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...

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...
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Conveyor specialist strengthens sales team

MANUFACTURER Avanti Conveyors has appointed Nigel Avison as key account manager for the UK and Ireland. He has spent 30 years working in the materials...

Avanti appoints engineering director

PAUL Hanley has been appointed engineering director at Avanti Conveyors. He has worked in the packaging industry for 16 years, featuring spells at SCA, Saica...

YPS has exceptional machine installations all wrapped up

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems, leading supplier of shrink and stretch wrapping solutions in the UK, has completed a number of recent installations to deliver...

New combination systems tipped to reduce cleaning downtime

METTLER-Toledo has announced the launch of a new series of washdown-resistant combination product inspection systems, integrating checkweighing and metal detection technologies. The CM33 Washdown and...

OMRON retains place on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

OMRON Corporation has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), for the fifth year in a row. The DJSI is a...

New machine is ‘game-changer’ for sandwich packs

MPE UK has launched a new machine designed to extend the shelf life of sandwiches. The SL1400VG is an inline heat-sealing machine described as being...

Endoline to demonstrate sustainable solutions at PPMA Total Show

ENDOLINE Automation has set out plans to highlight the sustainable features of its end-of-line packaging systems, and eco-friendly sealing options at PPMA Total Show...

X-ray systems become part of the family for poultry processor

SMITHFIELD Murray has installed two Ishida IX-G2 X-ray poultry solutions to detect and remove bone and cartilage from its products. A supplier of prepared fresh...