Plucky poultry company trims seasoning weight waste When one of the leading British chicken, turkey and duck suppliers discovered it was wasting over half of the dry seasonings manually scattered on its oven-ready birds, it needed an automated solution fast. In stepped Sparc Systems, introducing the poultry company to Hera, the checkweighing…
For everything measurable there’s Eurolec Often referred to in the Test & Measurement sector as Ireland’s best-kept secret, Eurolec Instruments is a company which offers measurement solutions across an enormous range of industry and business requirements, from Torque to Temperature, Data Loggers to Doppler meters. With over 40…
Holmach upgrades soup cooling facility with NIKO cooler Leading thermal process solutions provider, Holmach Ltd has installed a NIKO raining water tunnel cooler for hot-filled product in their customers soup manufacturing facility. Holmach’s partner, NIKO of Germany has been a market leader in producing pasteurising and cooling tunnels for nearly 50…
LOMA's bulk product detection provides reassurance to food manufacturers As the UK food industry collectively adapts to new working policies and procedures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Check & Detect’ specialists, LOMA SYSTEMS , has been busy providing technical support to manufacturers and supplying innovative, best-in-class inspection solutions to…
From farm to fork – the journey through food safety Food is being traded in huge amounts every day, with imports, exports and internal sales forming a complex and dynamic movement. When it comes to food safety every single item must be tracked and risk managed along its journey from farm to fork. Any lapse in food safety can have detrimental…
Increasing productivity takes SMEs in the food industry to the next level The UK is a nation of small business owners. According to data from the Federation of Small Businesses, the country’s 5. 7 million small or medium-sized businesses ( SMEs) accounted for 99. 9% of all private sector businesses at the start of 2018. However, according to a 2018 Parliament UK…
4Sight Automatic Print Inspection System ‘Gets the Message’ A groundbreaking collaboration between SICK and AutoCoding Systems has resulted in the launch of the first fully-automatic smart vision inspection system for printed coding and marking on food, pharmaceutical and other consumer goods packaging. The 4Sight Automatic Print Inspection System can…
Leading Food Processing Factory Choses Portalevel MAX to Increase Efficiency Leading Food Processing Factory Choses Portalevel MAX to Increase Efficiency. The need for efficiency in the supply of the food manufacturing industry is integral to meet the ever-increasing market demands. The demand for high quality food products has resulted in an industry demand for high…
Food manufacturer adds ABB drive to the mix ABB drive and control package helps Baxters Food Group to increase production capabilities at its Colchester site. Baxters Food Group is using an ABB variable speed drive ( VSD) to help ensure consistent mixing of its range of sauces, dressing and marinades. The drive is used to adjust the mixer…
Food manufacturer adds ABB drive to the mix ABB drive and control package helps Baxters Food Group to increase production capabilities at its Colchester site. Baxters Food Group is using an ABB variable speed drive ( VSD) to help ensure consistent mixing of its range of sauces, dressing and marinades. The drive is used to adjust the mixer…
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