Process industries


  • Food safety: key criteria for effective dry shoe sanitation solutions

    Selecting the appropriate method and location for footwear sanitation in your facility is crucial for maintaining food safety standards. Will Eaton reports Maintaining proper footwear hygiene is a critical component of any food safety program within a processing facility. Inadequate footwear sanitation can lead to the spread of harmful pathogens like Listeria and Salmonella, posing…


  • Innovia’s low density film performs on high-speed flow wrap machines

    Innovia Films has announced the launch of a white ultra low density film that was specifically engineered to be a good fit for ice cream flow wrap packaging. “Nothing screams summer more than ice cream and we are proud to be able to offer our new VL40 white cavitated film that is an excellent partner…


  • TIPA and Fresh-Lock in partnership to expand home compostable packaging

    TIPA and Fresh-Lock closures are collaborating to advance the adoption of home compostable packaging. Thanks to the combined efforts, the Fresh-Lock team is launching a new portfolio of home compostable closures for pouches. These new reclosable solutions for flexible packaging are designed with TIPA’s proprietary home compostable resin formulation for various end-use markets including food.…


  • Expert urges food manufacturers to focus on functional foods

    Food producers must acknowledge and address the growing consumer desire for functional foods that not only enhance wellbeing but also align with the fast-paced routines of the modern workforce. These are the words of Andreas Preisler, strategic business development manager for Health and Nutrition at Ohly, a provider of yeast-based solutions to support immune health,…


  • Equi’s unveils three new flavours

    Equi’s, a Scottish Italian ice cream brand with a 100-year history, is unveiling a trio of mouth-watering new flavours tomorrow (Friday 19th July) for Scots to enjoy this summer. The ice cream producer, headquartered in Rutherglen, Glasgow, is adding Strawberry Cheesecake, Pistachio Swirl, and Chocolate Hazelnut and Raspberry to its 50+ strong list of flavours…


  • J+S Subsea Delivers Control Systems for Canadian Oil and Gas Project

    Subsea controls specialist J+S Subsea has completed its first project in Canada, which involved the supply of three subsea battery-powered control systems to maintain integrity of the subsea electrical infrastructure at an offshore oil and gas field. J+S Subsea systems will maintain integrity of the subsea electrical infrastructure when topside electrical power is unavailable, the…


  • TechnipFMC Secures Subsea Job for Energean’s Development in the Mediterranean

    TechnipFMC has secured a ‘large’ integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) contract by oil and gas company Energean for its Katlan development in the Mediterranean Sea. This is Energean’s first project to use TechnipFMC’s configure-to-order Subsea 2.0 production systems. The exact value of the contract was not disclosed, but for TechnipFMC large contract means…


  • Siemens, Dragados Offshore to Build Two Power Conversion Platforms in North Sea

    Jul 18, 2024 © twixter / Adobe Stock The consortium made up of Dragados Offshore – a subsidiary of Cobra IS, a VINCI company – and Siemens Energy has been awarded a $3.17 billion (€2.9 billion) contract by the German transmission system operator 50Hertz to design, build and install of two electrical conversion stations. The…


  • Optimising infusion pump designs

    Portescap’s B16C gearbox is a solution for optimising infusion pump designs. This spur gearing solution is tailored for engineers aiming to optimise their infusion pumps without sacrificing performance or reliability.  The B16C’s compact design reduces the overall length by 3 to 4mm compared to similar motor/gearbox composites, making it a choice for space-constrained applications. When…


  • How to combat medical device counterfeits with 2D codes

    The medical device sector should take inspiration from the deployment of serialisation via 2D codes within pharmaceuticals. Taking a step beyond current legislative requirements, can reduce the risk of counterfeit products further, and bring additional benefits to both end-users and manufacturers, as Bart Vansteenkiste reports The counterfeiting of health products is a serious and growing…