Tackling the labor shortage with automated systems should be meat-and-potatoes for a firm that has built its reputation on producing the highest-quality food-preparation machinery.
The labor-shortage crisis and the need to move towards automation and robotic production is a major issue for every industry. Some businesses are preparing well and some are catching up fast, but some appear to have been working towards it for decades.
Japanese food-production equipment manufacturer Fujiseiki Co., Ltd. has built an international reputation for developing and supplying machines to expertly create artisan Japanese foods, such as sushi and onigiri, with the same standard and quality as hand-rolled delicacies of the past. With worldwide success in this field, thanks to years of taking the best of Japanese menus to Europe and beyond, the firm is more than well-versed in this approach to production technology. By applying its labor-saving machine experience to the manufacturing process itself, the business is well placed not just to cope with staffing shortages and developing population crises but to thrive in the new era.This practiced approach to R&D has seen the firm operate nimbly, offering bespoke services to clients and taking advantage of the growth in convenience shopping and eating in the last few decades.“Due to labor shortages, we have to think about how we can manage tasks with automation,” said President Taiji Aoki.This approach is particularly true of the food industry, where unimpeachable standards are required at all levels, all the time. “In food manufacturing, safety and hygiene are of top importance. To ensure this, manufacturers have to ensure consistent products. Automation is one way of accomplishing this. With de
