Multi-line palletising system is sweet solution for food specialist

SCOTT Automation has revealed details of a project to design and install an automated multi-line palletising system at Poco Loco, a Belgian producer of...
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...

Leasing vs buying equipment: what’s right for your business?

Rob Toolen, sales manager at strapping machine manufacturer Mosca England, discusses why businesses should consider leasing, rather than buying new equipment AS we begin the...
Aerial of new bottle machines

New Lucozade bottles unveiled following £6.3m investment

SUNTORY Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) has invested £6.3 million in a major packaging redesign for Lucozade Energy bottles The bottles will now feature a...
Kate Rattigan

Empowering the workforce of the future with employee-centric approach to robotics and automation

In manufacturing, as in other industries, advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) have brought with them concerns over worker displacement, job loss,...
Robotic palletising system

Egg producer boosted by robotic palletising system

AUTOMATION specialist Endoline Robotics has installed a fully integrated robotic palletising system for Bird Brothers, a family-run UK egg producer. Supplying up to five million...

ABG launches new Vectra AutoSet turret rewinder

ABG has launched the new Vectra AutoSet, the latest addition to Vectra family of turret rewinders that includes the ECTR and HDTR models. The launch...

Finding flat flakes in foods

LAST year Fortress Technology unveiled a metal detector that inspects low profile, high value foods vertically and horizontally concurrently to achieve the 'highest sensitivity...

New system claims to take traceability ‘to a new level’

FORTRESS Technology, in collaboration with Sparc Systems, has unveiled its first ever modular combination metal detector and checkweighing conveyor system. Described as featuring a single...

Stretch wrap machine is ticking all the boxes

FAMILY-run McLaren Packaging of Port Glasgow has enlisted the help of strapping and wrapping machinery specialists, Mosca, to enhance its service offering and accommodate...