Food Manufacturing

Customised sugar cane loaders offer efficiency and reliability

Due to the intense round-the-clock nature of Egypt's short cane harvesting season, Egyptian company Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (SIIC) requires high-performing and durable sugar cane loader vehicles that can operate at high speeds. The loaders previously used by SIIC were originally designed for operation in South Africa, which meant they were not ideal for Egyptian conditions where long distance travel between sugar cane farms and a rough terrain are common requirements.

2nd December 2014

Pacepacker rolls with UPM's modular food-safe conveyor

With food automation making up such a large slice of Pacepacker Service's pick, place and packing business, the equipment manufacturer recently specified a UPM Conveyors food-safe IP69K-certified conveyor system as part of a Cartesian pick and place robot system for handling packs of fresh food.

13th November 2014

Eaton motors and pumps help Russian combines in tough conditions

Agriculture plays a leading role in the economy of the Rostov area in southern Russia, with fertile black earth and great weather conditions combining to create a solid foundation for economic growth. The collaboration between Rostselmash - one of the world's five largest producers of Combine Harvesters and agricultural equipment - and Eaton Hydraulics is now showing how the region's sound basis can be put to even more effective use, with wisely chosen agricultural equipment ensuring dynamic growth for its enterprises.

11th November 2014

Using additive manufacturing to remove bug traps from filters

Croft Additive Manufacturing (CAM) has used additive manufacturing to create a filter that prevents the accumulation of bacteria, making it suitable for use within the pharmaceutical or food and drink industries.

30th October 2014

The AIP programme in machining

A car manufacturer was looking for a way to prolong the service life of spindle bearings in their machining centres. Following a thorough analysis of the situation via NSK's AIP programme, the problem was solved by using sealed high-precision bearings: the service life of the bearings has now more than tripled.

14th October 2014

One-stop coding shop for Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat, which owns more than 70 stores in the UK and is engaged in an expansion programme in the USA and Middle East, is a leading premium chocolatier and the only UK company to grow cocoa on its own plantation. Working with Markem-Imaje, Hotel Chocolat has recently installed eight new coding machines at its factory in Huntingdon as part of a project to further improve print quality on the production line and overall operational efficiency, as well as improving environmental performance and reducing waste.

10th October 2014

Festo's CPX platform - complete automation

Much like the mainland UK, Guernsey has been ravaged by the forces of nature this year. But thanks to a remotely controlled, pneumatically operated pumping station that was completed last year, one area of the island has escaped damage from the resulting floods.

8th October 2014

XYZR gantry scanning system design and build by LG Motion

A novel motorised XYZR gantry scanning system with a combined vertical and rotary positioning axis that includes the ability to measure its force, position and velocity has been supplied to the Imperial College Non-Destructive Evaluation Group by LG Motion for a research project to evaluate critical aspects of a high-temperature strain-monitoring technique for use in power station steam lines and associated components.

15th September 2014

adi Group delivers sweet success for Daim

adi Group has completed a full turnkey control system upgrade at the Mondelez, Daim factory in Stockholm, meeting an ambitious 4-week plant shutdown to ensure uninterrupted supply.

5th September 2014

Linear chain proves a grand design

Push-pull actuation of heavy loads using the Linear Chain Actuator from R. A. Rodriguez is gaining wide application appeal across all walks of engineering. Indeed, one of its main selling points is the compact nature of the drive which means it is often selected for tasks where technical performance and aesthetics are of equal importance. And it proved to be perfect for a project on the television programme, Grand Designs.

27th August 2014

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