Global growth in dairy substitutes market

THEY are among the fastest-growing beverage segments world-wide: plant-based beverages as alternatives to dairy products. And soy is no longer the main driver of this growth....
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Man vs machines: Unlocking opportunities

AN ITV Tonight report earlier this year suggested that by 2030 a third of British jobs will be automated. At the recent PPMA show,...
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End-of-line investment boosts volume for drinks maker

Aetna describes how one of its clients, Sunderland-based CBL, has managed to increase production on its soft drinks bottling lines over the past couple...
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Parallel packaging events in Paris

NEW materials and concepts for packaging will be highlighted at the Emballage conference and exhibition in Paris on 17 - 20 November. A parallel...
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Food safety in the global village

Neil Giles of Mettler-Toledo takes a look at some of the challenges facing companies in the food sector with respect to product inspection. THE scrutiny...
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Shrink wrapping vs cardboard boxes: Things to consider

There are lots of reasons to choose shrink wrapping over cardboard boxes, suggests Yorkshire Packaging Systems in this article which also dwells on the...

Winning the wireless wager

By Jonathan Wilkins, marketing manager of European Automation Imagine a world where all electrical and electronic devices are connected together using a wireless link. It’s called...
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Neuropackaging: the way into the shopping basket is via the brain

Incorporating modern brain research into packaging design Packaging is not there just to protect food and beverages from light, air or bacteria. It also ensures products...
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Automation summit prioritises sustainability

Billed as the UK’s premier, free-to-attend complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery, this year’s PPMA show features combative talks from high-profile...
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Milking the value of robotics

They have been used for some time in automatic milking sheds. Now pick and place robots are becoming more common in dairy production environments,...