and packaging machinery has developed from single operation to the whole industry chain production; From the development of single manual operation to robot cooking, food delivery, packaging, palletizing and other Internet, artificial intelligence deep integration.
Robots lead the food industry upgrade
In recent years, the emergence of different kinds of robot equipment has affected all aspects of the food industry in terms of human cost, resource input, capacity efficiency, food security, etc., and has labeled the food industry as modern and intelligent. Such as food selection robots, food processing robots, food packaging robots, palletizing robots, cooking robots, etc., even complex Chinese food can be "unmanned" production.
Intelligent machine for cooking - Hangzhou West Lake Cultural Square has a "future supermarket", unmanned intelligent production line set up self-service food vending machines and 18 intelligent machines for cooking, there are 28 kinds of dishes to choose from. After buying food, customers can cook it in the stir-fry smart machine just like buying drinks at the self-service shopping machine and enjoy the delicious food on the spot. The supermarket has also introduced 16 unmanned cash registers, allowing customers to complete the whole shopping process by themselves.
Automatic food sale system - In July last year, an automatic food sale system named "meal Meimei" was launched in Beijing World Trade Hotel, and the first intelligent vending machine unveiled in Beijing South Railway Station and office buildings adopts three cold chain distribution and heating methods, consumers can buy on-site or book meals in advance through the APP.
Unmanned restaurant - When cooking and cooking are replaced by robots, the "unmanned restaurant" naturally comes. A factory specializing in the production of fast food and bento in China has caught fire. 500 kilograms of rice, 250 kilograms of vegetables and meat are loaded into the production line and converted into boxes of steaming fresh meals in less than an hour. What is surprising about the system integration packaging production line is that there is no one in the whole process to cook, fry, and plate, and there is no worker, chef, or waiter at all.
Unmanned factory - A few days ago, CCTV broadcast a dumpling "unmanned factory", and noodles - make dumpling skin - put dumpling stuffing - dumplings - box - packaging molding a set of completely unmanned automatic production line. From kneading, filling and then kneading dumplings, in one go, the pneumatic gripper puts the shaped dumplings neatly and accurately; After the automatic packaging is completed, the unqualified dumplings are removed by an X-ray and metal detector. In the factory's unmanned packaging production line workshop, there are only two employees in the 500-square-meter building conducting daily inspections.
3D printed food - The ingredients are programmed to be prepared, and the food is manufactured at the touch of a button. 3D printed chocolate, ice cream, jelly, pancakes and so on are desirable, attracting a lot of people's eyes. Through the 3D printer to extrude soft liquid edible substances from the nozzle, according to the instructions of the computer to stack the ingredients layer by layer, a lovely 3D printed food is born. In the view of many professionals, this emerging technology that is compatible with the concept of nutrition and health may change people's lives and aesthetic culture in the future.
