MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection has every reason to celebrate: For 50 years the company, which is firmly rooted in the eastern part of Westphalia, has stood for high-quality, "Made in Germany" solutions for labelling, marking and inspection.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced on 7th June 2022 that it will invest approximately 3.1 billion yen, or 21.8 million euros, in its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Ltd. to establish a new factory in India. Expected to start operations in December 2023, the new factory will manufacture inverters and other factory automation (FA) control system products, expanding the company’s capabilities to meet the growing demand in India. The rapidly growing Indian market is expanding at an annual rate of about 8% mainly in industries such as automobiles, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, data centers, and textiles, with further market expansion expected in the future.
The next milestone of The Cultured Hub located in The Valley in Kemptthal near Zurich is complete. The joint venture was agreed by Swiss companies Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros in 2021 with the aim of supporting and accelerating the large-scale development of fermentation and cultivated food products. Cultured meat offers slaughter-free meat with a significantly reduced climate and land use footprint.
Swiss Bühler Group and MMS AG in Urdorf, Zurich, announce an innovation and technology partnership to drive the development of high functionality ingredients for sustainable meat and dairy analogues. MMS’s expertise in membrane technology enables the separation of valuable components with superior functionality, sensory, and nutritional benefits.
Swiss Bühler Group and Flottweg SE from Germany have signed a cooperation agreement to offer full value chain solutions to customers in the plant-based protein market. Combining Flottweg’s wet fractionation expertise and Bühler’s dry process expertise allows the two companies jointly to offer integrated solutions and optimized processes with the highest yields.
GEA started the installation of two complete lines to produce freeze-dried and spray-dried instant coffee using the CARINE extraction system for ofi in Brazil in May. Scheduled to start production in 2023, the new plant is being built on a greenfield site in Espírito Santo, Brazil, a region that produces conilon beans, which are similar to robusta.
In this digital space, meetings can be held, and 3D prototypes of packaging solutions can be viewed. The tool enables productivity gains and agile decision making.
Swiss technology group Bühler is bringing together over 1,000 decision makers from the food, feed, and mobility sectors at its Networking Days in Uzwil on June 27-28 to “accelerate impact together.
Gefran the Italian multinational group specialised in the design and production of sensors, industrial process control systems, electric drives and automation components has launched the CFR-compliant version of its Multifunction series of multiloop PID controllers, capable of meeting the standards required by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) under 21 CFR Part 11.
Entrepreneurs in emerging markets who start processing poultry at capacities from 500 to 4,000 bph shouldn't be afraid of including software in their plant design. Software is not the 'big monster' that swallows all processes and takes over the control of the entire plant. On the contrary, implementing a first small Innova Food Processing Software module is relatively easy and causes no hassle at all.