Predictive modelling – Model-based solutions

The food industry is facing a broad range of innovation and optimisation challenges in the areas of product development, process design, scale-up, processing and food safety. The complexity of food products and production processes and the need to operate in a global market play an important role. Innovation and optimisation challenges are typically addressed case by case using money and time consuming trial-and-error methods. A more efficient way to speed up innovations, optimise food production and improve product quality is to develop and deploy predictive, mechanistic models that capture essential process-product interaction knowledge. At NIZO we have been developing model based solution for the food industry since the 70’s, ranging from simplified models for initial estimations, to full digital twins with PLC feedback.