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Conveyor specialist strengthens sales team

MANUFACTURER Avanti Conveyors has appointed Nigel Avison as key account manager for the UK and Ireland. He has spent 30 years working in the materials...

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...

Best practice: meat company opts for the superior quality of Minebea Intec’s technologies and...

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE R&J Yorkshire’s Finest Farmers and Butchers are using the Minebea Intec WPL-S weigh price labeller combined with Partner Phoenix software to increase productivity...

Ishida adds new tray sealer to QX Flex range

ISHIDA Europe has added to its range of QX Flex tray sealers with the launch of the QX-900 Flex. The manufacturer revealed the machine operates...

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...

Five ways that product inspection technologies help co-packers prepare for QA audits

Audits are a reality of business for contract packers in the food supply chain, testing their ability to adapt to the requirements of different...

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...

PFF increases production capacity of thermoformed products with new system

 PFF Group has announced a further £1 million investment in a bespoke thermoforming system at its Sedgefield site. The food packaging specialist said the move...

New system takes foreign object detection to ‘whole new level’

MINEBEA Intec has launched the new Mitus metal detection system, described as offering a 'whole new level' of foreign object detection. Thanks to the machine's...

Machinery manufacturer to mark double milestone

PACKAGING machinery manufacturer GIC is gearing up to mark two major milestones at this year's PPMA Show. The company will celebrate 30 years of producing...