Process industries


  • AkzoNobel invests in coatings technology and production plant

    AkzoNobel is further helping the beverage can industry transition to products free from materials of concern with the launch of next generation coatings technology and a new production plant in Spain. The company’s Packaging Coatings business has just launched the first two products in its new Accelstyle range. Designed for the exterior of conventional two-piece…


  • Givaudan and Thimus collaboration to unlock food emotions through neuroscience

    Givaudan and neuroscience company Thimus, the developer of the exclusive TBox platform, are working together to explore how humans experience food through an integrated collection of explicit and implicit data. According to the both Givaudan’s and Thimus, the collaboration is the first extensive use of the TBox platform in the world of food, resulting in…


  • Welsh food and drink companies set their sights on Singapore

    Welsh food and drink companies are visiting Singapore to promote the wealth of products available from the country. Organised by the Welsh Government, the Trade Development Visit to Singapore provides a platform to engage with potential partners, distributors, and buyers in the region. The visit aims to highlight Wales’ diverse range of high-quality products, including…


  • Krispy Kreme launches “Elf” doughnut range for Christmas

    Spread Christmas cheer this year with the new “Elf” doughnut range by Krispy Kreme and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products including Buddy Snow Globe, Santa Belly, Christmas Lights and Treemendous. Available to pre-order from the 20th November, and in shops, and through www.krispykreme.co.uk from 4th December, consumers can treat their buddies and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the holiday classic film “Elf” with these magical…


  • First Turbine Installed at South Fork Wind Off New York

    The first turbine has been installed at the South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York, developer Ørsted announced on Monday. The first of South Fork Wind’s 12 Siemens Gamesa wind turbine generators was hoisted into place by the offshore construction team at the project site 35 miles off Montauk, N.Y.  Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel,…


  • Meat processors have new vision inspection technology to improve food quality and safety

    A vision inspection system specifically designed for the meat processing industry can help processors redeploy workers while improving quality, food safety, and processes. The P-Series in-line vision system – a new offering from KPM Analytics – combines a host of visual and dimensional measurements with AI to automate product quality assessment and to detect foreign…


  • Bühler boosts food innovation with new Application & Training Centers

    Bühler has unveiled its new food innovation hub in Uzwil, Switzerland that brings together a diverse range of capabilities into a single location and sets a new stage for product and process development. Four Application & Training Centers (ATCs) – Flavor Creation Center, Food Creation Center, Protein Application Center, and Energy Recovery Center – are…


  • Digital asset performance management platform for instrumentation

    ABB has launched ABB Ability SmartMaster, an asset performance management platform for verification and condition monitoring of instrumentation and field devices in the water, wastewater, chemical, oil and gas, and other industries. SmartMaster gathers, analyses and verifies diagnostic data from instruments remotely, without interrupting current measurement tasks.  The platform can be used with a range…


  • Tate and Lyle launches flexible low calorie sweetener

    Tate & Lyle Sugars has launched a low-calorie sucralose sweetener to offer consumers choice more when it comes to preparing drinks, and sprinkling on breakfast favourites. The British brand said it has worked tirelessly to ensure the product meets key consumer needs, which include being able to dissolve the sweetener easily in hot drinks, avoid…


  • Electric parallel gripper for greater flexibility 

    Modern manufacturing requires handling solutions capable of managing product diversity, shorter product life cycles, and growing levels of product customisation. The HEPP electric gripper from Festo addresses this need for greater flexibility in the gripping of multiple workpieces with adaptable stroke lengths and gripping forces.  Its compact design and ability to handle complex movements precisely…