Time to tackle food fraud

INSPECTION specialist Mettler-Toledo has warned that the rise in sourcing more of our food online could “open the floodgates” for more unsafe counterfeit products...

A winning combination

LOMA has revealed that many food processors are now opting to combine checkweighers with metal detectors or X-ray inspection systems. An integrated X-ray and...

Minebea aiming to be number one in Scotland

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Minebea Intec recently appointed Mark Clifford to the newly created position of new business account manager for the UK and Ireland in a...

Omron launches new Robotic Innovation Lab

OMRON has invested £600,000 in a new Robotic Innovation Lab at the firm's Milton Keynes base, which will demonstrate the benefits of robots in...

Packline on a roll with new kit

PACKLINE Materials Handling is offering customers roll lifting equipment with powered drive, which the firm has described as being designed to meet criteria where...

Seal of approval: firm honoured for international trade

PROSEAL UK is celebrating after receiving a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. The tray sealing specialist was presented with the award by the Lord Lieutenant of...

A clear vision: new system tackles picking challenges

RARUK Automation has launched a new vision system which claims to allow even the most complex 3D picking challenges to be quickly set up without...

Brillopak offers PPMA punnet packers free machine trial

BRILLOPAK has announced that visitors to PPMA 2018 will have the chance to experience a one-week free trial of its new 'super fast' BR2...

Charpak boosts production capacity with latest thermoforming unit

PACKAGING designer and manufacturer Charpak has commissioned its latest Kiefel KMD78 thermoforming machine, as part of its multi-million pound development programme. This is the fourth...

Frying up a storm

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has revealed details of two automatic side feed sleeve wrapper and shrink tunnel installations for major food sector suppliers. One of...