Food Automation Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Type(Motors and Generators, Motor Controls, Discrete Controllers and Visualization, Rotary Products), By Component(Plant Level Controls and Enterprise Level Controls), By Application(Dairy, Bakery, Confectionery, Fruit and Vegetable), By Automation(Semi-Automatic and Fully Automatic), By Function(Repackaging, Palletizing, Sorting and Grading, Picking and Placing and others), By Region - Industry Forecast 2025-2032

Food Automation Market size was valued at USD 12.9 Billion in 2023 and is poised to grow from USD 13.8 Billion in 2024 to USD 23.1 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 0.074 during the forecast period (2025-2032).

Automation, also known as automatic control, is the use of control systems to operate different machines and equipment without the assistance of human workers. Due to the rising demands for profitability, productivity, and quality in the food industry, automation must be implemented. Food processing requires a lot of labour and is extremely monotonous and repetitive, which makes people less focused on quality control and increases the likelihood of various errors. These tasks can be automated to increase product quality and process effectiveness. It contributes to the preservation of food's consistency and quality, thereby assisting in preserving the brand value of food products. Depending on the size of the business and its expansion, either small or large scale players can adopt automation, and additional equipment and components can be added or customized with the least amount of resource waste.

The incorporation of numerous batch processes into an overall manufacturing system design that is used to provide online and continuous control capabilities from receiving raw materials to shipping finished goods has been made possible by recent technological advancements such as computer vision, expert systems, flexible manufacturing systems, systems engineering, computer integrated manufacturing, etc. For applications like palletizing and depalletizing, grading and sorting, packaging and repackaging, pick and place, processing, logistics, etc., automation has sped up the complex food packaging process. The use of automated systems has transformed the food manufacturing sector by bringing about a number of advantages, including better quality control, increased worker safety, end-to-end traceability, band and protection, and increased product efficiency.

US Food Automation Market is poised to grow at a sustainable CAGR for the next forecast year.