Capacity is filling up

RP Adam is to increase production capacity at its Selkirk base by more than 40% after investing £125,000 in new filling line technology. The cleaning...
Checkweigher - view from the side showing conveyor to sorting station

Reducing waste with smart checkweighing solutions

By Frank Borrmann, market manager for the strategic business unit checkweighing & vision, Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH IN the food manufacturing industry, waste reduction is vital...
YPS packaging line

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...
ThermoLam thermal laminator

ABG launches new thermal laminator for flexible packaging manufacturers

A B Graphic International (ABG) has launched ThermoLam, a thermal laminator designed to deliver 'faster production, greater agility and improved sustainability' for flexible packaging...

Bathgate base helps give SNB extra edge

THE UK’s largest independent metal detector firm has revealed its new manufacturing facility in Bathgate reaffirms its commitment to the Scottish market it has...

Ishida launches new rental scheme to meet changing demands

ISHIDA Europe has announced the launch of a new rental scheme to help businesses manage ever-changing circumstances resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. The manufacturer revealed...

New machine unveiled for paper pallet wrapping

MONDI has announced it has teamed up with Austrian mechanical engineering firm EW Technology to launch a new machine for paper pallet wrapping described...

New SmartPacker is ‘future-ready’

GEA’s new vertical SmartPacker CX400 D-Zip has been designed for pre-packaged food products for retail and food service.  The firm said the machine combines ‘fast,...
Operatives study packaging machine data

Swanline achieves ‘world-first’ deployment of BOBST Connect across mixed equipment portfolio

SWANLINE Group, a UK-based supplier of paper-based materials, print and conversion services to the packaging and POS sectors, has become the first company to...

X-ray system offers window of opportunity to eliminate ‘fear factor’

SPARC Systems claims its Apollo food x-ray inspection system has 'bucked the trend' when it comes to transparency by engineering a system featuring magnetised sliding...