Food Manufacturing

Learn about the Lenze automation platform at PPMA Show

Lenze is serving up a whole host of activity at the PPMA Show this September. Visitors to the stand will get a chance to network and interact with Lenze's automation platform, where they can see for themselves what advanced automation can do for their business from geared motor to the cloud.

18th July 2018

Fortress Interlocks achieves Queen's Award hat-trick

Fortress Interlocks has been awarded its third Queen's Award for International Trade, recognising the outstanding growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

16th July 2018

ABB opens information stand at new World Horti Center

ABB is inviting experts from the horticultural and greenhouse industry to visit the company's information stand at the World Horti Center in Naaldwijk, Holland, following its official opening by Queen MÃ¡xima of the Netherlands. ABB's stand will be a permanent fixture in the centre that greenhouse builders can visit to discover how automation systems and software can improve the effectiveness of greenhouse food production.

28th June 2018

Brillopak "˜Glove' cradles heavy foods and fragile eco-materials

At PPMA 2018 (stand C50), Brillopak will unveil how it has revolutionised the longstanding challenge of automating the gentle placement of heavier food items, including pre-packed potatoes, vegetables, fruit and larger VFFS wrapped meat joints, in addition to netted and boxed products.

11th June 2018

Drum motors rise to cranberry challenge

A leading producer of Cranberries contacted Rulmeca to test and review a possible application for the use of motorised drums in its ceiling-mounted conveyors handling this deep-red fruit.

21st May 2018

Vision sensors make big impact on quality control applications

Sensing specialist Baumer has made an important contribution on a successful project, working in conjunction with The Technology Business, a Manchester based provider of integrated automation and inspection systems. Baumer supplied their Verisens VS XC and XF vision sensors which have proven to be an effective vision solution for The Technology Business inspection systems.

20th May 2018

Renishaw launches online guide to additive manufacturing

Renishaw has created a free online AM Guide comprising videos, case studies, feature articles, industry news and opinion pieces. The company will use the new information hub to educate and inform customers and the wider engineering community. Engineers, managers and entrepreneurs can learn about the possibilities of additive manufacturing (AM) and its business impact, all with the aim of increasing the uptake of this technology in mainstream manufacturing.

9th May 2018

Development of functionally safe communication between machines

More networking, more safety, more freedom - these somewhat contradictory requirements also do not end at the most sensitive part of the machine network, functionally safe communication. A task that is best handled together. PI and the OPC Foundation have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding to quickly start up a Joint Working Group to ensure that PROFIsafe will also function between controllers from different manufacturers in the future.

27th April 2018

igus tribopolymer bearings FAA-approved for aircraft interiors

igus is announcing that five of its iglidur high-performance polymers now officially comply with the fire safety requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for aircraft interiors. Areas of application for iglidur plain bearings are, for example, bearing points in seats, tables and doors.

18th April 2018

Igus tribopolymer bearings FAA-approved for aircraft interiors

Igus has announced that five of its iglidur high-performance polymers now officially comply with the fire safety requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for aircraft interiors. Areas of application for iglidur plain bearings are, for example, bearing points in seats, tables and doors.