Automation tipped to help alleviate labour pressures

A packaging machinery specialist is urging manufacturers to consider automated approaches to maximise output in the months ahead, in the face of labour pressures...

Mechline launching new food waste programme at Waste-Works

Mechline will be launching its new food waste programme to help foodservice operators reduce waste and increase profits at Waste-Works, the only waste and resource...

X-ray solutions meet expectations for Kepak Group

MEAT processor, the Kepak Group, has purchased eight new X5 Space Saver X-ray units from Loma Systems. The company serves the international foodservice and retail...

Bringing clarity to industry buzzwords

By Peter Spring, product manager ProdX, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword, however it is often misunderstood and misrepresented in its...

Reducing the risks

Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK says the firm's genuine spares and service support "leads to real cost saving risk reduction". Andrea Spencer, commercial operations manager at...

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...

Tray sealer proves the ‘natural choice’ for dog food provider

PROSEAL has revealed that its tray sealing technology has allowed natural dog food specialist Naturaw to automate its packing process to meet demand for...

Paramount names new operations boss

Darren Bull has been appointed operations manager at Paramount Packaging Systems. The firm, which is the exclusive distributor of Fuji Machinery Company’s horizontal and vertical form-fill-seal...

OMRON brings Flexible Manufacturing Roadshow to the UK

OMRON has hailed the success of its European Flexible Manufacturing Roadshow, which came to the UK this week to demonstrate the 'factory of the future'. Reeco...

Brand protection: Ramping up your food safety strategy

Consumer perceptions and a high profile product recall can make or break a food brand. The damage, if left unchecked, can come back and haunt...