Loma appoints new Scottish sales manager
IVOR Milne has been appointed regional sales manager for Scotland at machinery specialist Loma Systems.
He was most recently a sales engineer with coding and...
AI-powered robots used to pick valuable materials from Fife waste
AI-powered robots are being used to sort Fife Council's household waste in its Dunfermline material recovery facility (MRF).
Installed in late 2022, the robotic pickers...
New tool offers global machinery connectivity
METAL detector specialist Fortress Technology has launched a new tool the firm said looks set to “transform” production quality assurance for food manufacturers.
The business...
Jenton secures patent for new style valve bag
JENTON International has announced it has been granted a European patent for its method of manufacturing a new type of valve bag.
The heat sealed...
Ishida Europe launches new ‘user-friendly’ website
ISHIDA Europe has launched a new website which the manufacturer said will provide an 'enhanced' customer experience that reflects the 'expertise and experience' of...
Avanti Conveyors pledge that their products will be ‘air free’ by 2023
AVANTI Conveyors has pledged that all of the firm's products will no longer require a compressed air supply by 2023.
The firm, which manufactures and...
Labour crisis: cobots can lend a helping hand
By Stuart Coulton, UK market development manager, Omron Industrial Automation
LABOUR shortages have reached chronic levels in the food and drink industry. Can manufacturers automate...
Go with the FLOW: manufacturer unveils new mobile robots fleet management software
OMRON has introduced Fleet Operations Workspace (FLOW) Core 2.1 software, described as enabling short-term introduction of mobile robots.
The manufacturer explained that this is achieved...
Education can help alter perception that robots are the ‘enemy’
A report last year suggested the UK ranks just 24th in the world robot density league with 101 units per 10,000 employees, far outpaced...
Impressive Total: new solutions wow visitors at PPMA exhibition
THE great and the good of the processing and packaging machinery sector met at the NEC Birmingham in late September for three terrific days...
