Food Manufacturing

Webinar programme of DAQ updates continues through to June

HBM's series of free on-line webinars continue throughout May and June to complement the company's series of live technical seminars and workshops being held in the Midlands.

7th May 2014

Food industry event to focus on accurate weighing technology

The need for highly accurate and dependable weighing technology throughout the food industry will be the focus of HBM's event, "Shopping at the Supermarket", which is being held on Thursday 26 June at the Williams Conference Centre.

30th April 2014

EEF selects TÜV SÜD Product Service as machinery safety partner

EEF has chosen TÜV SÜD Product Service as its preferred supplier for machinery and equipment safety technical support for members.

29th April 2014

SKF @ptitude Connect for cost-effective cloud-based monitoring

SKF @ptitude software has been extended to offer SKF @ptitude Connect, a cost-effective cloud computing resource. The service provides instant access to SKF condition monitoring software, enabling customers to improve plant performance and efficiency.

25th April 2014

Foodex 2014: processing, packaging and logistics innovation

The industry's brightest minds gathered at the NEC this March to celebrate the return of Foodex 2014 at Birmingham's NEC. The one-stop shop for manufacturing professionals delivered a wide array of innovative products for processing, packaging and logistics professionals while a panel of experts debated some of the industry's most pressing topics in the lively and engaging seminar theatre.

16th April 2014

BionicKangaroo - Energy-efficient jump kinematics based on a natural model

The Festo Bionic Learning Network will once again provide new impetus for the automation technology of tomorrow at Hannover Fair in Germany. With the BionicKangaroo, Festo demonstrates how principles taken from nature can inspire unique solutions for the future of the automation sector - combining pneumatic and electric drive technology in a highly dynamic system.

10th April 2014

BionicKangaroo showcases energy-efficient jump kinematics

The Festo Bionic Learning Network will once again provide new impetus for the automation technology of tomorrow at Hannover Fair in Germany. With the BionicKangaroo, Festo demonstrates how principles taken from nature can inspire solutions for the future of the automation sector - combining pneumatic and electric drive technology in a highly dynamic system.

8th April 2014

Micro-Epsilon launches new Measurement Product Guide for 2014

The demand and fields of application for high-precision displacement, temperature, colour and position sensors are ever increasing. Whether for quality inspection or for applications in maintenance, process and machine monitoring, automation or research and development - sensors are making a vital contribution to the improvement of both products and processes. From machine building, automated food and beverage production lines, to integrated OEM systems for automotive and aerospace companies, almost all of these applications benefit from the use of Micro-Epsilon sensors.

1st April 2014

HBM's free online webinars: April

HBM's series of free on-line webinars continue in April by examining the role that torque transducers can play in optimising the performance of ship's engines as well as looking at the importance of determining strain gauge excitation voltage.

25th March 2014

Schneider Electric at Drives and Controls 2014

Schneider Electric will be showcasing a range of new solutions, as it launches the Modicon M580 ePAC controller, in addition to the next generation of MachineStruxure and the Modicon M221, M241 and M251 controllers. The company will also be revealing the Altivar Process, the latest service oriented drives solution, developed specifically for the water, food and beverage, oil and gas and mining sectors.