Automation
Europe: Flexco’s solution puts conveyor belts in place
Misalignment of the conveyor belt is a frequent cause of material loss in conveyor systems. Flexco has designed PT Pro EZ as a belt...
Europe: First-of-its-kind drying system pilots in France
Lesaffre Ingredients Services (LIS) has begun the pilot extrusion porosification technology (EPT) unit, the first pilot installation of its kind in Europe on drying...
Europe: Sealed Air buys Finnish CIP company
Sealed Air Corporation has acquired Tampereen Teollsuussähkö Oy (TTS-Ciptec), which optimizes Cleaning in Place (CIP) systems through remote monitoring capabilities and predictive analytics services...
Asia Pacific: Zebra Technologies releases findings on warehousing, wearable solutions
Enterprises are expected to increase the number of warehouses as global online sales continue to grow, according to a survey conducted by Zebra Technologies....
Europe: Mettler Toledo cuts downtime with remote monitoring services
Mettler Toledo launches the InTouch Remote Services for weighing equipment, which alerts its Service personnel when issues that could affect scale operation or accuracy...
Europe: Researchers win prize for drying technology
Drying is used in many industrial processes, for example in food production, and drying processes account for a substantial part of energy consumption in...
Americas: Rockwell Automation shares on gains in connected, future-proof factories
Regardless of the efficiency of a food and beverage (F&B) factory, plant managers need to consider its ability to grow into the future that...
Americas: Kale chips producer installs tna machine
Canadian-based Brandneu Foods has reduced lead times for its range of kale chips by 75% after installing tna intelli-flav OMS 5 at its plant...
Europe: KSB releases high-pressure pumps for fluids
KSB is launching its Movitec 125 pumps, complementing its current range of vertical high-pressure pumps.
The multistage centrifugal pumps are designed for fluids such...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra upgrades NZ plant to capture lactose
Fonterra upgrades its Edgecumbe site to capture lactose that was previously unable to be extracted from the site’s waste stream by creatively applying existing...