Designing Food Safety and Equipment Reliability Through Maintenance Engineering

Dr. Sauro Riccetti obtained a graduate diploma in electrical and electronic engineering and membership to the Society of Engineers (London), then a postgraduate diploma and a master of science (MSc) degree in manufacturing engineering at the Open University (UK). He continued his research studies on maintenance and process engineering applied to the food industry, receiving his doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in manufacturing engineering from the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University (London). He is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) and a chartered engineer of the Engineering Council (UK).

Dr. Riccetti has worked in the food industry for more than 30 years. He carried out his research activities on maintenance and process engineering applied to the food industry and is actively involved in developing new products and services to improve food safety and equipment reliability in the food industry's packaging lines.

His experience at Tetra Pak Italy and in holding several different positions including training manager, customer service director, and business development director, in addition to his involvement in improvement projects for the food industry, have enabled him to gain wide experience on maintenance and process engineering applied to the food industry.

Dr. Riccetti lives in Modena, Italy, and can be contacted at sauro.riccetti@gmail.com.