Process industries


  • MilkyMist, SIG and AnaBio Technologies incorporate probiotics in aseptic cartons

    MilkyMist, a renowned dairy innovator from South India, has teamed up with SIG and AnaBio Technologies to introduce the world’s first long-life probiotic buttermilk in aseptic carton packs. This groundbreaking development, showcased at Gulfood Manufacturing 2024 in Dubai, represents a major breakthrough in the beverage industry, allowing probiotics to be incorporated into shelf-stable drinks in…


  • Little’s Coffee launches Toffee Nut flavoured Nespresso compatible pods

    Devon-based Little’s is turning up the flavour and cranking up the quality of instant, pod and ground coffee with new Toffee Nut Coffee Pods, launching into Tesco and Sainsbury’s as well as the Little’s website, Ocado and to Amazon (priced at £4 per pack of 10 Nespresso compatible capsules). Rebelling against the definition of ‘proper…


  • 48-volt electric linear actuator improves energy efficiency of medium-duty applications 

    Thomson Industries has announced that its Electrak MD actuator now has a 48V rating. The availability of a 48V actuator that can handle loads of up to 2kN (about 450lbs.) equips battery powered system designers with energy efficiency, cable management and control capability that might otherwise require larger, more expensive actuators.  The new voltage standard…


  • Fi Europe 2024: Roquette unveils vision for a new era of nutritious and sustainable food products

    Roquette is inviting Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) delegates to taste the future of sustainable, health-focused food at booth G60, hall 3.1 to a showcase of its nutritious and delicious plant-based alternatives. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with virtual consumer personas, explore new food concepts cooked up by Roquette’s application experts and gain insights…


  • Too Good To Go launches Parcels programme to revolutionise the management of surplus food

    Too Good To Go Parcels provides a reliable and sustainable retail outlet for brands to sell their surplus items directly, reducing the logistical challenges of handling excess food. Brands simply ship their products to Too Good To Go’s new packing facility in the Midlands, and the rest is managed by Too Good To Go’s logistics…


  • Chaos packaging adoption prompts Potts’ overseas sales drive

    Potts plans to expand into overseas markets by leveraging its successful ‘chaos packaging’ strategy. Stocks and sauces producer, Potts’, reached supermarket shelves using ‘chaos packaging’ that launched in 2019. Today, its canned products represent over half of its revenue selling over 7 million cans since their launch. Now the brand plans to expand its Swindon-based…


  • Cartridge and screw-to-connect quick disconnect couplers series

    Parker Hannifin announces the launch of four groundbreaking series of thermal management solutions: NSAC, NSEC, and NSIC cartridge quick disconnect couplers, alongside the NSSC screw-to-connect couplers. These innovative products are designed to meet the complex demands of electronic cooling, battery manufacturing, information technology (IT), energy management, mobile and transportation, and industrial installations. The new NSAC,…


  • Empowering the workforce with an employee-centric approach to robotics and automation

    Kate Rattigan explores how a people-first approach to robotics and automation can address workforce shortages and improve job satisfaction by automating repetitive tasks, freeing workers for more meaningful roles, and fostering skills needed for the future of manufacturing In manufacturing, as in other industries, advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) have brought with…


  • New report sets out a route to transform environmental consenting in UK offshore wind

    Published:  06 November, 2024 A report published recently by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult lays out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting within the UK offshore wind sector. With the UK Government looking to radically increasing offshore wind deployment, there is a clear need for changes to the environmental consenting process. It…


  • V�r Energi enlists DeepOcean for 2025 subsea scope

    Published:  06 November, 2024  Ocean services provider DeepOcean has announced it has been awarded an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaign by Vår Energi for 2025. The scope also includes additional light construction work to be completed within the same year. DeepOcean will conduct a subsea campaign for Vår Energi next year that includes IMR…