Food Manufacturing

Micromotors power efficient and sustainable farming

Dave Walsha, sales manager at precision drive system supplier EMS, explores the technology that’s revolutionising Irish farming.

15th July 2022

Contrinex photoelectrics are ‘sweet’ for conveyors

Photoelectric sensors are essential elements of the automated packaging systems used on food packaging lines to deliver the high efficiency and reliability required.

15th July 2022

Automation for everyone at PPMA Show 2022

RARUK Automation will be demonstrating on stand E20 at PPMA just how viable robotic technologies are for all sizes of businesses and without the need of employing specialist personnel.

8th July 2022

LEM holds inauguration ceremony for new production plant

Electrical measurement specialist LEM has held an inauguration ceremony in Penang, Malaysia for its new production plant. The ceremony marked a major step in the plant’s construction with the first electric current sensor products expected to come on-line in Q1 2024.

29th June 2022

Manufacturing and Engineering Week opens its doors to innovation

The very first Manufacturing & Engineering Week got off to a flying start at Birmingham’s NEC with 5221 visitors attending over the two-day live event to celebrate the very best of British innovation, creativity and best practice.

27th June 2022

Delta helps packaging manufacturer centralise control of facility

As a result of expansion, a manufacturer of plastic bags for food packaging that operates a factory in Poland decided it had too many machines to continue monitoring and controlling them individually. It turned to Delta for a solution for centralised control and management.

24th June 2022

Omron’s Flexible Manufacturing Roadshow comes to the UK

Omron has taken its European Flexible Manufacturing Roadshow on the road to Bradford, featuring exclusive demonstrations of cutting-edge, human-machine collaborative solutions not usually seen outside of a factory setting due to their size and scale.

23rd June 2022

Fanuc to open dedicated new robotics facility in Ireland

Roughly a year after Fanuc announced, in June 2021, that it intended to serve customers from premises in Ireland with a dedicated team and full local representation, this summer will see the robotics and automation company collect the keys for its new facility in Maynooth, Co Kildare.

17th June 2022

World first at Engineering Expo as Igus unveils urban bike

Engineering Expo saw the UK launch of the world’s first all-plastic urban bicycle, manufactured from recycled plastics. The UK unveiling followed the urban bike’s debut showing at Hannover Messe in May.

8th June 2022

Control technology gives production machines new momentum

Staveb Automation relies on Omron control products for retrofitting at Swiss food company Delica, replacing control system and drive technology for more productivity, less waste and faster packaging.

6th June 2022

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