When there is disruption all around, being connected brings stability. In the current packaging environment, there is certainly disruption – not only from the COVID-19 pandemic, but also from ever-increasing competition and pressures around shorter times to market, smaller lot sizes, the need for perfect color consistency and quality control, and to fulfil corporate sustainability commitments.
Process engineering group GEA and Israeli foodtech start-up Better Juice have joined forces to help beverage manufacturers produce healthier, lower-sugar fruit juice.
New stationary bar code reader is ideal for container and tray identification and especially suited to conveyor systems with limited installation space.
Starting with two events in March, MULTIVAC is initiating its Summit 2021 on all aspects of food processing and packaging, which includes face-to-face events as well as virtual concepts. The first two events on the topics of "Sustainability & Digitalisation" and "Solutions for the Meat Processing Industry" take place in parallel from 8 March to 25 March 2021 at the company's headquarters in Wolfertschwenden as well as virtually – and they can also be combined with each other.
SPX® FLOW, a leading global supplier of premier process equipment, has added direct drive models to its Seital centrifuge line. Direct drive centrifuges utilize less energy, require less maintenance and take up less space.
When Marel’s crucial role in the food chain was put to the test in 2020, the company’s global reach and focus on innovation proved essential to continuity.
ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance sensor solutions, today launches the 4LS series, adding new faster and higher resolution line scan image sensors to its broad family of sensors for machine-vision applications.