New Ishida X-ray offers ‘enhanced sensitivity’ for difficult to spot foreign bodies

ISHIDA Europe has announced it is launching its next generation IX-G2 dual energy X-ray inspection system, described as offering 'significantly enhanced sensitivities' for the...
Operator at X-ray inspection machine

Food producers urged to reinforce inspection protocols following high-profile recalls

FOOD producers are being urged to reinforce their inspection protocols following a number of recent high-profile recall cases involving plastic, stones, and other potential...

New jar lidding range launched for UK food and drink sector

ATS Packaging Machinery has added to its capping solutions for the food and drink sector by launching a range of jar lidding machines. The new...

‘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...

Yamato to demonstrate at Empack 2015

YAMATO Scale Dataweigh is set to showcase their range of weighing machinery at packaging technology show Empack 2015. Demonstrating the role that checkweighers, multi-head weighers and...

AA Labels invests £1.1 million in new machinery

AA Labels has announced it has invested £1.1 million in new machinery to fulfil demand for printed packaging across a range of sectors. To date,...
Operatives study packaging machine data

Swanline achieves ‘world-first’ deployment of BOBST Connect across mixed equipment portfolio

SWANLINE Group, a UK-based supplier of paper-based materials, print and conversion services to the packaging and POS sectors, has become the first company to...

Levitating 360-degree mover rotation extends scope of application for contactless and intelligent product transport

XPlanar: additional degree of freedom for planar motor drive system through software-based 360-degree rotation

Sowing the seeds for increased production

An Ishida multihead weigher at premium Irish vegetable grower Leo Dunne Ltd has played a central role in helping the company expand its operation...

OMRON adds new food-grade robots to i4H portfolio

OMRON has announced the launch of new food-grade robots to its i4H product line. The manufacturer revealed the robots utilise 'high-performance extreme pressure' lubricants specially...