Scottish single-use plastics ban a ‘further warning’ for food processors of the risks of...

LEGISLATION banning single-use plastic items in Scotland has been described as representing an ‘alarm bell’ for what may lie ahead for food processors when...

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...

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...

Edinburgh print and packaging business invests for growth

EDINBURGH-based Thomson Print & Packaging, a supplier of bespoke printed folding cartons, has invested in large format cut-and-crease equipment from Heidelberg. The move follows the...

Ishida strengthens south west European sales team with senior appointments

ISHIDA Europe has confirmed it has strengthened its south west European sales team with some new appointments. The business recently announced the creation of two...

Smurfit Kappa investment tipped to ‘redefine’ UK packaging landscape

SMURFIT Kappa has unveiled a 'momentous' investment in machinery for its UK Hexacomb offering. The firm said the move is poised to 'redefine' the packaging...

Yamato names new business development manager

PAUL Ingall has been appointed business development manager at Yamato Scale Dataweigh. The firm revealed his "chief responsibility" will be to work with the operations manager to...
Flow-wrapping machines in cheese factory

Flow wrappers help cheese specialist increase uptime and cut packaging waste

CHEESE specialist Eurilait has reportedly increased machine uptime and reduced waste after standardising its flow-wrapping operation with four ULMA Packaging FM305C machines. The investment has...
Csipet Land

Handle with care: Ishida solution boosts production of fragile salted snacks

HUNGARIAN bakery Csipet Land has installed an Ishida weighing, packing and quality control line to achieve an annual production increase of 4-5 million packs...

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...