X-ray inspection in high-speed canning applications: enhancing safety, quality and compliance
By Mike Pipe, head of global sales and product management, Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray
WITH thousands of cans rushing through production lines every hour, even the...
DHL snaps up four collaborative robots
DHL Supply Chain has bought four collaborative Sawyer robots as part of the firm's robotics programme.
The robots will be used across DHL's 19 co-packing and production logistics...
‘Electronic apple’ helps prevent fruit bruising
BRILLOPAK has revealed it has devised a new way of using an electronic apple to improve development of its UniPAKer robotic crate packer for...
Loma expands team in Scotland and the Borders
LOMA Systems has announced an expansion of its team serving Scotland and the Border regions.
The new Scotland team is described as having been established...
UK food industry warms up to robotics
The adoption of robotics over the last 10 years has rapidly increased in sectors where fast and accurate assembly has been a top priority,...
A clear vision: new system tackles picking challenges
RARUK Automation has launched a new vision system which claims to allow even the most complex 3D picking challenges to be quickly set up without...
Spirits are high in Kirkcaldy thanks to new bottling line
A new spirits facility that allows bottling and packaging from small volumes in single casks to 30,000 litre tankers has been established by QAS...
Five ways that product inspection technologies help co-packers prepare for QA audits
Audits are a reality of business for contract packers in the food supply chain, testing their ability to adapt to the requirements of different...
Ishida targets Middle East growth with new appointment
ISHIDA Europe has appointed Matt Eastham as general manager for the Middle East
Cobot helps Danish firm meet demand for vegan ice cream
THE end-of-line packaging process at Ice Bakers, a Danish producer of plant-based ice cream, has been automated with an OMRON TM cobot featuring a...
