Smurfit Kappa investment tipped to ‘redefine’ UK packaging landscape

SMURFIT Kappa has unveiled a 'momentous' investment in machinery for its UK Hexacomb offering. The firm said the move is poised to 'redefine' the packaging...

FANUC UK reports record number of entries for robotics competition

FANUC UK has reported a 53% increase in the number of young people that have applied for the WorldSkills UK Industrial Robotics competition. A record...

Mondi and Robopac collaborate on paper stretch wrapping solution

MONDI has teamed up with Robopac, a manufacturer of pallet wrapping machinery, to offer a 'seamless and more sustainable' paper wrapping solution for pallet...

Olive producer increases efficiency with new multihead weighers

THE installation of four Ishida RVE multihead weighers at a French olive and spreads manufacturer has reportedly enabled the company to increase productivity by...

Metal detectors the ‘natural choice’ for Britain’s food-on-the-go SMEs

By Phil Brown, European sales director at Fortress Technology ACCORDING to statistics gathered by DEFRA for the annual Food Statistics Pocketbook, SMEs in the UK...

Robot pallet wrapper innovation tipped to ‘revolutionise’ warehouse operations

PALLET wrapping automation specialist Atlanta will be showcasing two of its latest machines at LogiMAT, the trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management,...

AI-powered robots used to pick valuable materials from Fife waste

AI-powered robots are being used to sort Fife Council's household waste in its Dunfermline material recovery facility (MRF). Installed in late 2022, the robotic pickers...
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Tungate Group invests in new BOBST label press

STAFFORDSHIRE-based flexible packaging and label printing specialist, Tungate Group, has invested in a BOBST MASTER M5 flexo press to enhance its narrow web production...

Ilapak shows clear vision with upgraded platform

ILAPAK has introduced an upgraded version of its Vision2000 vision and counting platform. The manufacturer said new laser height detection capabilities and design features...

Triple-head filling machine launched by Smurfit Kappa

SMURFIT Kappa has introduced a new "high speed" triple headed automatic filling machine, said to be capable of filling up to 45 3L Bag-in-Box (BIB)...