From 28 September to 1 October we exhibited at the international Agroprodmash 2026 exhibition at Crocus Expo IEC. Over four days we discussed the needs of dairy, beverage and other food producers. The talks showed strong demand not only for individual machines but also for complete process solutions that include design, automation, integration, commissioning and service.
The key takeaway: customers increasingly see process equipment, automation and engineering support as parts of a single production system.
What is changing in the food machinery market
The Agroprodmash 2026 business programme focused on technology development, localisation, digitalisation and robotics in food production, while the Food Machinery 2026 forum covered state support measures, localisation, artificial intelligence and automation. According to the Rosspetsmash Association, Russian-made equipment still accounts for almost 52% of the food machinery market.
At the same time, the market structure remains mixed. A representative of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade noted at the forum that equipment imports have recovered, that China’s share of them is growing, and that some segments have historically depended heavily on foreign machinery. For producers, this puts less weight on the country of origin of an individual machine and more on the reliability of the solution, its integration into an existing plant and clarity about who is responsible for the result.
Equipping plants remains a pressing issue for beverage producers as well: at the panel discussion “Innovation in the Beverage Industry”, market participants named supplying companies with modern equipment as one of the industry’s key tasks.
What visitors brought to the Clever Machines stand
According to our notes from meetings on the stand, visitors asked about vertical process tanks, CIP systems, deaerators, mixing systems and control cabinets.
Visitors were also interested in automating end-of-line operations: dynamic weighing, labelling and robotic palletising. Alongside equipment selection, we discussed integration into existing lines, capacity, sanitary requirements and service support.
The requests went beyond conventional dairy processing and called for equipment adapted to the product, the process and the production site: we discussed lines for coconut water, berry and lactose processing, syrup and cider production, as well as solutions for handling starch.
In-house production: from equipment to a complete process area
At Agroprodmash 2026 we gave a separate presentation of our in-house production: process tanks, CIP stations and pasteurisation and cooling units. We cover the full project cycle:
- technical specification and concept, design;
- equipment selection and manufacturing;
- automation, integration, installation, commissioning;
- service and operational support, upgrades.
Our process projects also use valve manifolds and control cabinets. This lets us match the equipment, instrumentation and control algorithms to the requirements of a specific line.
Automation: from product inspection to palletising
One of the notable industry trends at the exhibition was the shift from single robotic cells to complete solutions for food production. The business programme session “Robotics in the Food Industry” looked specifically at lines where process equipment, robots, machine vision systems, software, production data and staff work as a single system.
For us, this area covers packing and filling equipment and Xutengda solutions for secondary packaging and palletising. The stand featured the XTD-GB15S checkweigher and the XMD-30 collaborative palletising robot. These systems automate repetitive end-of-line operations, keep the process stable and reduce reliance on manual labour.
APV valve, homogeniser and pump on the stand
Besides the Xutengda solutions, visitors could see a cutaway APV demonstration valve, the APV 2000 laboratory homogeniser and the APV WS+ 30/30 self-priming pump. We used these exhibits to discuss process parameters, integration and subsequent maintenance.
From equipment to engineering responsibility for the result
The exhibition confirmed our approach: start with the production task, not with the equipment catalogue. The line layout, level of automation, equipment configuration and integration should be defined by the product, capacity, sanitary requirements, available floor space and project economics.
We cover the full project cycle in projects where our own solutions work alongside equipment from international partners as well.
Let’s continue the conversation after the exhibition
Thank you to everyone who visited the Clever Machines stand at Agroprodmash 2026, shared their production challenges and discussed future projects with our team.
If you did not have time to discuss your project in detail at the exhibition, send our specialists the initial data on your product, required capacity and existing line. We will help you define the equipment set and work out an option for upgrading your plant or building a new production area.
