SDT and IFST Scotland Regional Meeting

SDT & IFST Scottish Regional Meeting: Digital Technologies in Food Manufacturing. 

The Society of Dairy Technology (SDT) and the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) are pleased to announce a joint Scottish Regional Meeting on the theme of Digital Technologies in Food Manufacturing, with a particular focus on the growing role of Artifical Intelligence (AI) within the food and dairy sectors. The event will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 2nd September at the Digital Process Manufacturing Centre (DPMC), North Ayrshire. 

The meeting will explore how AI and other digital technologies are being applied across food manufacturing to improve efficiency, quality, sustainability and decision making. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from industry experts, learn about emerging innovations, take part in a tour of the DPMC facilities and network with professionals from across the sector. 

The event is free to attend and welcomes members of both organisations, as well as non-members working within the dairy and wider food industries. Due to the venue capacity, registration is essential and must be completed via the booking link. 

Lunch will be provided, kindly sponsored by Tvarit. 

An optional evening meal will be held at a local hotel following the event, providing furhter opportunity for networking and discussion. Further details on the evening meal will be released soon. 

Society of Dairy Technology and Institute of Food Science and Technology Scottish Regional Meeting

Title: Digital Technologies in the Food Manufacturing Indsutry

Date: Wednesday 2nd September

Venue: DPMC, 3 Riverside Way, i3 Business Park, Irvine, KA11 5DJ, Scotland

 

Programme

12.30pm 1.30pm         Registration and Lunch sponsored by Tvarit 

1.30pm - 1.45pm         Welcome from IFST and SDT  (Rachel Mirfattahi [IFST Scotland Chair] and Chris Hay [SDT Scotland Chair])

1.45pm - 2pm              Welcome from DPMC (John Harman, DPMC)

2pm - 2.30pm               Presentation 1: Tvarvit  (Suhas Patel, Tvarvit)

2.30pm - 3pm               Presentation 2: Tvarvit Dairy AI Demonstration - Yield, Quality and Process Optimisation (Vibhuti Vyas & Tom Gust, Tvarvit

3pm - 3.15pm                Refreshment break

3.15pm - 4pm                Tour of DPMC (DPMC Team)

4pm - 4.15pm                 Presentation 3: Digitalisation of Manufacturing Site (Jodie Pennicott & Ryan Booth, Kendal Nutricare)

4.15pm - 4.30pm            Presentation 4: Next Steps with DPMC/ Digital Dairy Chain (John Harman [DPMC] and Rachel Mirfattahi [Digital Dairy Chain & IFST Scotland Chair])

4.30pm                            Closing Remarks (Chris Hay, SDT Scotland Chair) 

6pm - 8pm                       (Optional) Meal at local hotel in Irvine (To be confirmed) 

 

Please note: 

• This is a free event for members and non-members with lunch provided, kindly sponsored by Tvarvit
• Delegates will only be admitted if they have registered using the Eventbrite link at the base of the page
• Unfortunately due to the capacity and space allocation there are no trade stands available. However, if you are interested in Sponsoring the event then please email execdirector@sdt.org
• Information on the optional meal will be released soon. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venue: 

DPMC, 3 Riverside Way, i3 Business Park, Irvine, KA11 5DJ, Scotland 

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