1. Engineering Behind Food
Professor Terrence Perera
Professor of Computer Simulation

2. Presentation Introduction Engineering applications
Food Engineering Sheffield Hallam University
Q&A

3. Introduction

4. Evolution
Natural + Processed
Natural

5. Processed Foods Convenience Cheaper Availability Longer shelf life
Fast and safe manufacturing techniques are required for mass production of processed foods

6. Food and drink: the UK’s largest manufacturing sector

7. China's Packaged Food and Beverage Market

8. Automation is the key!
Food and Drink Industry rely heavily on automation and robotics to manufacture their products at competitive prices

9. Engineering Applications

10. Packaging

11. Packaging Cheddar Cheese

12. Pick & Place - Palletising

13. Handling boxes of chocolates

14. Quality Verification
The camera checks that the cakes have no dents or missing chunks, and that they have the correct height, volume, roundness and diameter

15. Fast cap and date code inspection

16. Video

17. Food Engineering developments
@ Sheffield Hallam University

18. First ever Food Engineering degree programme in the UK

19. Industrial Partners

20. Developing the next generation of food engineers and leaders
Graduates will:
Fully understand the food supply chain
Have the technical expertise to design and develop new systems to meet future challenges
Transform UK food and drink manufacturing by increasing the use of robotics and automation
Have the business skills required to make the case for investment to drive productivity
Be specialists who can work with and lead others to develop concepts and make them happen
Be the food industry leaders of tomorrow

21. Pathways

22. Key Subjects (Years 1 & 2) Year one (Level 4) modules
• engineering principles
• mechanical engineering in the food industry
• engineering maths
• computer methods for engineering design
• food engineering practice
• food composition and safety
• three month industry placement
Year two (Level 5) modules
• thermo fluid dynamics for food engineering
• dynamics and control
• instrumentation and electrical systems and quantitative analysis
• engineering business management environment and society
• packaging machinery design and mechanics • food processing

23. Key Subjects (Years 3 & 4) Year three (Level 6) modules
• individual project
• automation and robotics for the food industry
• process dynamics and control
• total quality management
• food processing applications
• six month placement
Year four (Level 7) modules
• group project
• sustainability, energy and environmental management
• lean operations
• contemporary issues in food operation
• finance and marketing
• rheology and multiphase flow
• plus one optional module

24. from the Higher Education Founding Council for England (HEFCE)
Centre of Excellence.....
£6.9 M
from the Higher Education Founding Council for England (HEFCE)
to set up the first
Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering
in the UK
A Network hub and focus for the food industry
R&D and innovative solutions
CPD and technical work force development
Food standard and sector relevant laboratories, facilities and equipment

25. Finally.....
Thank You!