Process industries
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The global chocolate business delivered +1.0% volume growth, ahead of a declining global chocolate confectionery market according to Nielsen (-2.0%). Food Manufacturers continued to be impacted by soft consumer demand held back by high-inflation. Barry Callebaut was able to mitigate these pressures as it was able to meet the consumer shift towards private label chocolate…
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Edinburgh-based startup is exploring a new technology that could create gluten-safe food products, such as bread, while retaining the taste and texture of the real thing. Scientists from Prozymi Biolabs, a biotechnology business with facilities at the Roslin Innovation Centre, are testing the feasibility of a new enzyme technology that degrades gliadin – the protein…
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Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced plans to invest more than £100m in its UK brewery and beverage network over the next five years. A programme of significant investment and infrastructure upgrades will improve capabilities and introduce greater efficiencies across its entire UK network. It will also play a crucial role in supporting Molson Coors’…
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Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has launched the first food packaging trays comprising 100% recycled PET (rPET) deriving exclusively from trays, marking a significant food packaging industry milestone, the company claimed. Until now, food packaging trays have been manufactured using ever increasing proportions of recovered PET material; however, the newly launched Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) tray is the…
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Hiperbaric has announced the launch of the HPP Research Awards, a global initiative to spotlight and promote cutting-edge research by students and researchers. The leader in high pressure processing (HPP) technology, who is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, wants to harness the power of high pressure for food and beverage applications. HPP is a…
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Peckham father and son duo Paul and Mike Williams have beaten hundreds of hopefuls to be crowned winner of the baking category of Aldi’s Next Big Thing series 2, as revealed on the Channel 4 show last night. Flake Bake produces authentic Jamaican patties, filled with a range of flavours including chicken, lamb, saltfish and…
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Toshiba has launched a new range of 650V N-channel power MOSFETs. The TK042N65Z5 and TK095N65Z5 in TO-247 package are the first high-speed diode (HSD) type products in the latest generation DTMOS VI series. This generation has a super junction structure suitable for switching power supplies in demanding applications including data centres and power conditioners for…
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Gerard Bush discusses hygienic design and servo systems for food packaging machinery From augers to bottling systems, packaging machines for the food & beverage sector depend on fast, accurate motion systems to deliver the throughput they need. While servo motors and drives are required for their precision and dynamism, the motion solution is also subject…
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Published: 10 April, 2024 Birmingham-based Armac Martin, a pioneer in design-led luxury brass hardware and accessories, relies heavily on compressed air for its CNC machining requirements. However, the company’s existing system was constantly operating at full capacity, leading to unnecessary energy expenditure. By collaborating with FPS Compressors and its preferred local distributor Compressed Air Systems…
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Published: 10 April, 2024 The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced that its Chief Executive, Andrew Jamieson, has decided to step down from the role later this year, after leading the technology innovation organisation since its formation in 2012. The search for Mr. Jamieson’s successor will begin immediately. He will remain in post until…
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