Process industries


  • Kerry’s research reveals the art of balancing indulgence and nutrition in festive beverages

    Kerry has introduced its winter 2023 Art of Taste & Nutrition: Festive Edition research report that details key trends in new seasonal beverage flavours and formats across 14 key European markets. The report provides inspiration for foodservice operators considering their seasonal beverage formulations, and how to get these indulgent offerings just right for the 2024…


  • Ecowende Orders 52 Vestas Turbines for Offshore Wind Farm in Netherlands

    Dec 22, 2023 Artist’s impression of V236-15.0 MW wind turbine (Credit: Vestas) The Dutch wind farm developer Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has placed an order for 52 offshore wind turbines from Vestas, each rated at 15MW, for its Hollandse Kust (west) site VI. Once installed, Vestas will service the 760 MW…


  • Pultrusion versus resin transfer moulding: What is the difference?

    Pultrusion and resin transfer moulding (RTM) are two widely used manufacturing processes for producing composite materials. While both methods have their merits, pultrusion offers several distinct advantages over RTM when it comes to making straight profiles.  Kim Sjödahl explores the benefits of pultrusion and compares them to the RTM process Pultrusion is a continuous manufacturing process that…


  • Wine retailers toast success with shelf-ready gift bags crafted from Paptic material

    The distinctive packaging used by Jacob’s Creeks’ wines and Castillo de Molina has generated an increase in sales of the packed wines. For three consecutive years wine has been packaged in gift bags made of Paptic material – a solution to better serve today’s environmentally conscious consumers. “Sustainable development is at the core of all…


  • Hive Mind launches Spiced Honey Rum

    Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co is launching a new range of honey distilled and blended spirits. The first to be released will be Hive Mind Spiced Honey Rum, blended with honey from Hive Mind’s bees in the Wye Valley and surrounding area. To make the new Spiced Honey Rum, Hive Mind brews the base…


  • European Wave Energy Project Gets .4M Funding Boost

    European Union’s Horizon program has approved a $4.4 million grant for SHY project, which will develop a new power take-off (PTO) system with advanced control strategy, aimed at reducing the cost of wave energy. SHY project, short for Seawater Hydraulic PTO using dynamic passive controller for wave energy converters, is a collaborative project whose aim…


  • LM customises production line for wafer supplier

    LM, leader company for almost 50 years in the connection supply system between packaging and processing machineries, has recently installed distribution equipment for a leader wafer company in Turkey. The equipment was composed by a series of small belt conveyors that need to handle wafers in raw form and redirect them to flowpack machines. The…


  • Diodes Incorporated adds the AH371xQ series of high-voltage Hall-effect latches to its product portfolio. These automotive-compliant devices feature a proprietary Hall plate design that boosts performance. They are used for brushless DC (BLDC) motor control, valve operation, linear and incremental rotary encoders, and position-sensing functions.  Based on this, the AH371xQ series can support numerous in-vehicle…


  • GEA’s marination system enhances brine distribution for improved ham sliceability

    GEA multijector in use on the top sides of pork. Posted: 21 December 2023 Share this page GEA has developed a system for tenderising meat that optimises the distribution of brine and provides ham with better sliceability – not to mention a reduction in slicing losses. By using the GEA MultiCarve tenderising process between the…


  • TIPA unveils groundbreaking fully compostable capsule lid with ATI

    Global packaging developer and manufacturer Tipa has launched a first of its kind fully compostable coffee capsule lid in collaboration with technology innovation company ATI. The development comes at a time when consumers view composability as one of the most environmentally sustainable end-of-life disposal methods for packaging (source: Packaging Insights, 2022). Furthermore, a recent study from Wageningen…