Irish Exporters Association (IEA) Life Sciences Ireland Division awards Avant Air and Sea in Ballycoolin, Dublin with Full Passport Status for Good Distribution Practice (GDP). John Whelan, Chief Executive of the
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Following Marel’s recent acquisition of the mixing and grinding activities of Carnitech A/S, Marel GB will now provide, in the UK & Ireland, full sales, service and spares for the
Continuous cooking with advanced equipment offers smaller and medium-size bakers consistency of quality plus increased efficiency all in a small footprint. A number of diverse factors, ranging from continued consolidation
UK-based Randox Food Diagnostics has developed a generic Tetracyclines ELISA screening kit, based on biochip array technology, which is designed for veterinary residue testing. Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic
AYR, Scotland, 25, July 2013 — Neogen Europe Ltd. has added to its comprehensive range of tests for the seafood industry with the introduction of rapid tests to detect the
Independent analysis shows that the potential exists for at least 10% savings in the £80 billion UK food and beverage industry. Olympus Automation has launched a range of PDXTM products
Labcell is introducing the new Decagon Devices AquaLab Pre water activity analyser, an entry-level instrument that costs substantially less than the high-end AquaLab Series 4TE yet delivers higher performance than
Robot systems integrator, Pacepacker, has introduced an economical robotic palletising system for dairy manufacturers which is half the cost of a new system – the Blu-Robot. A pre-owned Blu-Robot palletiser
Produce World, one of the largest expert growers and suppliers of high quality fresh vegetables in Europe, continues to lead the industry with the installation a new carrot grading machine
Labcell is adding the Atago Pen Pro dip-style digital refractometer to its range of instrumentation for the food and drink industries. This high-quality, fast and accurate instrument is believed to
Marel, pioneers of intelligent portion loading, have produced an all new high performance IPL Robot that can be configured to virtually any application in the protein sector. Single, fresh or
Labcell is adding the Atago Pen Pro dip-style digital refractometer to its range of instrumentation for the food and drink industries. This high-quality, fast and accurate instrument is believed to
Leading vacuum pump manufacturer Busch (UK) Limited has been ‘doing its bit’ to promote careers in manufacturing and engineering by working with students from the West Midlands and North West
HRS Heat Exchangers S.L.U, has supplied thermal processing solutions to a German engineering company for two pasteuriser systems to be installed in a plant in South-East Asia. One of the
The outstanding ability and versatility of Marel’s highly successful PolySlicer 1000 have been boosted with the addition of an all new interleaver that enables the machine to slice and interleave
Frip Finishing, a decorative print finisher, has announced that it has installed a second Bobst BMA 126 foiler at its Leicestershire plant The £500,000 purchase is part of the company’s
Industrial electronics specialist Ahlbrandt System has developed an electrode cartridge, designed to be used with its Corona Narrow Web system, primarily for narrow foil web processing and label printing The
Multivac will be highlighting its raft of marketing and inspection equipment at the IFFA exhibition The show takes place from 4-9 May in Frankfurt and Multivac will show a cutainless
Sato has launched the GZ series of printers targeting the transport and logistics industry According to the barcode and labelling kit manufacturer, the range offers high speed data transmission and
Italian kit manufacturer Industria Macchine Automatiche (IMA) has announced that it has made a strategic investment in the Ilapak Group Both firms did not disclose the amount of the investment.
Carton Edge has commissioned three new investments at its Coventry factory as the first stage in a five-year plan to make the trade converter more responsive to ever-shorter lead times
The UK’s biggest print show Ipex has revealed plans to reposition itself as a ‘cross-media’ marketing technology event as, separately, another big-name exhibitor has pulled out Wide-format printer manufacturer Roland
Despite a challenging fiscal 2012, Bühler Technology Group increased both its order intake (+5%) and its turnover (+13%), with acquisitions
MasoSine sinusoidal pumps have a strong reputation when it comes to food and beverage applications The sine wave shaped rotor
A project carried out at the Fox’s Biscuits plant in Batley involved the installation of ABB variable-speed drives. These helped improve
Krones’ Steinecker plant is currently manufacturing the biggest brewing vessel in its history: a stainless steel lauter tun called “Pegasus
Idhammar Systems, leading provider of lean manufacturing and maintenance software including CMMS and OEE systems announced the launch of their
The REVO TC combines a temperature controller, solid state relay (SSR) thyristor, quick blow fuse protection and current monitoring –
Vitiva, Slovenia, opens Vitiva Analytical Services to offer analytical, applications and R&D services. The new service is part of Vitiva’s
COPA-DATA has appointed Martyn Williams as UK managing director with immediate effect. A qualified electronic engineer, Williams has over 10
The latest addition to the Rockwell Automation safety opto-electronic product family, the SC300 Hand Detection safety sensor is a compact
Pilz Automation Technology has launched Decentralised Periphery PDP20 – meeting PLe for series connected switches The new interface module PDP20
Festo has launched a new pneumatic valve terminal that delivers high performance in a compact and robust unit The cost-effective
Wellingborough, UK – Cost and factory space requirements, particularly in the food & beverage and packaging sectors, are being a
Labcell is offering a new short form catalogue for the Decagon Devices AquaLab series of water activity instruments. This eight-page,
UK-based AMP-Rose is one of the world’s leading suppliers of processing and packaging machinery for the chocolate, confectionery, candy, biscuit