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Clevertech’s automated solutions are a clear added value for the manufacturing and supply of complete systems for the food and beverage industry. Continuous research into new product development keeps Clevertech at the forefront of this market.

Clevertech is a family-run company with an international presence, headquartered in Italy with a production site spanning over 36,000 square meters, with an additional 10,000 square meters set to become operational in 2025. Clevertech Group embodies a family company with an international DNA, boasting four production sites located in Italy, Changshu-China, Pune-India, and Ft. Meyers-Florida. Clevertech’s global footprint includes several service hubs worldwide, in countries such as Thailand, Poland, Germany, France, the UK, and Mexico. In 2022, Clevertech decided to enhance its presence in Europe by opening Clevertech Germany. The continuous increase in automation demand in Central Europe and the significant presence of Clevertech equipment already installed in the region necessitated a robust local presence of a dynamic lifecycle service and sales team to actively support Clevertech partners.

Clevertech in the F&B market

The food and beverage FMCG market in Europe experienced an inflation of 12.8% in 2023, resulting in a downtrading effect of 1.8% and a 2.0% volume decline. However, the positive trend for Clevertech machine installations within the food sector in Europe has remained unaffected by the inflation-consumer relationship. Clevertech continues to deliver automation solutions in the food and beverage sector, including depalletizers, loaders and unloaders, integrations between autoclaves with product shuttles, and end-of-line solutions such as secondary packaging, palletizing, and pallet stretch wrapping. Germany remains one of the strongest markets for food and beverage production, along with Eastern European countries and Poland. Several new projects have been installed in recent months for multinational companies, which represent 85% of Clevertech’s customer base, as well as for family companies investing in their production lines. Clevertech’s systems for packaging food products, such as red and white sauces, canned vegetables, and ready meal portions, are among the engineered solutions provided to the European market. In many cases, Clevertech has designed and developed the complete plant layout, including upstream product preparation, product package processing (such as thermal treatment in autoclaves or pasteurization in tunnel systems), final packaging, and warehouse finished pallet handling.

The advantages

Clevertech’s unique project execution approach is a clear added value for the manufacturing and supply of complete systems within the food and beverage industry. The hardware and software adaptations to customer requirements, full customization of mechanical design per customer URS, and open-source programming giving full access to end-users provide complete control over the scope of supply. This ensures clear cost control for equipment maintenance and monitoring OEE with visibility of MTBF and MTTR values. The software execution for product tracking and data management integration within the end-user ERP is another unique value offered in the food market. It significantly reduces product changeover time and waste, maximizing the utilization of the production line and ensuring seamless connection to the warehouse for finished product handling and upstream processing for product preparation.

Thanks to the fact that food and beverage brands help consumers live longer, healthier lives and balance their needs for health and pleasure, continuous research into new product development keeps Clevertech at the forefront of the market. This strategic focus ensures that Clevertech remains a leading company in the food and beverage machinery sector in Europe, with these markets continuing to be a strategic domain supported by best-in-class Clevertech solutions.

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