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Advancing the Food & Beverage Industry Through Modeling & Simulation Engineering

October 9, 2025 | Valhalla, NY, USA

The global food and beverage industry is worth over $7 trillion. With complex processes from production to packaging, modeling and simulation (M&S) is crucial for driving innovation, improving efficiency, and enhancing sustainability in a rapidly evolving sector. Companies leverage M&S to optimize every step, saving time and resources.

Key Industry Priorities

This seminar shows how simulation addresses four major priorities:

• Energy Optimisation & Efficiency: Virtual models fine-tune processes to cut energy usage and costs,
• Digitalisation: M&S underpins digital transformation, using digital twins and data-driven insights to modernize production,
• Product Innovation: Simulation is used to rapidly prototype new recipes, equipment, and packaging, accelerating development while maintaining quality,
• Regulatory Compliance & Safety: Simulation helps ensure processes meet strict safety and quality standards

What to Expect

Join simulation engineers, technical managers, and academics to explore real-world applications and future trends. Expert speakers will share case studies and discuss emerging simulation technologies, demonstrating how M&S optimises processes (e.g. mixing, packaging), reduces waste, and drives a competitive edge. Attendees will gain actionable insights into strategies that industry leaders use to innovate sustainably and stay competitive, giving them new ideas to apply simulation for improved performance and growth.

Who Should Attend

• Design, Development and Simulation Engineers working in food and beverage processing, packaging, equipment design, or related sectors,
• Process and Manufacturing Engineers focused on optimizing operations, improving efficiency, and reducing waste,
• Technical and Engineering Managers overseeing simulation teams, digital transformation initiatives, product development programs, or manufacturing processes,
• Academics and Researchers exploring simulation methodologies and their industrial applications in food, drink, and related sectors,
• Technology Providers and Consultants offering simulation tools, services, or digital twin solutions for the food and beverage industry.

K​eynote Speaker

Matt Sinnott - Principal Research Scientist, Modelling and Simulation team of CSIRO Data61, Australia

Bio: Dr Matt Sinnott is a Principal Research Scientist with the Modelling and Simulation team of CSIRO Data61, Australia. The team are world leaders in the development of Particle Based Modelling (PBM) methods: Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), and the coupling of these and additional solvers to model multi-physics systems. From a background in computational & particle physics, he was awarded his PhD in high energy astrophysics at Adelaide University in 2002 and joined CSIRO to simulate dynamic complex physical systems involving fluid/granular/material flows. His research work spans diverse application domains from industrial process engineering to the biophysical “Digital Human” space. Winner of the 2022 iChemE Senior Moulton Medal for his paper “A particle-based modelling approach to food processing operations”, he has 127 peer-reviewed publications (57 journal; 65 conference; 5 book chapters) and has been cited more than 3500 times with a h-index of 35 (Google Scholar). Matt’s research focus is on studying the interplay between different physics at different scales which influence the emergent behaviours of complex physical systems, and how to leverage that knowledge to control those behaviours for desired outcomes. He often seeks opportunities for innovation and novel perspectives that come from multidisciplinary approaches, particularly where different application domains (such as food manufacturing and in-body digestion) intersect and influence each other.

Register for the food and beverage event by July 19th—whether you're a member, non-member, or using credits—and receive a free physical copy of "Why Do Discrete Element Analysis", a value of $120, when you check in onsite.

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Venue

Pepsico Facility

50 E Stevens Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595

T​he full day of event content will take place at the Pepsico facility. There is no dedicated room block or designated hotel for the event.