Scottish baker has capacity lifted by entry level servo wrapper

A Scottish bakery is benefiting from extra capacity thanks to an entry level servo-driven flow-wrapper. Irvings Homestyle Bakery, which is based in Castle Douglas, invested...
Tunnock's Caramel Wafers on Bosch Packaging system

Tunnock’s taste success with ‘high-tech’ system

BOSCH Packaging Technology has revealed details of a ‘high-tech’ packaging system it installed for Tunnock’s iconic Caramel Wafer biscuits

OMRON launches new collaborative robot for heavy payloads

OMRON has unveiled its new OMRON TM20 cobot, boasting a payload of 20kg. The cobot is designed for tasks such as palletising, machine tending and...

Collaborative robot lends a helping hand

FANUC has launched its new CR-35iA collaborative robot, which has been fitted with hand guidance capability, at the PPMA Total Show. The firm said users can...

ULMA strengthens marketing team

LOUISE Pearson has been appointed sales and marketing co-ordinator at ULMA Packaging. ULMA said Louise has 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, in...

Equipment specialist to offer ‘virtual’ Interpack experience

METTLER-Toledo has announced that food and pharmaceutical manufacturers can still experience the firm's newest technology innovations - from the comfort of their desks. The company...
PACE Mechanical Handling cobot

PACE adds AI-powered functionality to end-of-line packing solutions

PACE Mechanical Handling is set to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and free performance monitoring into the HMI on its robotic and automated end-of-line packing...
Ishida system at Simply Roasted crisps

Crisp brand hails Ishida system as ‘Rolls Royce of bagmakers’

THE pack quality, accuracy and consistency delivered by an Ishida multihead weigher, bagmaker (Integrated Total Packing System (iTPS) and DACS checkweigher are reportedly helping...

New flow wrapper helps Inverness bakery save dough

A Scottish bakery is said to have avoided potentially costly downtime thanks to a ‘Smart’  solution from Ilapak. Inverness-based Scotbake produces a range of craft bakery...
MVC aisle shot

Machine Vision Conference 2024 hailed a success

THE Machine Vision Conference (MVC) 2024 has been hailed a success after attracting 'significant' visitor numbers. Established in 2016, the annual event - which was...