Phil Brown, sales director at food safety specialist Fortress Technology explores the ongoing protein boom and how companies can ensure consumer health and hygiene is prioritised.

Rockwell Automation announces the advancement of the FactoryTalk Optix portfolio through DataReady smart machines. This update to the FactoryTalk Optix portfolio enables contextualised machine data that's ready to deliver operational value.

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection announces the release of ProdX 2.7, the latest update to its data management software for product inspection. ProdX has been a cornerstone of quality control and data management for food manufacturers, seamlessly integrating with product inspection devices like checkweighing, metal detection, x-ray inspection and vision inspection systems.

Until now, traditional amperometric sensors and colorimetric analysers have placed multiple limitations on the monitoring of industrial GAC filters. Burkert's OALAB Type 8906 water analysis system with the MS02 Chlorine Cube supersedes these technologies, providing a faster, more accurate solution that better protects products, equipment and profitability.

Contrinex has addressed the challenge of making its new SMART sensor technology easily accessible to machine designers, maintenance engineers and small business owners via the PockerCodr phone app and a series of 8 training demonstration videos.

Fortress Technology explores why we have always needed weighing technology throughout food production history. From manual weight checks using balance scales to advanced automated checkweighing systems, European Sales Director Phil Brown delves into their origins, how the technology evolved and why these machines will continue to remain integral to trading standards, consumer rights, brand protection and quality control.

Apex Dynamics UK appeared at the PPMA 2024 show in Birmingham promoting the ways in which planetary gearboxes shape our world and showcasing its new couplings and MG/MGH gearbox ranges.

Tom Cash, director of automation parts supplier, Foxmere, explains how the latest innovations in conveyor maintenance can help engineers to reduce the cost of planned and unplanned downtime.

Leveraging 30 years of continuous innovation and reliability, ABB's updated Freelance 2024 distributed control system (DCS) offers greater plant adaptability, faster and more reliable device communication, improved system security and seamless data exchange. The updated version ensures future-proof upgrades for existing projects and easy implementation in new projects.

WEG has launched WEGSEE+, a software platform designed to simulate energy efficiency projects. The tool enables users to analyse the energy impact of changes to electric motors, drives and gearboxes.