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Back to Basics: checkweighing in food production lines
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Fifty years of VSDs — and we’re just getting started
Added: 25 Oct 2025
Fifty years ago, an innovation quietly emerged that would go on to transform the way we power moder…
From Paper to Predictive: overcoming cultural barriers in process industry digitalisation
Added: 24 Sep 2025
The technology’s already here, the legislative framework is encouraging process firms to endorse di…
Improving food contaminant detection: dual energy X-ray and photon counting
Added: 7 Sep 2025
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Unravelling those digital buzzwords for the food sector
Added: 16 Jul 2025
Artificial Intelligence has become a buzzword but is often misunderstood and misrepresented in its …
Industry collaboration: The key to tackling supply chain disruption
Added: 24 Feb 2025
The critical role played by companies in the UK chemical supply chain is being hampered by a range …
Lead, don’t follow in the robotics revolution
Added: 3 Dec 2024
From the laboratory to the factory floor, it is possible for the UK to lead in the use of autonomou…
The top ten questions to help understand food safety
Added: 17 Nov 2024
In a world where food safety is non-negotiable and consumer expectations are at an all-time high, f…
Shining light on the vital global role performed by pumps
Added: 13 Nov 2024
In the drive to ensure energy efficiency and sustainability in industry and beyond, says Luboš Mich…
Boldly inspiring: National Engineering Day 2024
Added: 13 Nov 2024
The Pirbright Institute is renowned for its role as the UK’s leading centre for the study of viral …
Improving scalability and efficiency of production in process chromatography
Added: 12 Oct 2024
Pharma manufacturer Sanovaskale Technologies’ Dr Smita Kale discusses how her company improved scal…
Managing data, combatting costs
Added: 15 Jul 2024
Not for nothing is data referred to as the ‘new oil’. Just as it can reshape the world on a grand s…
Managing process safety in the round
Added: 1 May 2024
High hazard process safety needs a holistic approach that acknowledges competencies degrade over ti…
Inspection tech keeps wet pet food production safe, compliant and optimised
Added: 12 Apr 2024
Wet pet food manufacturers understand the importance of meeting high standards while safeguarding t…
Patents pending
Added: 28 Mar 2024
Exciting advances in agritech will impact the food and drink sector. They also open up new regulato…
Retrofitting ageing pump systems offers energy savings and compliance
Added: 12 Mar 2024
Retrofits to outdated heating, cooling and water systems enable cost savings on the road to sustain…
Pioneering UV pasteurisation aims to cut cost with greener approach
Added: 12 Mar 2024
Dairy pasteurisation has traditionally been a costly business for manufacturers, involving intricat…
Case Study: ABB drive provides the vital ingredient for food mixing plant
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Condiments and soups mixed at Baxters Food Group’s Colchester mixing plant are all now back on the …
Industry can solve a major health problem by not taking a stand
Added: 12 Jan 2023
Is it time to revisit the laws on time being spent on our feet during active work hours, wonders Wi…
A guide to optimising pump efficiency
Added: 8 Nov 2022
The global rise in energy costs means this is the time to review and assess the efficiency of your …
