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Europe: UK institute, company develop tool to tell animal species apart in meat
The Institute of Food Research (IFR), working with Oxford Instruments, has developed a new, rapid testing regime based upon benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance that...
Asia Pacific: 2016 is the year of food safety, says 3M Food Safety
Access to safe food is a hot topic in the Asia-Pacific region, with no signs of cooling off. Across the region, but especially in...
Americas: Husky displays mold alignment solution at NPE 2015
Husky Injection Molding Systems will present its new self-cleaning mold technology for the HyPET HPP5 preform manufacturing system at NPE 2015 (March 23 –...
Europe: Krones subsidiary buys SAP company for intra-plant logistics
Syskron Holding GmbH, the subsidiary specialising in intralogistics of Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, has purchased a 100% stake in the Triacos GmbH company.
By buying...
Americas: Aquionics to hold webinar on UV processing in June 2015
Aquionics will demonstrate the benefits of ultra violet (UV) science within the food and beverage market at a webinar on June 30, 2015.
The 60-minute,...
Asia Pacific: Using solventless, water-based lamination adhesives
Preferences for lamination adhesives used in flexible food packaging, such as stand-up pouches (SUPs), wrappers and bags, are shifting away from traditional solvent-based products....
World: Chr. Hansen releases online probiotics information resource, Chinese website
Chr. Hansen launches The Probiotics Institute – an online platform providing educational and scientific content on probiotics and the human microbiome.
As the interest...
Europe: Ishida Europe devises weighing solution for German seafood processor to pack fixed weight...
Ishida Europe has devised a bespoke weighing solution that has enabled Deutsche See Fischmanufaktur, Germany’s market leader in seafood to weigh just two large...
Americas: TraQtion tool alerts users on compliance in supply chain
NSF International's TraQtion has upgraded its cloud-based quality and compliance software.
Formerly known as Aspirago, TraQtion now has a new, proprietary intelligent compliance engine that...
World: 3D printing opens more opportunities for applications, finds report
Three dimensional (3D) printing has received a lot of attention within the press over recent years, according to a report by ResearchMoz.
Hyped because the...