Process industries


  • Wave-Powered Subsea Project Completes 12-Month Offshore Test Campaign

    A groundbreaking ocean energy project, which has combined wave power with subsea energy storage to power subsea equipment, has now completed a 12-month test program at sea and will end this spring. The $2.5 million (£2 million) Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) project connected the Blue X wave energy converter – built by Edinburgh company…


  • GSN introduces a nutritious twist on the UK’s beloved guilty pleasure takeaway

    They were told it was the impossible task, to make a sublime Sweet & Sour Chicken pot that didn’t skimp on taste yet swerved the minefield of high carbs, excessive sugar and unwelcome artificial nasties so readily associated with the nation’s favourite Chinese Takeaway hero. From Gold Standard Nutrition’s perspective for the last six years…


  • COWI Secures Pre-FEED Contracts for Two Scottish Offshore Wind Farms

    International engineering firm COWI has been awarded a contract by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) –  a joint venture involving DEME, Qair and Aspiravi – to provide Pree-FEED study for Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind projects in Scotland. Under the contract, COWI will conduct a Pre- Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for TWP’s Ayre and Bowdun…


  • Munson Sanitary Vee-Cone blender equipped for liquid additions

    Model VB-60-SSIS Vee-Cone Blender achieves uniform blends more gently, sanitises more rapidly, and discharges more thoroughly using less energy than agitated blenders. Posted: 5 March 2024 Share this page A new Munson Sanitary Vee-Cone Blender with internal spray line, Model VB-60-SSIS, blends dry and granular bulk materials uniformly, with or without liquid additions, in 15…


  • Love British Food’s inaugural ‘Public Sector Influencers event’ to connect supply chain

    Love British Food’s inaugural ‘Public Sector Influencers’ event on Wednesday 20th March is set to connect the most influential people in the public sector with British farmers, producers and suppliers. All major public sector providers are attending, for a day of frank discussion and shared sense of purpose. The public sector has the potential to…


  • Icos and Bühler summit to hasten progress towards sustainability

    A climate tech venture capital fund, Icos Capital, and partners intend to grow their ecosystem of collaboration and innovation to enable start-ups to scale up their efforts in tackling some of the most urgent and complex challenges in the food and chemicals industries. At the “Collaborative Innovation Summit” at Bühler’s CUBIC Innovation Campus on February…


  • Choco Cakes launch in the UK

    St. Michel, France’s favourite cake and biscuit brand, brings its much loved Choco Cakes range to the UK: a selection of Choco Muffin, Choco Waffle, Choco Donut and Choco Burger are now available in Tesco and Waitrose stores plus online at Ocado with rrp £2.00 per box. Made in France using French wheat, cage-free eggs…


  • Festo’s electric drive automation craft Easter egg flavour pairings for Mondelez

    Dual Festo ELGA timing belt shafts and ESBF electric cylinders direct the filling conveyor in the correct direction to fill the pallet bins evenly. Posted: 1 March 2024 Share this page Mondelez has chosen Festo electric drive technology for a new automated chocolate Easter egg mixing installation at its site in Herentals, Belgium. The egg…


  • Flow sensors suited for filtration systems, including reverse osmosis plants

    Accurate measurement of flow rates in aqueous liquids, including ultrapure water, is now even easier to achieve thanks to the latest additions to the SU family of high-performance ultrasonic flow sensors from ifm electronic. The new models offer clamp-type process connections, in accordance with DIN32676 series C requirements, and complement the existing products in the…


  • Ashbury helps industry to balance consumer expectations and compliance demands

    A leading food regulatory consultancy is supporting manufacturers in their quest to find the sweet spot between meeting consumer expectations and upholding ever-changing compliance demands regarding sugar reduction. Ashbury finds this year, there seems to be growing concerns about the impacts of added sugar on human health, the environment and the economy – the 2023…