New MD for Yamato’s UK business

YAMATO Scale Dataweigh has appointed Chun Ha as its new managing director

Best practice: meat company opts for the superior quality of Minebea Intec’s technologies and...

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE R&J Yorkshire’s Finest Farmers and Butchers are using the Minebea Intec WPL-S weigh price labeller combined with Partner Phoenix software to increase productivity...

Labour crisis: cobots can lend a helping hand

By Stuart Coulton, UK market development manager, Omron Industrial Automation LABOUR shortages have reached chronic levels in the food and drink industry. Can manufacturers automate...

Bellshill bakery chooses to go with the flow

A Bellshill bakery which specialises in gluten-free products has invested in a new Shamal flow wrapper with MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) gas flushing capabilities and...

Automation innovation is improving all the time

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Automation is one of the fastest growing areas of packaging machinery innovation. Designed to help address a range of challenges, from labour shortages...
Operator at X-ray inspection machine

Food producers urged to reinforce inspection protocols following high-profile recalls

FOOD producers are being urged to reinforce their inspection protocols following a number of recent high-profile recall cases involving plastic, stones, and other potential...
Yorkshire Packaging Systems shrink wrap line

New shrink wrap lines improves speed and reliability for vitamin company

A new shrink-wrapping line is said to have improved reliability and processing speed for British-based vitamin producers BR Pharmaceutical. With an existing line previously supplied...

Packaging’s data evolution: from simple wrapper to sophisticated data carrier

The concept of product packaging has evolved from humble beginnings as a plain, loose wrapper, to a sophisticated, branded and data-marked means of providing...

FANUC reveals speaker line-up ahead of open house event

FANUC has announced the speaker line-up for its open house event next week. The automation specialist will open the doors to its Coventry HQ from...

Machinery specialist wants ‘paradigm shift’ to help food manufacturers meet sustainability demands

ULMA Packaging UK is calling for a 'paradigm shift' around food packaging machinery to meet an expected 'boom' in demand for sustainable packaging. The move...