Packaging Automation (PA) has revealed that the next evolution of its Eclipse range of high-speed tray heat sealing machines will be the first in the UK to operate entirely without any compressed air.
The EU Commission’s new definition of nanotechnology is likely to reignite the controversy about how European Union legislation should cover this emerging technology, a law expert has warned.
UK food manufacturing, packaging and processing firms should appeal to the iPod generation to attract the next generation of young talent, according to the PPMA.
What role is in-pack industrial microwave processing likely to play in the future chilled ready meals market? Paul Gander talks to experts for and against this technology about the likelihood of its adoption in the UK.
Beverage manufacturer Aimia Foods has invested in a new pouch packing line to broaden the range of services it can offer foodservice, vending, leisure catering and retail consumers.
In a joint project with Ulma Packaging, Kliklok is about to install its Celox end load cartoner at The Fabulous Bakin’ Boys factory in Witney, Oxfordshire.
An automated bagging line by Pacepacker has enabled Merseyside chip shop potato grower Baxters High Brow Produce to improve pack presentation, increase throughput by 38% an hour and reduce production staff.
Automation can make a major contribution to the bottom line. But the logic behind where and how you automate processes is not as simple as might first appear...
As it plans to demonstrate how its vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) options can be integrated with high-pressure processing (HPP) at this May’s Interpack show in Düsseldorf, Multivac claims that the process technology is being driven by...
Ishida says Lancashire-based contract packer Strategy Group is the first UK firm to install its new flexible strip pack applicator (F-SPA) system for applying hanging strips to products.
The recently launched Eclipse range of high-speed tray heat sealing machines from Packaging Automation promise speeds of up to 180 packs a minute in the TL6 twin-lane format and 90 packs a minute in the SL6 single lane.
Relatively simple and inexpensive robots could be the key for robot manufacturers looking to boost UK sales, according to a leading automation industry figure.
Flexibility and speed are the main benefits of a new Schubert automated packaging line chosen by confectionery maker Thorntons to pack a wide variety of its assorted chocolates.
An inventor behind a novel packaging concept that would enable food manufacturers to package multiple snack bars, coffee granules and other products at up to 12 times the speed of conventional flow wrappers, is looking for a partner to take his idea to...
Packaging machinery is vital to any food manufacturing operation - and there are ways of maintaining machinery investment even in hard times. Lou Reade reports
After 32 years of manufacturing flow wrapping machines, Redpack Packaging Machinery's reputation for rugged equipment that 'just keeps on working' is...
Walkers Snack Foods has installed three new Schubert automated robotic packaging systems for packing crisps at its factories in the Midlands and the...
In a market where 'fresh' has become the widely used buzz word, canned food products might appear to have acquired a somewhat dated image. But, as Catherine Quinn discovers, the canmakers are fighting back
Shelf-ready packaging (SRP) may be all about in-store efficiencies and on-shelf availability, but is its impact on efficiency and space availability on supplier production lines taken into consideration? asks Paul Gander
Developed to meet the market demands for innovative open-mouth bagging systems, the Chrono-Fill PBS 500 was developed through a collaboration between...
Poultry processor Moy Park has installed five Ishida WPL 5000 weigh price labellers and ordered two more for its factory in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, in...
Ink jet and laser marking equipment provider, Domino, has launched a multi-head base for its high-resolution C-Series printer range. It can run up to...
