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Balluff SMARTLEVEL 500+ - safe recognition of food fill levels

Balluff SMARTLEVEL 500+ - safe recognition of food fill levels

Capacitive sensors are used for level indication of a wide variety of materials. Liquids such as ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard impose a special difficulty for level sensors in general, as they have a tendency to be adhesive or create extensive amounts of material build-up on the sensors or container walls, other products such as milk can foam during processing. Both these effects can cause standard capacitive sensors to false trigger. Balluff's SMARTLEVEL sensors combat these problems.

12th October 2015
Planetary screw drive has high load-carrying capacity

Planetary screw drive has high load-carrying capacity

Schaeffler (UK) Ltd is extending its range of spindles by introducing a screw drive with a new design and functional principle, which provides a high load-carrying capacity and high power density. The technical characteristics of the new PWG range of planetary screw drives make it a useful addition to the Schaeffler range, which also includes the ballscrew drive (KGT) and roller screw drive (RGT).

8th October 2015
New Interceptor makes waves in wet food inspection

New Interceptor makes waves in wet food inspection

At PPMA 2015 (stand B01) Fortress Technology is revealing an international breakthrough in food safety inspection. Increasing stainless steel detection by 100 per cent compared with the most recent generations of metal detectors, the Interceptor accurately inspects wet and conductive products and helps to eliminate false rejects, making it one of the biggest game-changers to hit the food processing sector in recent years.

2nd October 2015
Vertical tray packing solved

Vertical tray packing solved

On paper, the concept of automating vertical tray packing sounds relatively straightforward. However, even if the packs are presented uniformly to a robot with a vacuum end-effector, the shortcoming will always be "˜how do you get the last pack into the tray?' The Shingle Tray Loader (STL) designed by Pacepacker Services solves this problem.

2nd October 2015
TorkDrive torque motor range provides high torque at low speeds

TorkDrive torque motor range provides high torque at low speeds

Harmonic Drive UK is launching TorkDrive, a new multi-pole direct-drive torque motor designed for applications including rotary transfer machines, rotary tables, machining centres, roller and cylinder drives as well as positioning and handling axes. The multi-pole design of the motor components allows the drive to transmit high torque at low to medium rotational speeds.

28th September 2015
Almond Engineering continues to invest

Almond Engineering continues to invest

Almond Engineering Ltd is a successful design and precision Engineering company offering design, precision engineering and fabrication services to customers requiring high levels of service and technical excellence. The company is exhibiting at Northern Manufacturing on stand B68

23rd September 2015
RS Components makes debut appearance at PPMA

RS Components makes debut appearance at PPMA

RS Components will be exhibiting at food and beverage and packaging expo Process & Packaging Machinery Show (PPMA), being held at Birmingham's NEC Arena from 29 September - 1 October. RS will showcase its technologies, product solutions and services to this industry, with a focus on how to optimise available services to aid smooth operations and profitability - increasingly important factors in a rapidly changing industry.

23rd September 2015
Energy chains help keep frost at bay

Energy chains help keep frost at bay

The seemingly simple bag of peas can, in addition to being a bag of tasty foodstuff, be used to provide handy relief of pain and inflammation from sports injuries. But have you ever wondered how the food processing industry can freeze peas individually?

21st September 2015
The safe food chain

The safe food chain

In the food and drink industry, achieving a safe food chain all the way from producer to plate is paramount. Maintaining hygiene levels is a critical element in the journey through a process plant, but one pinch-point that's easily overlooked is sensor hygiene.  Phil Dyas, industrial sensors UK product manager for SICK explains how better attention to the smallest details could save costs and improve productivity.

21st September 2015
Vacuum pumps offer 50% energy saving

Vacuum pumps offer 50% energy saving

Atlas Copco has introduced a new range of highly efficient vacuum pumps for the UK manufacturing industry. The new GHS 350-900 VSD+ range promises customer benefits including average energy savings of 50% compared with conventional oil-sealed and dry vane vacuum pumps, as well as best in class noise levels and oil retention.

21st September 2015
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