Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturing is very much as the name suggests: high quality products that fly off the production lines as fast as they fly off supermarket shelves. Typical products include home cleaning items, personal hygiene goods and foodstuffs, such as crisps and ready meals. Major players include companies like Procter & Gamble and Unilever, which produce a wide portfolio of products, while other companies like Walkers and L’Oreal tend to focus on single product areas. In FMCG, engineers have the vital role of developing and managing manufacturing processes to remove costs and wastage and keep things moving – thousands of units of each product can come off a production line every minute. Engineers also continually innovate new machines and processes to match the demands made on products by consumers.