HepcoMotion has expanded its corrosion-resistant SL2 linear motion range, bringing all the benefits of the GV3 linear guide system for use in food manufacturing applications. The SL2 range is available with more sizes and configurations that ever before, in what HepcoMotion says is the industry's largest range of stainless steel linear motion components.

At the heart of any automated setup is the controller, a decision-making hub that monitors and controls industrial equipment and its motion. However, the choice between a PLC, a PAC or an IPC hinges on a series of crucial decisions dictated by the specific application. Here, Tom Cash, director of Foxmere, explains how to select the right controller based on your operation.

David Sarhok, Account Manager Europe for food and beverage processing and equipment at Watlow, unpacks how modern temperature controllers can overcome seven of the most common efficiency problems in food and beverage thermal processing.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its new Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022-2030. Inspection and contaminant detection specialist Fortress Technology Sales Director Phil Brown explores how HACCP planning feeds into this, and what needs to be included in a food safety plan for it to gain approval from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

The food and beverage industry can optimise costs and simultaneously boost performance in the production environment, says Nabtesco. Its gear systems are extremely precise, very robust and absolutely reliable, which significantly optimises costs and boosts performance.

Titan's robust flowmeter technology is proving industry recommended in helping beverage manufacturers solve sticky situations with the company's NSF-Approved 800 series and beverage flowmeters are widely used within the food and drinks industry for dispensing consistent and accurate measures of syrup.

Posing the right questions at the beginning of a heat exchanger procurement and design process can prevent future misunderstandings, and ensure that you arrive at the optimal product or system for your specific requirements, as Matt Hale, Global Key Account Director at HRS Heat Exchangers, explains.

The food industry is facing a digital transformation. Going forward, it will be necessary to digitalise processes and procedures for food safety in such a way that they can be audited and monitored online. Ian Scott-Mance, Technology Manager at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, describes the processes that food manufacturers should go through to reach that point.

For quick, easy and precise clamping of shafts and hubs, ABSSAC offers a wide range of hydraulic clamping bushes. ETP products simplify shaft connection and maintenance - whether the hubs are to be removed or repositioned, the mounting and dismantling process can be done in seconds.

IDEC Corporation announces the new SX8R Bus Coupler module, which empowers users to easily deploy I/O modules throughout equipment and systems. This supports the industry design trend of using smaller, decentralised control panels to simplify installations and reduce wiring complexity, resulting in overall cost efficiency.