Produce more with less: Minebea Intec harnesses the benefits of automation
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The ‘perfect storm’ of labour shortages and the pandemic has accelerated the demand for automated equipment in factories across the country.
Increased efficiencies,...
Easing the load
FESTO has launched a new electric toothed belt axis with high feed forces and flexible motor attachments.
The ELGA linear drive integrates a plain-bearing guided...
Modular system adds flexibility for food producers
GEA has announced the launch of its new SmartPacker TwinTube vertical packaging machine onto the UK market.
The firm explained that the machine has been...
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,...
Compostable polymers challenge plastics debate
What are we doing about plastic wrapped consumer goods? With the use of polypropylene films under attack, sales and marketing director Tony McDonald of...
Recovering high value products helps food factories maximise returns
By Matt Hale, International Sales Manager, HRS Heat Exchangers
When processing any kind of remotely viscous food product it is inevitable that a certain amount...
Don’t leave it too late to automate
Unlike many of our European counterparts, the UK has been slow to automate. But a perfect storm of Brexit and Covid-19 is set to...
New packaging line is instant success for food production firm
AN instant noodle meal producer has been able to speed up its operation and uncover savings in wrapping materials after investing in a new...
Snacks manufacturer is nuts about multihead weigher
ISHIDA Europe has revealed one of its compact linear multihead weighers is providing a 'fast and efficient' solution for the weighing of nuts into...
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...
