Monday, 25 July 2022 11:33
Increasing profit margins through energy efficiency
~ Can correct motor management cut costs in food and beverage production ~ With growing pressure on the food industry’s profit margins, companies must look to reduce manufacturing costs wherever possible. The food industry is incredibly energy intensive, accounting for…
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Monday, 18 July 2022 11:15
Automation in the chocolate factory
~ How automating the food industry can reduce waste and ruined food ~ In 2006, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the Food Industry Sustainability Strategy, which outlined actions to decrease the building food waste. In 2018, non-profit…
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Friday, 15 July 2022 11:24
Nordic Paper explores further improved barriers for packaging
Nordic Paper is world leading within natural greaseproof papers used in different food applications, for example as baking papers, for baking cups or for food containers. The paper has natural barrier properties achieved without the addition of fluorochemicals, so called…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2022 11:16
Innovation & inspiration: World-leading ingredients show Fi & Hi Europe set to attract over 20,000 global attendees
Fi Europe co-located with Hi Europe returns to France this year from 6-8 December. For the first time, the leading ingredients exhibition will take place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles – occupying four halls with more than 1,200 exhibitors,…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2022 10:56
Valmet to deliver two chip washing and defibrator systems to Siempelkamp
Valmet will deliver two chip washing and defibrator systems to Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH as part of Siempelkamp’s panelboard plant deliveries to two different end customers, one in Europe, one in Asia. The start-ups of the systems are planned…
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Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:17
Wyndridge Brewery Solves Dissolved Oxygen Headaches with PTFE-Lined Hoses
The Wyndridge Farm craft brewery and cidery had an urgent problem that needed to be solved before it could fulfill a large order. The family-owned business, set in bucolic York County, Pennsylvania, is not only a popular destination with its…
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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:45
PulPac continues to expand the Dry Molded Fiber patent portfolio
With two new patent applications filed last week, PulPac continues to expand the Dry Molded Fiber patent portfolio. The new patent applications are directed to ejection elements in connection to the forming mold. The main purpose of the ejection elements…
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Tuesday, 14 June 2022 09:39
The power of cloud-based quality management
Jason Chester (Director of Global Channel Programs, InfinityQS) discusses 4 reasons why food and beverage processors should consider moving quality to the cloud. Jason Chester (Director of Global Channel Programs, InfinityQS)Manufacturing has a history of moving at a glacial pace…
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Tuesday, 14 June 2022 08:50
Metsä Group’s 3D fibre product Muoto® is a significant new initiative in the packaging market
Metsä Spring, Metsä Group’s innovation company, has launched a new 3D fibre product called Muoto®. Muoto has been produced at Metsä Group’s and Valmet’s demo plant in Äänekoski since May 2022, and is made of Metsä Group’s wood fibres. Muoto…
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Monday, 13 June 2022 09:42
VTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is piloting a new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic. Food packages fulfil their most important tasks when they protect food and minimise waste. Thin plastic films are nevertheless difficult to recycle, and they often…
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Friday, 03 June 2022 12:07
SupplyOne Highlights Extensive Range of High Quality Pouches for Primary Food Packaging
Pouch Solutions to Protect and Showcase Food Products SupplyOne, Inc., the largest independent supplier of corrugated and other value-added packaging products, equipment, and services in the U.S., highlights its stock and custom pouches for packaging protein, seafood, and dairy. As…
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 10:11
Walki introduces a broad portfolio of recyclable materials for the growing frozen food segment
Walki is answering to the growing demand for frozen food by expanding its portfolio of recyclable materials. The global market for frozen food is expected to grow to 322 billion euros by 2026. Although the demand is growing globally across…
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Wednesday, 01 June 2022 09:38
AHLSTAR peak pumping performance
Responding to our customers’ needs, we have developed additional features for the AHSTAR A pump series, and new options are also now available for demanding industries. In the new ASTM A395 60-40-18 construction, the volute case and case cover of…
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Wednesday, 25 May 2022 10:56
Metsä Group’s and Valmet’s 3D fibre product demo plant is now operating
The operations at Metsä Group’s and Valmet’s 3D fibre product demo plant in Äänekoski has begun. At the end of 2020, Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and Valmet announced they would be investing a total of approximately 20 million…
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Monday, 23 May 2022 09:39
The German Clean Tech Startup BIO-LUTIONS and PulPac, the Dry Molded Fiber pioneer, are natural allies in their objective to replace single-use plastics globally.
The German Clean Tech Startup BIO-LUTIONS and PulPac, the Dry Molded Fiber pioneer, are natural allies in their objective to replace single-use plastics globally. Together with machine suppliers they have developed a Dry Molded Fiber production line, set to start…
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