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...

TopClip system brings tangible benefits for craft brewer

SMURFIT Kappa has provided a Belgian craft brewer with the TopClip packaging system, a paper-based replacement for shrink wrap that bundles beverage multi-packs. BeerSelect has...

How robots are set to shape the future of food manufacturing

By Paul Carter, sales manager system automation – robotics, FANUC UK FOR decades, robots have been helping to increase production efficiency, improve quality and consistency,...
OMRON Digimarc demo machine

OMRON to showcase the ‘future of manufacturing’ at PPMA Show

AUTOMATION specialist OMRON has revealed plans to showcase the 'smarter, faster, more efficient' future of manufacturing at this year’s PPMA Show. OMRON revealed it has...
Hugo Beck packaging line

Instant success: new packaging line helps noodle provider triple capacity

HORIZONTAL packaging solutions manufacturer Hugo Beck has revealed how it helped an instant noodle meal producer enhance its operation through the implementation of its servo...
Checkweigher machine

Mettler-Toledo confirms upgrades to C31 intelligent checkweigher

METTLER-Toledo Product Inspection has updated its C31 intelligent checkweigher, introducing a range of smart production packages designed to deliver greater flexibility, faster implementation, and...
GIC directors Luke Murphy and Andy Beal

GIC secures manufacturing future for Cotswold Mechanical weighers

GIC has bought the intellectual property, stock, and spare parts inventory of Cotswold Mechanical Ltd, which went into liquidation earlier this year. The move means...
Transport paper packaging

Hugo Beck to launch new sleeve wrapping solution

MACHINERY manufacturer Hugo Beck will unveil a new solution at interpack 2026 in the form of the compact sleeve wrapper paper S for sustainable...
Minebea Intec checkweighwer

Engineered for you: from concept to design

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Peter Walker, Country Manager UK & Ireland at Minebea Intec, tells Packaging Scotland about the company’s plans for PPMA 2026 and why bespoke...