Food Manufacturing

eWON Flexy provides real-time production data

By installing eWON Flexy VPN routers and using the Talk2M Internet-based remote access system, a manufacturer of high-speed food tray sealing machines is now able to offer its customers a range of added-value options including real time visualisation, production management and fault diagnosis tools, which minimise costly downtime in high pressure food production environments.

13th January 2017

3D metal printing of spare parts on demand for drinks industry

3D metal printing provides an excellent option for the rapid manufacturing of spare parts in multiple industry sectors. Based in northern Germany, Jung & Co Gerätebau GmbH specialises in stainless steel, titanium and aluminium parts, and relies on additive manufacturing (AM) to ensure availability of spare parts to beverage filling plants as quickly as possible. The company's focus is to improve and sustain customer relationships by employing the latest technology, including moving to the next step in additive manufacturing. Thomas Lehmann, Managing Director of Jung & Co, collaborates with technology pioneer Concept Laser.

23rd December 2016

Schaeffler supports novel UK-designed marine energy device

Schaeffler UK is providing invaluable engineering support to the development of a novel British-designed marine energy device that generates electricity from any form of movement.

20th December 2016

New development in low-noise gear pumps for mobile applications

Diesel exhaust and noise pollution is an increasing concern for businesses but it has been a longstanding issue for the agricultural sector. Hydraulic systems have many applications and benefits, but few people would associate their use with a quiet working environment - until now.

24th November 2016

Cream cheese plant benefits from gentle Certa pump

German dairy product manufacturer Goldsteig has put its trust in the recently-launched MasoSine Certa Sine pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) for the production of cream cheese. Here, the gentle handling of the Certa pump is well suited for transferring the sensitive cream used to manufacture mascarpone and delicate whey for ricotta, while its ease of cleaning makes for lower maintenance requirements.

18th November 2016

Family miller first on the E-Pac case

A specialist miller and supplier of fine flours to the UK supermarkets has become the first company to put Pacepacker and Endoline's new E-Pac optimised case packing system to the test. Close cooperation between the two companies yielded a bespoke three-step case erecting, packing and sealing system that has eliminated manual handling on the flour packing line.

17th November 2016

Spanish winery raises a glass to Fanuc fleet

With the global taste for Spanish bubbly continuing to flourish, Freixenet - one of the country's leading producers and exporters of sparkling wine - this year toasts two decades of successful collaboration with FANUC and its yellow robots.

3rd November 2016

Cube67 fieldbus system reduces setup time

Fluid Brasil, a subsidiary of the MANN+HUMMEL group, uses Murrelektronik's Cube67 fieldbus system in their drinking water filtration and wastewater treatment systems on disposal sites.

2nd November 2016

Movicon SCADA helps creamery generate power from cheese waste

A new anaerobic digestion plant built by Lake District Biogas at First Milk's Aspatria creamery site in Cumbria has been installed to generate bio-methane. It is producing over £3m per year in cost savings, while supplying up to 25 per cent of the creamery's energy requirements. Providing full control and visualisation of the system is a Movicon SCADA system provided by Products4Automation.

26th October 2016

Spelsberg offers farmers world-class electrical enclosures

Farming and agriculture already rely on many different technologies, and the sector will become increasingly technical as it strives to increase productivity and meet the demands of a growing world population. Distributing electrical power around farms brings some special requirements, which Spelsberg is well equipped to address.