SIG unveils new digital smart factory solution

SIG has announced the launch of a new digital smart factory solution, called Plant 360 Asset Health Monitoring, designed to help food and beverage...

SIG launches new filling technology for food and drink sector

SIG is launching its next generation of food and drink filling technology in the form of the SIG NEO, described as boasting 'best-in-class' sterility...

Minebea Intec outlines challenges and solutions for bakery goods production

MINEBEA Intec has revealed details of the manufacturer's solutions for the fast-growing bakery sector. The challenges posed by this segment include trends like consumers’ desire...

Produce more with less: Minebea Intec harnesses the benefits of automation

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE The ‘perfect storm’ of labour shortages and the pandemic has accelerated the demand for automated equipment in factories across the country. Increased efficiencies,...

New systems bring more than a grain of positivity

ISHIDA has revealed how the firm’s weighing and X-ray inspection technologies are delivering ‘unsurpassed levels of accuracy and pack quality’ for Poland’s largest producer...

How OPP labellers are helping drinks producers beat supply chain issues

The drinks industry’s move away from traditional self-adhesive labelling to OPP (oriented polypropylene) alternatives has been fast-tracked by Brexit and Covid-related supply chain issues....

Robotic palletising systems meet demand for flexibility

ENDOLINE Robotics highlighted its entry level ‘plug and play’ robotic palletising system at the recent PPMA Show in Birmingham, demonstrating the benefits of automation...

Tertiary offering brings ‘joined-up’ solutions across Clearmark operations

DIGITAL coding specialist Clearmark has announced it is diversifying into the logistics labelling market with the launch of the new ICE Vector Pallet Labelling...

Cobalt extends collaboration with Zebra Technologies

BARCODE labelling automation specialist Cobalt Systems has expanded its collaboration with Zebra Technologies as an industrial automation partner for Zebra’s new fixed industrial scanning...

Labour crisis: cobots can lend a helping hand

By Stuart Coulton, UK market development manager, Omron Industrial Automation LABOUR shortages have reached chronic levels in the food and drink industry. Can manufacturers automate...