Food Manufacturing

Marking stainless steel made easy for enclosure manufacturer

Electrix International, the world’s leading manufacturer and stockist of stainless steel electrical enclosures and cable management systems, is exploiting the many benefits provided by a new Trumpf TruMark Station 5000 laser-marking system. The new machine has replaced a previous foil sticker to provide a fast, permanent way of marking and identifying products without compromising requirements for hygiene or corrosion resistance.

3rd August 2020

Harting UK awarded prestigious IRIS Silver Quality Performance Level

Harting UK is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Silver Quality Performance Level award from the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS). This is a globally recognised standard which evaluates management systems for the railway sector.

3rd August 2020

Drive solutions for the bakery industry

NORD Drivesystems is promoting its capability for machine builders designing for the bakery industry. The company is highlighting a variety of key points including lightweight, corrosion-resistant gear units, together with smooth surface motors, frequency inverters and motor starters in wash-down-optimised aluminium housings. It products often find their way into mixing and agitation processes in the sector, as well as conveyor systems, weighing and filling plants and packaging machinery. It states that its product portfolio for the bakery business meets stringent requirements on hygiene, reliability and durability and that due to their modular structure, its drive units are also service and maintenance friendly.

27th July 2020

Sparrows Group enhances position with SKF lubrication agreement

Sparrows Group has enhanced its position in the US industrial market after securing a key distributor agreement with SKF, one of the world’s largest lubrication system, bearing and seal specialists. As part of the agreement, Sparrows will supply and install lubrication systems as well as provide parts and repair services for SKF’s Lincoln lubrication systems in Louisiana and Mississippi.

27th July 2020

RS Components reveals the winners of its STEM Extraordinary Engineering Challenge

RS Components has unveiled the winners of its STEM Extraordinary Engineering Challenge, which tasked primary and secondary schoolchildren across the UK with designing an engineering solution to address a current global challenge, such as poverty and hunger, pollution or climate change.

21st July 2020

A new issue of Industrial Technology EXTRA is available now

Issue 16 of Industrial Technology EXTRA! - our interactive electronic supplement to the printed edition of Industrial Technology - is out today. You can view the PDF here, the flip-page magazine, or download the tablet version on the Industrial Technology app. Contents include:

20th July 2020

Fanuc UK to host dedicated automation event for injection moulders

Fanuc UK is set to open its doors to the British moulding market with a dedicated automation open house at the end of September. The event will be held at its UK headquarters in Antsy Park, Coventry, on 29 September to 1 October, with visitors encouraged to sign-up to specific days to accommodate social distancing measures while on site. More Covid-19 regulations may be in effect at the event in government guidelines and restrictions develop.

15th July 2020

Satech BlueGuard stainless steel perimeter guarding from Procter

Procter Machine Safety is launching Satech BlueGuard, a stainless steel modular perimeter guarding system that is designed specifically for the needs of hygienic environments such as those in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The company says that the key features of the ECOLAB-certified Satech BlueGuard perimeter fencing system are inspectable U-section posts with Tig-welded raised baseplates, frameless infill panels of 4mm diameter welded wire mesh, and specially designed two-part clamps made of stainless steel and blue "˜food contact' approved technopolymer. Posts and panels are made from AISI 304 grade stainless steel with a passivated finish. Formed ridges in the mesh panels provide high rigidity, while detailed design features ensure the panels, posts, baseplates and panel clamps are easy to clean.

10th July 2020

Robots in the food and drink industry: webinar date confirmed

The British Automation & Robot Association (BARA) has confirmed the date and time of its forthcoming "˜Round table' webinar, this one focusing on the adoption and use of robots in the food and drink industry.

9th July 2020

RS Components marks 10-year anniversary of DesignSpark with new resources

RS Components is celebrating 10 years of DesignSpark, the company’s online design engineering platform, with the introduction of brand new features for its website and a new design, to reflect the usability and functionality requirements of its 970,000+ community members. To mark its 10th anniversary, RS will be hosting a number of celebratory initiatives throughout the rest of 2020.

8th July 2020

News