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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…
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…
Food & drink: an industry facing some difficult choices
Added: 5 Jun 2017
With a quarter of its workforce and a majority of imports and exports deriving from the EU, plus a …
Plant Equipment: weighing up the options for increased productivity
Added: 30 Jan 2017
Multi-head weighers make for faster packaging, but not at the expense of accurate measurement. The …
Food & drink: monitoring the cost of faulty pumps
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Defective pumps can interrupt food production at considerable cost. Little wonder condition monitor…
Food and drink: the vital contribution of product recovery
Added: 3 Jan 2017
As consumer choice increases, the advantages of hygienic, cost-effective and eco-friendly product r…
Case study: brewery benefits from bringing in new PLC
Added: 10 Oct 2016
A small-scale US brewery introduced a programmable logic controller to its operations, resulting in…
Viewpoint: sniffing out a solution to foul food smells
Added: 4 Oct 2016
Foul odours caused by poor wastewater management can result in a variety of problems for food and b…
Food & drink: tackling the threat of product recalls
Louisa Hearn | Added: 3 Oct 2016
Product recalls are an unwelcome feature in the manufacturing landscape, so what will it take to ma…
