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Matt Hale

A new look at piston pumps for food processes

Added: 4 Oct 2018

Matt Hale of HRS explains how food processing challenges, including the need to balance cost and pr…

Can Surface Acoustic Wave technology transform flowmeters?

Added: 2 Oct 2018

Accurate flow control boosts process efficiency and quality, so no wonder companies default to trus…

How protector seals slash pump bearing failure rates

Added: 20 Sep 2018

With advanced retrofittable bearing protector seals readily available on the market, pump bearings …

LED lighting

Lighting as a service - the breakthrough model for industry

Added: 19 Sep 2018

The legacy approach to lighting is outdated. We need a new process model that treats it as a servic…

Food and drink sector embraces benefits of digitalisation in cause of waste reduction

Added: 5 Sep 2018

Smarter measurement technologies are coming to the aid of food and drink manufacturers under pressu…

How Landia enabled a first for Ireland's biogas pioneers

Added: 25 Jul 2018

Landia chief the late Hugh Vaughan left a lasting legacy when he helped a father and son team creat…

Turning whisky into (waste)water

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Glemorangie distillery is famous as the home of one of the great Scottish whiskies. Now, with help …

Emerson Global Users Exchange EMEA 2018, The Hague

Added: 9 Apr 2018

Size, as they say, isn’t everything. Yet, with 1600 attendees from more than 50 countries and aroun…

KSB enables Mumm producer to service drinks market

Added: 16 Mar 2018

Rotkäppchen-Mumm’s Eltville site in Germany’s Hesse region produces the new product Mumm Dry Alcoho…

Food & drink: pumps can lead the way in promoting productivity

Added: 28 Feb 2018

Labour shortages and competition pressures in the food sector will prompt a greater reliance on tec…

Increased digitisation is the only way for the food and drink industry

Added: 7 Feb 2018

Once seen as slow moving and traditional, the food and drink sector is in its most dynamic period f…

Stay in control of dosing with PC pumps

Added: 26 Jan 2018

Dosing pumps are an important piece of equipment for manufacturers and processors across a whole ra…

Matt Hale

How heat exchangers can save on food waste and costs

Added: 21 Dec 2017

When processing viscous food product, it is inevitable that an amount will adhere to surfaces, such…

How automated lubrication can help reduce product recall

Added: 31 Oct 2017

An automated centralised lubrication system can help food manufacturers avoid machine failure while…

Industry 4.0: the antidote to supply chain disruption

Added: 31 Oct 2017

Industry 4.0 and smart use of data is not disrupting the supply chain, says LLamasoft’s Michael Wal…

Case study: solving a cereal packaging puzzle

Added: 17 Oct 2017

A cereals and cereal bar producer benefits from a fully-integrated packaging suite.

Case study: how software system solutions gave Lucozade an energy boost

Added: 1 Aug 2017

A leading soft drinks manufacturer looks to human machine interface specialists to improve its ener…

Case study: Xylem brings pumping solutions to beermaker Brewdog

Added: 25 Jul 2017

Craft brewing requires a revolutionary approach to ensure consistency – which is why this Scots bre…

Hot topic: thermal imagers power efficiency drive in food and drink

Added: 11 Jul 2017

Thermal imagers have the ability to detect fluctuations across a wide temperature scale, and theref…

News viewpoint: how the General Election result will affect the process sectors

Added: 4 Jul 2017

The hung parliament that has emerged diminishes the likelihood of a hard Brexit, but brings other p…