Awards celebrate industry excellence

Packaging Scotland’s Fraser Rummens reports from the PPMA Group Industry Awards 2017 in Birmingham OVER 400 of the industry’s best and brightest gathered at the...

Yamato to demonstrate at Empack 2015

YAMATO Scale Dataweigh is set to showcase their range of weighing machinery at packaging technology show Empack 2015. Demonstrating the role that checkweighers, multi-head weighers and...

AccurioShine 3600 investment boosts embellishment offering

KONICA Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has supplied Healeys Printers with its new AccurioShine 3600 inkjet spot UV coater with iFoil One in-line hot foil...
Paul Richards

Five cobot hygiene considerations for food producers

By Paul Richards, partner sales manager, FANUC UK THERE are multiple drivers for automating food production lines. Whether helping to plug labour shortages, taking over...

Automation hailed as accessible for all

RARUK Automation plans to demonstrate the viability of robotic technology for businesses of all sizes at PPMA Total Show in September. The firm said the...
Dairy pallet wrapper

Rotating arm pallet wrapper boosts milk bottle stability for dairy farm

A Lancashire dairy farm is said to have secured stability for its pallets of milk bottles following the purchase of a semi-automatic rotating arm...

Machinery manufacturer recognised for export success

PACKAGING machinery manufacturer Packaging Automation (PA) is celebrating after being featured in The Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 league table for the first time. The...

Side-sealing flow wrapper launched for cheese packaging operations

ULMA Packaging has developed a new side-sealing version of the company’s original ARTIC side seal flow wrapper, designed to help cheese suppliers provide sustainable...
Men working in factory

Parkside confirms new lamination machine investment

PARKSIDE has announced it has invested in additional lamination equipment to meet consumer demand for flexible packaging

Weigher flexibility is no small potatoes for packing operation

A 20-head weigher from Ishida Europe has helped in the automation of the packing operation for a variety of potato products from Slovakian producer...