Process industries


  • Almost half of young people in the UK and Europe buy bakery products every day

    Tate & Lyle’s new consumer insights report reveals significant growth opportunities in the bakery sector, with almost half of young people (45%) buying baked goods daily as they see them as an important part of their diet. Meanwhile, a third of consumers aged 34 and above are also doing the same. These are just some of the…


  • Almost half of young people in the UK and Europe buy bakery products every day as part of their diets

    Tate & Lyle’s new consumer insights report reveals significant growth opportunities in the bakery sector, with almost half of young people (45%) buying baked goods daily as they see them as an important part of their diet. Meanwhile, a third of consumers aged 34 and above are also doing the same. These are just some of the…


  • Alliance Forged to Build Offshore Converter Platforms in Warnemünde, Germany

    The Meyer Group, which includes Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, said Wednesday it was joining forces with the Belgian company Smulders to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site. Warnemünde is a German port town on the Baltic Sea, near Rostock. The two companies will jointly form Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables and Neptun Smulders Engineering,…


  • SEE’s automated packaging system handles various types of liquids

    SEE’s (formerly Sealed Air) latest Cryovac Brand 308A CE vertical form-fill-seal system has been expertly designed to cater to the unique requirements of liquid products. With its versatile vertical filling approach, this system can accommodate packages weighing up to 2 kg in either one or two phases. It is the perfect choice for smaller and…


  • Aldi set to open a bottomless pigs in blankets restaurant

    Aldi has got it all wrapped up this Christmas, as it’s set to open the nation’s first Bottomless Pigs in Blankets Restaurant – the ultimate experience for pig in blanket enthusiasts, complete with a ‘Press for PIBs’ button to unlock unlimited courses of the festive favourite. Located in North London’s Camden Passage (N1) in the…


  • Soft drinks bodies call for priority access to recycled content in PPWR

    With just one week left until the plenary vote on the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European natural mineral water and soft drink industries is calling on all MEPs to secure a priority access right to recyclates in the PPWR proposal. Their call is supported by deposit and return system (DRS)…


  • Aker Solutions Bags Sizeable Offshore Wind Platform Deal

    Nov 15, 2023 Credit: Aker Solutions Norway-based Aker Solutions said Tuesday it had won a sizeable contract from Vattenfall for the Norfolk Vanguard East Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as being between NOK 0.5 billion and NOK 1.5 billion The scope of work for Aker…


  • Spherical roller bearings from SKF help maintain hygiene standards and compliance

    SKF says it has developed the first spherical roller bearings specifically designed for the food and beverage industry. These bearings with food-grade grease and seals have a longer service life than SKF open spherical roller bearings and raise relevant food safety standards in the food and beverage industry, says SKF. Together, SKF believes these factors…


  • Spherical roller bearings from SKF maintain hygiene standards

    SKF says it has developed the first spherical roller bearings specifically designed for the food and beverage industry. These bearings with food-grade grease and seals have a longer service life than SKF open spherical roller bearings and raise relevant food safety standards in the food and beverage industry, says SKF. Together, SKF believes these factors…


  • Key Technology introduces new enhancements for rotary sizing and grading systems

    Key Technology has introduced new features for its rotary sizing and grading systems. This versatile family, which includes the precision size grader (PSG), rotary size grader (RSG) and sliver sizer remover (SSR), enables vegetable, potato and fruit processors and packers to mechanically size and grade product while removing small pieces, debris and other targeted material.…