Processing Equipment & Systems, Automation, Control

SIG launches Plant 360 Controller to meet Industry 4.0 demands

22-Jan-2019 By Jenny Eagle

SIG has launched Plant 360 Controller a digital monitoring and control system to meet ‘Smart Factory’ Industry 4.0 demands optimizing every part of filling plant operations.

Entrepreneur finds ‘Le Petit Eden’ with his organic French wine

10-Jan-2019 By Jenny Eagle

British entrepreneur Paul Eden is no stranger to France: his mother was born there and his brother James owns Domaine Cau Eden near Perpignan, so it was no surprise when he decided to enter the wine business as well.

Minebea Intec AR miRemote to meet Industry 4.0 demands

07-Jan-2019 By Jenny Eagle

Minebea Intec talks about why it has launched an augmented reality (AR) tool called miRemote in response to Industry 4.0 demands.

GEA VIPOLL wins South African craft beer contract

20-Dec-2018 By Jenny Eagle

GEA VIPOLL, a Slovenian subsidiary of GEA, has won its first contract in the craft beer segment in South Africa.

DuPont Water Solutions to open reverse osmosis production line in KSA

05-Dec-2018 By Jenny Eagle

DuPont Water Solutions will open a Reverse Osmosis (RO) production line in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in early 2019.

Acquisitions

Bartek Ingredients for beverages & candies acquired by TorQuest Partners

03-Dec-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Bartek Ingredients has been acquired by TorQuest Partners, private equity firm.

‘From packaging design to Georgian wine’ - entrepreneur embraces UNESCO heritage with winery opening

29-Nov-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Award-winning packaging designer, Anna Addison, founder MAD Consort, is celebrating the launch of her first winery at Nine Oaks Estate in Eniseli, Kakheti, Georgia, in 2019.

Siemens & GEA debut ambitious plans to make MTP the industry standard

28-Nov-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Siemens and GEA are collaborating on a Module Type Package (MTP) digitalization project where processes can be changed with little effort, modules can be added or removed, and production quantities can be adapted.

Beer keg manufacturer Entinox turns to Henkel for pickling process

13-Nov-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Beer keg manufacturer Envases Técnicos Zaragoza (Entinox), has installed Henkel’s Bonderite C-CP 1300, pickling and passivating process line using a nitric acid-free process.

Ibizkus Wines joins campaign to save Ibiza’s dying almond trees

31-Oct-2018 By Jenny Eagle

From Ibizkus Wines selling a limited edition almond wine, to an art auction at Sotheby’s, artist Sophie Stinglhamber is on a mission to save the dying almond trees of Ibiza.

Pack Expo: trend spotting

PMMI sees bright future for beverage packaging in North America

24-Oct-2018 By Beth Newhart

Smaller can sizes, less packaging material and eco-friendly manufacturing practices are all trends to watch in the beverage industry. BeverageDaily was at Pack Expo last week to find out what’s hot and what’s not in the industry this year.

Bosch delves into VR and talks sale of packaging tech division

18-Oct-2018 By Beth Newhart

Bosch debuted its new VR planning tool technology at Pack Expo International this week, along with the new Midrange Endload Cartoner (MEC) and an update to its flow wrapper series. CEO Stefan König also spoke to DairyReporter about the ongoing sale of...

Sidel’s Super Combi prepares manufacturers for the Smart Factory of the future

12-Oct-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Sidel’s Agility 4.0 program comprises five pillars; the Virtual Factory; Connected Factory; Smart Factory; Sustainable Factory; Extended Factory.

Processing innovation: Tokyo Pack 2018

Robots of the future make their debut at Tokyo Pack 2018

11-Oct-2018 By Jenny Eagle

An MiR100 portable heavy goods robot by Kantum and a flying drone called Prodroneto, which will be launched in December, made their debut at this year’s Tokyo Pack 2018.

News in brief

Krones acquires W.M. Sprinkman Corporation

08-Oct-2018 By Beth Newhart

German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer Krones AG has acquired US-based processing equipment company Sprinkman.