Food Industry Group

The Advanced Manufacturing Centre Limited (AMC) is linked into a national technology access and diffusion network, which provides individual clients and industry-wide groups with access to best Australian and overseas advice and expertise.

The Food Industry Group comprises of representatives of food companies operating within the manufacturing sector. Participants range from large multinational companies to Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The food group is facilitated by the AMC to stimulate and implement innovation, new materials and packaging technologies, education and training, Industrial Ecology and other productive and profitable initiatives within the Food Industry to better Australia's manufacturing competitiveness on an international scale.

The AMC has been designed as a "Virtual Organisation" with each industry group led by a convenor, in most cases, a highly experienced and qualified expert from the academic/research world under contract with the AMC. The current Food Industry Group is managed by Dr Andrew Aschner and coordinated by Rita Lahoud (BA Hon).
All projects are industry-driven. They identify macro industry technology problems that are addressed and for which common solutions are sought that are able to offer industry-wide benefits.

At present, a number of specific project teams have been established. The AMC's approach provides assurance that its projects:
" Have the support of industry leaders,
" Are directed at practical solutions,
" Will be tested and implemented, and
" Will have the new technology transferred to industry.

The achievements made by these groups can be attributed to the collaborative effort of the group and the ability to exchange ideas without any loss of confidentiality or commercially sensitive information being passed on. This type of group environment has allowed for sharing of existing solutions along with jointly developing new solutions and developing a common approach to eliminating/modifying materials & procedures that do not add value to the company.

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