Food Manufacturing

Designing a switchboard for a fishing trawler

When NU-Design, a marine electrical services business based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland needed help in the designing of a very specific control centre specification, the company’s engineers contacted Rittal UK to design a marine switchboard for a distribution and motor control centre (MCC) to be installed in a new Scottish trawler, the Endeavour V.

1st December 2021

Bürkert launches virtual application centre for online audience

Interactive online environment simulates physical application centre

24th November 2021

Control Freaks joins Mitsubishi Electric

System integrator become the latest member of Drive Solutions Centre (DSC) network

23rd November 2021

CLPA passes 4,000 members in key new milestone

The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) has passed a significant milestone in its aim to promote and advance state-of-the-art open industrial communications technologies. The organisation now counts over 4,000 members worldwide, making it one of the largest organisations of its type. It also reflects the level of global acceptance that CC-Link open automation network technologies have achieved and their widespread adoption by leading manufacturing companies.

23rd November 2021

Control Freaks joins Mitsubishi Electric"s Drive Solutions Centre network

Bringing to the table its expertise in a wide range of industries, Control Freaks has become the latest member of Mitsubishi Electric’s Drive Solutions Centre (DSC) network. The system integrator will be able to expand its support to customers by continuing to develop the in-depth technical knowledge of its engineers and strengthening its offering to customers.

18th November 2021

Shaft coupling saves fish by enabling new aerator drive assembly

Abssac was challenged to develop a flexible shaft coupling that could be used in the drive assembly of an ‘aerator’ used in the oxygenation of water in fish spawning ponds and small lakes. Aeration is especially required in times of hot weather where the oxygen concentration within the water can fall and have a detrimental effect on spawning.

18th November 2021

Getting dosing accuracy down to a fine art

Fast and simple valve actuation monitoring hailed as the answer

12th November 2021

Burkert launches virtual application centre for online audience

Bürkert UK has released an immersive and interactive online environment that simulates a physical application centre and is accessible from all devices – desktop and mobile. Available at www.burkertve.co.uk/application-centre, the virtual platform offers a unique experience for everyone in the manufacturing and processing industries interested in the latest fluid control technologies.

12th November 2021

Yokogawa acquires bioprocess specialist Insilico Biotechnology

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology, a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess software and services. Fostering the development of the bioeconomy is one of the priority issues within Yokogawa’s sustainability goals, and in line with that the company aims to leverage this acquisition to build total bioprocess solutions that support biopharmaceutical development through to manufacturing.

11th November 2021

Integrated controller makes FMCG mass personalisation a reality

Omron has developed what it says is the world’s first automation architecture for personalisation at scale. The Robotic Integrated Controller (RIC) makes made-to-order mass production commercially viable for FMCG businesses for the first time, giving brand owners the power to put consumer preferences at the core of their strategy.