Guy Dix

Ishida Europe appoints new technical director

ISHIDA Europe has promoted long-standing employee Guy Dix to the role of technical director. Guy joined the business in July 2005 as a design engineer....

Compostable polymers challenge plastics debate

What are we doing about plastic wrapped consumer goods? With the use of polypropylene films under attack, sales and marketing director Tony McDonald of...

The 3 C’s behind the UK’s acceleration towards automation

Tom Bouchier, MD of robotics and automation specialist FANUC UK, explains why there has never been a better time for UK firms to invest...

Weighers bring nugget of opportunity

ISHIDA has revealed how its multihead weighing technology has helped a German ready meals manufacturer increase chicken nugget output by almost threefold, while the...

How do you check the accuracy of an inline checkweigher?

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Automatic Inline Checkweighers have been part of our production lines for decades and it is estimated that in the UK alone there are...

Global cheesemaker opts for ‘game-changing’ inspection solution

A family cheesemaker and dairy giant is reportedly benefiting from a 'game-changing' food safety inspection solution from Fortress Technology. The system is combining metal detection...
Shoppers looking at food packaging labels in supermarket

Reducing costs and protecting food safety with physical contamination detection

By Mike Pipe, head of product inspection UK, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection WHEN Chewters Chocolates in Canada made the shift to automate its production and packaging...

Pandemic accelerates automation plans in injection moulding

Nigel Flowers, MD of Sumitomo Demag UK, explores the impact of the pandemic on automation trends within the injection moulding sector THE pandemic has amplified...

Mettler-Toledo adds to portfolio with new integrated mark & verify systems

METTLER-Toledo has announced the launch of its new integrated mark & verify systems and software, designed to help pharmaceutical manufacturers meet safety and compliance...

Reliability is Paramount with new flow-wrapper

PARAMOUNT Packaging Systems has announced the launch of a new flow-wrapper, which is said to be customised for  ideal use for salad and vegetable growers. Paramount is...