Europe: Beumer redesigns layer palletizer for greater efficiency, lower cost of ownership
Beumer has reengineered its layer palletizer Beumer paletpac to offer users a better accessibility, a shorter assembly period, higher flexibility and lower costs.
The solution is incorporated into packaging lines to...
Europe: Tetra Pak releases handbook on raw milk quality
Tetra Pak has launched a handbook entitled The role of raw milk quality in UHT production.
Designed primarily to support quality managers of dairy...
Europe: Demand to increase for on-the-go dairy products in the UK, says report
The consumption of dairy products is increasing among British consumers, and children's development remains a key growth driver.
In particular, there are opportunities to target...
Europe: Sonoco buys composite can maker for €286M
Sonoco has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), an European provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers.
The...
Europe: Barry Callebaut switches to using more sustainable, traceable ingredients
The Barry Callebaut Group will from November 3, 2014, switch its sourcing of core Cocoa Butter Equivalents (CBEs) from The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm...
Europe: Krones’ lightweight bottle wins design award
Krones’ superlight polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle wins the German Design Award 2015 in the packaging category.
The bottle is suitable for being filled with carbonated...
Europe: KHS subsidiary technologies shortlisted for German Packaging Award 2014
Two pioneering new technologies from NMP Systems GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of KHS GmbH, have been shortlisted for the German Packaging Award 2014.
The...
Europe: Key Technology introduces new sanitary belt conveyor for bulk foods
Key Technology’s new Sanitary Belt Conveyor is designed for transporting bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines.
It has a positive drive urethane (PDU)...
Europe: Making healthier, crispy foods is possible, Crisp Sensation tells FNI
Convenience is a buzzword that has appeared in every major trend report in recent years and it remains one of the main driving forces...
Europe: German company, hospital to develop human-milk-oligosaccharides to prevent Norovirus
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany will support the development of human-milk-oligosaccharides by Jennewein Biotechnologie for the prevention of Norovirus within...