L-R: Iain Buckham (Engelmann & Buckham); and Keith Ockenden (Zeus) shaking hands

Zeus and E&B team up to offer integrated automation and consumables solutions

ZEUS Group and Engelmann & Buckham (E&B), a UK specialist in packaging and processing machinery, have announced a new collaboration designed to deliver a...

Firm sees things clearly with new X-ray system

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE  When a sweetener producer needed a quick, affordable and reliable solution to a requirement for a new foreign object detection system, they reached...
Denhay Farms bacon packs

Automation brings labour and efficiency gains for bacon producer

BACON producer Denhay Farms has fully automated its packaging operations by integrating Ravenwood’s linerless technology for its sleeves, in a move that is said...

Small packs on fast flow wrapping lines: how to comply with weighing legislations

In modern food manufacturing, where speed and precision intertwine, those manufacturers navigating horizontal flow wrapping lines encounter a distinct set of challenges. As production...

Avanti appoints new sales manager

CHRIS Reynolds has been promoted to the role of sales manager at Avanti Conveyors. After working in the building services engineering sector, he joined Avanti in...

Omron launches new Robotic Innovation Lab

OMRON has invested £600,000 in a new Robotic Innovation Lab at the firm's Milton Keynes base, which will demonstrate the benefits of robots in...

Robotic cell helps production to sprout

SCOTTISH Borders-based vegetable processor, Drysdales, is said to have become the first UK produce firm to automate its sprout crate loading operation in a...
Thomson Print & Packaging BOBST NOVAFOLD 110

Edinburgh packaging manufacturer looks to corner the folding carton market

EDINBURGH-based Thomson Print & Packaging is reaping the rewards after bringing folding carton converting fully in-house, facilitated by the installation of a BOBST NOVAFOLD...

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...

Impressive Total: new solutions wow visitors at PPMA exhibition

THE great and the good of the processing and packaging machinery sector met at the NEC Birmingham in late September for three terrific days...