Food for thought for SMEs when funding automation projects

Peter Lange, business development manager robotics at OMRON, discusses the options available when it comes to financing your new cobot SKILLS shortages, digitisation, sustainability, and...

Ishida to showcase the ‘future of weighing and inspection’

THREE key products from Ishida Europe's weighing and inspection portfolio will take centre stage on the manufacturer's stand at PPMA Show 2023. The recently-launched next...
YPS shrink wrapping line

New shrink wrapping line doubles capacity at corrugate plant

THE supply of a new shrink wrapping line is reported to have doubled the packing capacity for one of the largest corrugate board manufacturing...

Machinery manufacturer expands team at start of milestone year

PACKAGING machinery manufacturer GIC has started its 40th year in business by strengthening its team. The company, which designs and builds vertical form, fill and...

Loma names new Scottish regional sales manager

IAN Hogg has been appointed regional sales manager for Scotland at Loma systems. The manufacturer of metal detectors, checkweighers and X-ray equipment for the food...
Loma X5 Pack Curtainless X-ray System

Loma addresses customer feedback with new curtainless X-ray system

LOMA Systems has launched the X5 Pack Curtainless X-ray System for lightweight, unsealed, and unpackaged food products. By removing the actual curtains, Loma revealed it...

Built to last: new weigh price labeller delivers quality and safety gains

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE MINEBEA Intec’s WPL-S OCM weigh price labeller is helping customers in the food sector by guaranteeing product quality, speeding up production and increasing...

Packline on a roll with new kit

PACKLINE Materials Handling is offering customers roll lifting equipment with powered drive, which the firm has described as being designed to meet criteria where...
Poultry packing gripper

Collaborative project brings automation to poultry packing

POULTRY producer CP Foods UK has teamed up with engineering company Gripple and industrial automation specialist OMRON to modernise one of its key packing...
Checkweigher machine

Mettler-Toledo confirms upgrades to C31 intelligent checkweigher

METTLER-Toledo Product Inspection has updated its C31 intelligent checkweigher, introducing a range of smart production packages designed to deliver greater flexibility, faster implementation, and...