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Recyclable aseptic container

29-Aug-2006 - Schoeller Arca Systems announces the new Combo Aseptic, a development of its Combo folding intermediate bulk container (IBC), for distributing products that require aseptic filling...

Flexibility from dosing pump Metering

29-Aug-2006 - ProMinent Fluid Controls has launched the Delta precision diaphragm dosing pump, which features an innovative pump drive system to give outstanding flexibility in dosing and...

Intelligent modules

29-Aug-2006 - Festo has launched two new series of intelligent analogue input/output (I/O) modules to provide food machinery machine builders with unprecedented placement and control flexibility. The...

Easi weighing solutions

29-Aug-2006 - Automatic weighing equipment manufacturer Easiweigh, part of the GSH Group, is launching two new weighing systems - a new entry-level system for low volume producers...

French silos for UK

29-Aug-2006 - European Process Plant is to distribute the Esteve range of silos, pneumatic conveying and control equipment.Based in Rians in the south of France, the family-owned...

Bag filler alternative to form-fill-seal

29-Aug-2006 - The Pronova-Joker bag filling and sealing equipment from Supreme Plastics has been enhanced to handle an even wider range of packaging, with new features for...

Sabalpack UK agent

29-Aug-2006 - Sabalpack, the Italian producer of all-stainless vertical form-fill-seal packaging systems, has appointed Selo-Bollans as its representative for the UK and Ireland.Sabalpack specialises in complete packaging...

Sieve that screens as it blows

29-Aug-2006 - Sieve specialist Russell Finex will be showing its new Blow Thru Sieve for the first time in the UK. The separator has been designed and...

From glass to metal, PROx sees them all

29-Aug-2006 - Thermo Electron Corporation will be showing its extensive range of high performance metal detection, check weighing and X-ray inspection equipment for use by food and...

Fast hydration of powders

29-Aug-2006 - Silverson is launching two new product lines - the Flashmix powder/liquid mixing system and the L5 range of laboratory mixers. The Flashmix FM30 uses a...

Sealer fills 100 pots a minute

29-Aug-2006 - Packaging Automation is expecting considerable interest in its new Fastfill100 filling and sealing machine.The twin-head high-speed filling, pot sealing and over-lidding machine can operate at...

Filler for thick, lumpy stuff

29-Aug-2006 - The Food Machinery Company will launch its Kulp range of volumetric depositors and labelling machines. The VD range of volumetric depositors covers deposits from 20ml...

Royal thumbs up gets Bells ringing

29-Aug-2006 - Even the Queen was impressed when a certain enterprising baker from Lazonby went from zero to £3.5M quicker than you can say 'free-from'

Sanitary food first

07-Aug-2006 - Grundfos, maker of multistage centrifugal sanitary pumps, has extended its range with a F&B-Hygia, designed specifically for the food and beverage industries.Made from AISA 316...

Another fine mesh ...

07-Aug-2006 - A sieve which allows bulk powders to be screened and transported simultaneously has been launched by Russell Finex.Approved for use up to a maximum pressure...

The march of the robots

07-Aug-2006 - They might not be as cute as Luke Skywalker's R2-D2, but robots could be a food manufacturer's best friend, according to the Bradman Lake Group...

Oven helps bakery Flourish

07-Aug-2006 - You need an oven of distinction if you're going to supply posh pastries, breads and morning goods to some of the most elite dining rooms...

Pumping up the volume

07-Aug-2006 - Watson-Marlow Bredel, maker of the pump which helped shore up Nelson's column, has reached another high point.The world leaders in peristaltic pumping and supplier to...

Oxybaby foils great escape

07-Aug-2006 - A mini gas analyser for measuring O2 and CO2 in small food packages, including salami, cheese slices and snacks, was launched at last month's Nantwich...

Filtration system strikes of pure genius

07-Aug-2006 - Systemate Numafa has introduced a new, water saving filtration system for food companies that need to be squeaky clean.Designed to be used in high pollution...

I spy with Loma's all seeing eye

07-Aug-2006 - With supermarkets ramping up the pressure on suppliers to incorporate X-ray inspection as part of their due diligence, the race is on to find an...

Marsden is awash with ideas

07-Aug-2006 - Marsden, The Weighing Company has introduced a new washdown, portion control checkweigher, the Digi DS-470SS.The Class III approved stainless steel scale, which meets IP66, features...

Hitting the chocolate buttons

07-Aug-2006 - Overdosing on chocolate ice cream coatings was having a ripple effect on Fredericks Dairies' costs, until it installed a Krohne Optimass Coriolis mass Flowmeter to...

Aja takes the cables aweigh

07-Aug-2006 - Manual weighing might be the only solution in some fresh food environments, but it's also proved inherently difficult to manage, with poor yields and little...

Easi does it with a Midilite

07-Aug-2006 - Easiweigh's new system might be targeted at start-ups, but it's certainly no lightweight when it comes to functionality.The compact Midilite, at just 120cm x 30cm...

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