WAY TO AI participation in Warsaw Food Expo 2025

On May 20-22, 2025, our WAY TO AI generator team at Warsaw Food Expo 2025 – the 7th edition of the food industry fair in Central and Eastern Europe. The event was possible at Ptak Warsaw Expo and gathered nearly 16,101 participants and over 400 exhibitors from 46 countries. As a partner of the Creative Packaging Group Cluster, we also emphasized the importance of cooperation between AI technologies in the packaged application.

Warsaw Food Expo 2025 – overview of events

Warsaw Food Expo 2025 confirmed position among industry leaders
Food. The organizers noted that the fair made it possible to present the latest
production technology and high-quality food products, as well as new products for the
workshops and lectures on device optimization. As part of the events that are participants in the panel
m.in conference. Modular AI in a Food Processing Solution ,
operators, guests and new employees, and the democratization of artificial intelligence. Second
the thematic block was the conference “Packaging for the food industry – technologies
and trends” when discussing packaging innovation and sustainability. In addition, there were culinary shows, workshops and panels at the event fair
discussion events, which emphasized educational and business events.

PWAY TO AI election

During the conference “Intelligent Automation and Personalization in Industry: The Future of Manufacturing and Packaging” Team leader WAY TO AI – Radosław presented a paper entitled “Modular AI in a food plant – for operators, guests and new employees”, pointing out that small, precisely selected AI modules allow to circumvent the barriers of cost and complexity typical for the food industry – each module solves one specific problem and can be scaled after a successful pilot.

As the authors, we pointed out that AI plays the role of a human partner, not a deputy: decisions and supervision still belong to humans, and the system only provides information at the right moment. This approach minimizes risk, accelerates adaptation and paves the way for further implementations in other departments of the plant.

PoC 1 – Virtual Plant Guide

A mobile chatbot activated by a QR code at the gate or at the reception desk guides guests step by step around the facility: it informs about health and safety procedures, locations and entry rules, automatically switching to the user’s language. The solution unifies the message, relieves the staff of the reception and improves the safety of visits.

PoC 2 – Employee Onboarding Assistant

A round-the-clock mentor available on company devices provides job instructions, process documentation, a glossary of terms and control quizzes. New employees learn at their own pace, asking questions about protective equipment or production line procedures, which reduces onboarding time and the workload of trainers.

PoC 3 – Machine assistant for operators

A chatbot assigned to a specific device (access via QR code) provides instructions for operation, changeovers and cleaning, diagnoses failures, generates service requests and eliminates language barriers. The result: less operator training, fewer errors, faster repairs and lower service costs.

Applications

Three independent modules – Guide, Onboarding Assistant and Machine Assistant – show that even local, small-scale AI implementations bring tangible benefits: faster processes, lower risks, less downtime and a repeatable standard of knowledge throughout the plant. The “small steps” strategy allows the technology to be scaled up smoothly to new areas without multi-million investments.