Jon Hughes
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Rhenus Logistics deepens its longstanding partnership with Testo Saveris globally. The collaboration now spans advanced monitoring, data analysis, and more than 250 measuring points at the Strasbourg site, supporting tightly controlled storage conditions as pharmaceutical volumes rise and quality assurance demands become increasingly exacting.
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Small businesses face mounting pressure as Budget uncertainty grows. The BCMPA has warned that rising taxes, higher energy costs, and accelerating regulatory demands are constraining investment across the contract manufacturing, packing, and logistics sectors, urging the Chancellor to avoid further burdens that risk stalling automation, recruitment, and long-term growth.
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Packaging specialist Pusterla 1880 launches cellulose fitments to cut plastics. The FSC-certified moulded material offers a recyclable, biodegradable alternative to EPS and foam inserts, giving luxury packaging customers a plastic-free option without sacrificing protection, aesthetics, or brand detail, as the company strengthens its sustainability programme.
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Vertical motor resonance remains a persistent reliability challenge for industry. Wolong Electric America’s engineers have developed a more precise two-degree-of-freedom model that captures the real dynamics of rotating and stationary components, improving RCF prediction accuracy. The approach gives manufacturers the clarity to design against damaging resonance.
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Investment will help to build new Arkansas rocket-motor production campus. The ten-acre development will expand large solid-rocket-motor output six-fold and deepen the company’s role in the US defence-industrial base.
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Amcor has launched a lightweight roll-on for beauty brands worldwide. The new Shadow design increases customisation scope through a rounded base, wide colour options, and expanded labelling space, while reducing plastic use and supporting higher PCR content. Amcor positions the pack as a recyclable, Europe-ready option for deodorant manufacturers seeking differentiation.
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Industrial digitalisation enters 2026 with harder expectations for discipline. As automation, AI, and connected infrastructure embed themselves across factories, warehouses, and utilities, the question is no longer how fast businesses can scale technology, but whether those systems can operate coherently, safely, and with measurable advantage.
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CERN installs modified LEWA pumps for ultra-low-temperature CO₂ cooling. The system supports detector upgrades on the Large Hadron Collider as part of the Phase 2 programme, requiring continuous CO₂ delivery at -55 °C to protect new silicon sensors and maintain measurement accuracy.
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Megnajet targets compact industrial and 3D printers with RackFit SP. The new pressure-fed system uses a slimline blade configuration to maximise enclosure space, offering scalable fluid delivery for OEM machinery builds. Its integrated heating supports high-viscosity fluids up to 85°C, widening compatibility with demanding additive manufacturing chemistries.
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Nutrition trends are reshaping kitchen safety and workflow demands. Testo Saveris will outline how evolving dietary requirements, new eating habits, and cross-contamination risks are redefining hygiene management in commercial and community kitchens during a webinar on 20 November. The session includes practical guidance from its food safety specialists.
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