X-Ray/checkweigher combo increases efficiencies for food brand

AN Ishida X-ray inspection system and checkweigher combination has helped a contract packing business implement a new solution for a major customer. Universal Flexible Packaging,...

Interactive workshop set to explore robotics and automation innovation

PACKAGING machinery and robotic automation specialist, RMGroup, in collaboration with ABB Robotics UK, is holding a workshop later this month to provide guidance on...

OMRON launches new collaborative robot for heavy payloads

OMRON has unveiled its new OMRON TM20 cobot, boasting a payload of 20kg. The cobot is designed for tasks such as palletising, machine tending and...

Food label verification: a future shaped by data

By Dr Russell Sion, director, JentonDimaco IN any business world, data is reshaping the landscape. Food processing is no exception. If we consider the next...

Markem-Imaje introduces ethernet protocol and image creation to 4700 printer

MARKEM-Imaje (MI) has unveiled an ethernet protocol to provide greater connectivity to the firm's 4700 valvejet drop-on-demand (DOD) printer. Now allowing for up to 20...

Mettler-Toledo to host webinar on ‘glass-in-glass’ x-ray inspection

METTLER-Toledo Product Inspection has announced it will host a webinar on March 9 to explain how advanced x-ray inspection systems can detect a wide...
Gordian Strapping

Gordian Strapping Celebrates Over 85 Years of Packaging Solutions

A lot has happened since 1937. The second World War. The first man to walk on the moon. The invention of mobile phones and the internet. The first black president. Gangnam Style. Gordian Strapping, a packaging solutions company in Basingstoke, were there to witness it all.

Automated e-commerce solution is very much in fashion for brand

AN automated solution provided by Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) using Hugo Beck’s flexo e-com machine has reportedly helped fashion accessory specialist totes ISOTONER (UK)...

5 ways that digitalisation of product inspection helps food safety compliance

Food safety and regulatory compliance are hot topics for food manufacturers. Here, Ian Scott-Mance, technology manager of Mettler-Toledo ProdX considers how digitalised product inspection...

Sports drink specialist wowed by refurbished filling system

A refurbished, electronic, non-contact filling system from AVE UK has reportedly quadrupled capacity for Essex-based sports water manufacturer WOW HYDRATE. Now able to produce 8,000...