The 4th Anuga FoodTec in Cologne

The Anuga FoodTec provides an information and acquisition platform covering technology and investment needs of all production areas in the international food and nutrition industry. As the world's only trade fair on this topic, the Anuga FoodTec takes an interdisciplinary approach including all raw materials and process-oriented concepts. It emphasizes all aspects of food and beverage processing, packaging, hygiene, storage and distribution, addresses all areas of the industry and provides a forum for more than 1100 exhibitors from 40 countries – over nearly 25 acres – to meet professionals from throughout the world.

Dematic's Food & Beverage specialists explain that RFID entails much more than merely attaching a smart tag to a product before it leaves the warehouse. A well thought out RFID system makes the entire supply chain more effective, thus substantially improving delivery quality. RFID synchronizes wares and data, thereby reducing running expenses and IT complexity. With a broad spectrum of products and solutions including software, modular material flow components and transponder technology, Dematic delivers its customers complete solutions and systems for all such tasks. Simplified reading of materials and products makes Tracking & Tracing (T&T) procedures significantly faster and more reliable to implement. With its integrated RFID Material Flow Solution, Dematic achieves 100% reading performance at a transport speed of three meters per second within its Totally Integrated Supply Chain (TIS).

The wholly owned Siemens subsidiary Dematic has worked with numerous renowned companies to develop and implement custom-tailored logistics solutions with one goal: maximum lifecycle return. Dematic's customers include Ehrmann, Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land, Müller Milch, Weihenstephan, Anheuser Bush, Hartwall, Interbrew, Ferrero, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Power Logistics, Seeberger, Stollwerck, Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz, Frisco Findus and Langnese Iglo.