Process industries


  • Ishida Leak Detection System Provides Stringent Quality Checks at High Speeds for Tortilla Specialist

    The installation of an Ishida AirScan leak detection system at Sinnack Snacks, Germany’s only large-scale bakery to focus on tortillas, has enabled the company to automate its end-of-line packing process, while ensuring that its quality control procedures are able to keep pace with the increased throughput. The Ishida solution can inspect as many as 2,500…


  • Valve trim technology improves noise reduction and flow efficiency

    Emerson has announced its innovative new Fisher Whisper Trim Technology for use in both rotary and globe valves, providing an extension to Emerson’s current portfolio of Whisper noise solutions. This next generation of Fisher Whisper Trim technology addresses noise issues by using additive manufacturing and other advanced techniques to create trim designs with increased capabilities.…


  • Power recovery turbines

    Power recovery turbines

    Increasing energy prices are a reality for every business, so it is important to identify processes that can help reduce operational costs and cut waste. Industries such as petrochemicals, refineries or fertiliser manufacturing have an opportunity to harness the energy in their processes to create electricity and export it to the local grid using hydraulic…


  • Mondi announces compostability certification for full portfolio of kraft papers

    Mondi’s compostable Advantage MF EcoComp is used for paper bags for wet organic household waste. Posted: 2 November 2023 Share this page Mondi has announced that its entire portfolio of kraft papers for packaging has been certified as home or industrially compostable [Home compostable: NF T51-800:2015; Industrial compostable: EN 13432]. The certification underpins Mondi’s MAP2030…


  • Food Ingredients Europe 2023: Visit GNT’s interactive Exberry color lab

    Exberry Peach SoCo; Exberry black carrot yogurt; Exberry rainbow ice cream. Posted: 2 November 2023 Share this page GNT will open up an interactive “color lab” for its plant-based Exberry concentrates at Food Ingredients Europe ((FiE) Frankfurt, 28-30 November 2023). Exberry Coloring Foods are edible concentrates made from non-GMO fruit, vegetables, and plants using physical processing…


  • Delicious Dessert Company adds decadence and Christmas fun to range

    As the nights grow longer and the countdown to the festive season starts in earnest, The Delicious Dessert Company is adding a touch of decadence and a sprinkle of Christmas fun to its product range. The Blonde Chocolate Éclairs are on the shelves now in Tesco so too The Naughty But Nice Yum Yums. Available…


  • Technip Energies Meets Q3 Result Expectations Despite Russian-exit

    France’s Technip Energies on Thursday reported a lower but still slightly better-than-expected third-quarter revenue, supported by project deliveries and growth in order backlog despite Russian-exit headwinds.  The energy infrastructure firm posted adjusted revenue of 1.57 billion euros ($1.66 billion), down 1.67% from last year, against a company-provided poll of 1.547 billion euros and an LSEG…


  • Festo pneumatics help Cerulean achieve efficiency improvements

    Cerulean has redesigned its highly successful FPS-1 tube packer, to deliver high energy efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) as manufacturers demand solutions for soaring energy prices and drive down costs. Working with long-term automation partners Festo, Cerulean identified where capex and opex savings were achievable during the tube packing process. Together, they…


  • Roberts in operational overhaul of bakery sites

    Fourth-generation family baking business Roberts has announced plans to relocate its Little Treats biscuit manufacturing business to a new site in Cheshire and start work on a significant rebuild of two other bakeries on its Northwich HQ. The bakers consider the move as the most important operational overhaul in decades. The fourth largest baker in…


  • SRSLY exceeds funding target for export growth and range extensions

    Low-carb powerhouse SRSLY Low Carb has concluded its bridging investment round (31st October), having surpassed its original Seedrs target by 37%, courtesy of 331 backers raising £274,000. The promising bridging investment means that healthier living pioneer SRSLY Low Carb is financially primed to deliver against ambitious short to mid-term growth plans, underpinning its ‘everyday appeal’…