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  • Anuga FoodTec 2024: SIG presents SIG Terra line-up and broadens aseptic technology to spouted pouches

    Two exciting SIG innovations are to be presented during Anuga FoodTec in line with its guiding theme ‘Forward. for better’. SIG is presenting SIG Terra, the portfolio of SIG’s most sustainable packaging solutions plus SIG Prime 55 In-Line Aseptic – the new pre-made aseptic spouted pouch filling machine with in-line sterilisation technology. Anuga FoodTec takes…


  • Welsh food and beverage enterprises establish fresh ties across Asia

    Some of Wales’ best known food and drink companies have recently returned from Japan, where they have been promoting the best of what Wales has to offer at Asia’s largest food and drink exhibition. Supported by the Welsh Government, seven food and drink producers from Wales attended Foodex Japan, under the Cymru/Wales banner, with many…


  • Pip Organic enters snack bar category with Pipsticks

    Organic food and drink company Pip Organic has launched its new Pipsticks, a 100% organic fruit bar made with no added sugar or preservatives. Containing fibre for slower release energy and providing one of the five a day, Pipsticks are created for snacks and lunch box fillers. Available in two fruity flavours – Mango and…


  • OMRON Automation Americas to exhibit at IPC APEX 2024

    OMRON Automation Americas, a global leader in industrial automation solutions will be exhibiting at IPC APEX 2024, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center from April 9th to April 11th.  Attendees are invited to visit Omron’s booth #2647 to hear how AI powers Omron’s latest technology, in addition to learning more about our newest X-Ray…


  • Silicon Mountain Accelerates Electronics Manufacturing with Universal Instruments Fuzion System Acquisition

    Silicon Mountain, a premier electronics manufacturing service provider in the Pacific Northwest, is thrilled to announce the recent acquisition of the Universal Instruments Fuzion system. This strategic move is set to significantly enhance the company’s manufacturing capabilities, thereby providing substantial benefits to both the company and its diverse range of customers.  This expansion equips SMCS…


  • Scaling Up SiC Crystal Growth to Meet Escalating Demand

    Due to the complexity of growing quality silicon carbide (SiC) crystals, manufacturers need help obtaining sufficient systems to meet global production targets. Leading suppliers now offer specialized, customizable solutions for manufacturers’ unique IP and process requirements. There is an imperative to rapidly expand the production of SiC crystals to serve the current and future generations…


  • SHENMAO Low-Temperature Solder Paste PF735-PQ10-10 Is Designed for High-Speed Printing Processes

    SHENMAO Technology is pleased to announce that its PF735-PQ10-10 Low-Temperature Lead-Free Solder Paste is specifically designed for SMT processes, offering a low melting point to accommodate high-speed printing processes. Designed to meet the evolving needs of the electronics manufacturing industry, PF735-PQ10-10 offers a range of features and benefits to enhance SMT processes and improve production…


  • Scotland’s Jamesfield battery energy storage system goes live

    Image courtesy 123rf Global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy and renewable energy infrastructure developer Harmony Energy’s Jamesfield battery energy storage system (BESS) has gone live. The 49MW/98MWh standalone project near Abernethy, Scotland, progressively came online from November 2023 as site sections were finalised, and was fully energised when construction was completed in early February 2024. The…


  • Oat Milk Manufacture using Silverson High Shear Mixers

    Non-dairy or plant-based milks, such as Oat milks, have become increasingly popular over the past few years and as a result Silverson has been seeing more enquiries from manufacturers in the beverage industry seeking guidance and process solutions for this application. In response, Silverson has released a video showing how their mixing equipment can be…


  • Concern about ageing business water meters in Britain

    Image: Wave British business water services provider Wave has called for closer attention to issues surrounding ageing water meters. The call follows the completion of ‘Project No Flow’ undertaken with the data collection provider Occutrace on the lifespan of non-household water meters, which found that the root cause of many non-consuming meters is the meter…