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  • Marion’s agitator design for horizontal mixers cuts lead times

    Marion Process Solutions, an Advanced Material Processing (AMP) brand, has introduced an agitator design for its 30-inch diameter and smaller horizontal mixers. The release provides customers with not only a significant two-week reduction in lead times but also up to 10% savings on the purchase price. The new plated paddle agitators are manufactured with the…


  • JBT’s advancements lead to groundbreaking spiral oven

    JBT has announced the launch of the new updated version of Stein TwinDrum ProYield 600 Spiral Oven, a “breakthrough” in spiral oven engineering designed to redefine processing standards worldwide. The technology solutions provider said the equipment features a patented double-impact airflow technology perfecting uniform cooking with consistent temperature distribution across the conveyer belt. The result…


  • Kalsec opens new finishing and distribution centre in Singapore

    Kalsec has opened a finishing and distribution centre in Singapore to better serve customers in the Asia Pacific region. With the opening of Kalsec’s finishing and distribution centre in Singapore, the company continues to expand its international footprint to better serve food and beverage brands and manufacturers. Kalsec is a natural ingredient solutions provider with…


  • Utilities for Net Zero Alliance launched

    Image: TAQA 25 utilities and other energy companies from across the globe along with IRENA and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions have launched the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA). The Alliance, which was launched at COP28, has the companies aligning themselves with the COP28 action agenda objective of fast-tracking a just and orderly…


  • Research suggests 5G technologies could transform ‘Farm to Fork’ journey

    5G-technologies could deliver significant carbon savings across food and drink manufacturing from farm to fork, according to new economic modelling. The modelling reinforces the environmental benefits of 5G Standalone (5G SA), particularly for key industries in the UK that are traditionally carbon intensive like manufacturing. Technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and tracking systems…


  • Herma minimises migration of substances into food

    This risk with labels can be minimised easily and cost-effectively with the Herma standard adhesive 62Dps due to its extremely low migration tendency. The possible migration of substances from packaging materials into food is an issue that continues to cause serious concern to consumers throughout Europe. This became apparent recently in a study by the…


  • Flexibility platform to offer ‘one stop shop’ for global electricity markets

    Image courtesy 123rf Flexibility marketplace provider Piclo will in 2024 launch a new market access platform to match sellers of surplus electricity with electricity system operators in the hopes of unlocking global electricity markets visibility and access. The company, headquartered in London, says the new platform dubbed Piclo Max will maximise revenue stacking opportunities for…


  • Blackstone acquires Texas-based electric grid components company

    (Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash) US asset manager Blackstone announced that private equity funds affiliated with it have closed the acquisition of Power Grid Components, an electric grid components manufacturer. PGC is a domestic designer and manufacturer of a range of components for protection, monitoring and safety applications in electrical substations. The…


  • Seatrium Names Adrian Teng CFO

    Dec 5, 2023 (File photo: Seatrium) Singaporean shipbuilding group Seatrium announced it has appointed Adrian Teng as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2024. Teng brings over two decades of diverse international experience in strategy, finance, restructuring, operations and corporate management across developed and emerging markets. Prior to his current appointment, Teng was Group…


  • SAFE Boats and Vita Power build zero-emission patrol boat

    Vita Power and SAFE Boats International (SBI) have entered an MOU to develop zero-emission patrol boats. The first product of this collaboration has been the development of a 100% electric patrol boat, the SAFE Boats 223e, which is available for immediate order with deliveries starting in late 2024. The companies have adapted one of SAFE…