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...
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland Industry 4.0 demonstrator

Beckhoff demonstrates high-tech capabilities at National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

THE National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is an industry-led international centre of manufacturing expertise, operated by the University of Strathclyde and part of the...

Automation tipped to help alleviate labour pressures

A packaging machinery specialist is urging manufacturers to consider automated approaches to maximise output in the months ahead, in the face of labour pressures...

Technology increases shelf life of salmon

HIGH technology company JenAct Limited have been working in partnership with Marine Products (Scotland) Limited to produce a system designed to increase the shelf-life...

New machine has flexibility in the bag for snacks producers

ISHIDA Europe has announced the launch of a new vertical form fill seal (VFFS) bagmaker, described as delivering a 30% increase in speed compared...
Easing the load

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...

Packaging trend meat processors are in touch with

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Global supply chain disruption has led to meat processors increasingly embracing a ‘touchless’ trend of packaging automation. Stephanie Poole, Senior Business Development &...
X-ray inspection of cans

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...

GIC coins it in with latest bullion plant solution

A supplier of automated coin packing lines has celebrated 25 years in the bullion industry by supplying its latest solution. GIC undertook its first project...

Multiformat packaging machines tipped to bring gains for UK food sector

UK packaging specialist Xact has announced plans to expand into new markets with multiformat packaging machines supplied by Spanish packaging technology innovator IRTA Group Packaging...