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.

Hygiena expands product portfolio for microbial screening

21-Aug-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Hygiena has entered into a strategic partnership with Charles River Laboratories to market, distribute and support its Celsis dairy, food and beverage product line.

SMEs can win €200k funding for their technology

‘Does your robot have the potential to unlock real-life F&B challenges?’

07-Aug-2018 By Jenny Eagle

The European Commission launched the ESMERA (European SMEs Robotics Applications) project this year and is offering €200k ($232,000) to European Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who have robot technology that can unlock real-life problems.

Coperion supplies twin screw extruder to Zurich University R&D dept

24-Jul-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Coperion has supplied a laboratory twin screw extruder to the Institute for Food and Beverage Innovation at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) as part of its R&D work.

F&B manufacturers increasingly turn to the Cloud for supply chain visibility

12-Jul-2018 By Jenny Eagle

FuturMaster (FM) has seen international growth driven by the success of its FM Cloud Services 8.0 supply chain software and plans to oversee more roll-outs across Europe, US, and APAC.

Bosch packaging sale ‘may be dampened by current hysteria about plastic’ says M&A expert

06-Jul-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Bosch has announced it will sell its packaging machinery business (PA), more specifically the pharmaceuticals and food units of its Packaging Technology division to focus on its core business.

GEA Mast-Jägermeister plant goes into production in Germany

04-May-2018 By Jenny Eagle

GEA has completed production tests for Mast-Jägermeister SE at its South Production plant in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, starting operations last month.

PTi opens development centre as demand for sheet extrusion equipment grows

23-Apr-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Processing Technologies International (PTi) has opened a 15,000-sq-ft Technology Development Center (TDC), with two demonstration sheet extrusion systems, for process trials on production-scale systems.

Dispelling the myths of Industry 4.0; Tetra Pak webinar to address the challenges

12-Apr-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Industry 4.0 represents a fundamental shift in the global manufacturing sector but questions abound around who it effects, what are its challenges, and when it will begin.

Anuga FoodTec 2018 preview

‘How to adapt to changes in bakery & dairy’

14-Mar-2018 By Staff reporter

Anuga FoodTec 2018 will focus on the theme ‘Resource Efficiency’ this year covering all aspects of food production from the dairy and bakery industries, beverages and pasta, fruit & vegetables, to oils & fats.

Robot Union to boost uptake of robotics by entrepreneurs & SMEs

13-Mar-2018 By Jenny Eagle

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has partnered with FundingBox to drive an €8m project to boost robotic technologies by start-ups and SMEs.

Frutarom opens natural color formulations center in Slovenia

28-Feb-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Frutarom, which works in confectionery, bakery and dairy, has opened a natural color formulations center at its Etol plant in Celje, Slovenia.

Porterhouse Brewing Company opens €6m brewery with limited edition beer launch

26-Feb-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Independently owned Irish craft brewer, Porterhouse Brewing Company has opened a €6m brewery in Dublin to keep up with rising demand in the UK and Europe.

ABCO Automation signs Value Provider Program agreement with ABB

23-Feb-2018 By Jenny Eagle

ABCO Automation, which designs and builds factory automation systems, has signed a Value Provider Program (VPP) agreement with ABB robotics.

BruVue secures $1m seed investment aiming to take the guess work out of beer inventory management

21-Feb-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

US beverage data company BruVue has secured $1m in seed funding to help scale its sensor beverage inventory system across the three-tier beer supply chain in the US, with plans to introduce the technology globally further down the road.

Valentine Distilling Co. partners with Frilli to expand whiskey production

13-Feb-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Valentine Distilling Co. has partnered with Italian distillation company Frilli to expand its whiskey operations with bottles to go on sale in 2023.

Bühler to build eco-friendly coffee processing plant for Jon. Johannson

02-Feb-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Bühler has won a contract with Norwegian coffee producer Joh. Johannson to build an environmental-friendly coffee processing plant, which can produce up to 12,000 tonnes of coffee a year, to start operations in mid-2019

Alfa Laval to install $38m processing line at Mexican brewery

31-Jan-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Alfa Laval Food & Water Division has won a $38m order to supply a processing line to a brewery plant in Mexico, scheduled for 2018.

Duravant to acquire Key Technology for $175m

30-Jan-2018 By Jenny Eagle

Duravant has signed an agreement to acquire Key Technology, which designs and manufactures digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment.

News in Brief

Invisible Sentinel launches RT PCR assay for brewing quality

12-Jan-2018 By Staff Reporter

Invisible Sentinel has launched a real-time PCR platform and assay to detect Lactobacillus and Pediococcus.

Serac delivers first Aseptic Combox to Asia Pacific

19-Dec-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Serac has delivered its first Aseptic Combox aseptic bottle packaging line for dairy beverages and drinks to Asia Pacific.

Fungus-resistant vines make a breakthrough as Soreli French wine wins silver

07-Dec-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Patrice Bersac, president of two wine associations SyVIF (Île de France) and SyVINO (North-West) in France hit the headlines last week when he challenged the Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne (SGV) to approve the planting of new vines in...

Tetra Pak launches Intelligent Customisation modular portfolio heating systems

04-Dec-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has launched Intelligent Customisation, a modular portfolio of heating systems for food and beverage manufacturers.

Comet Group roll-out of Tetra Pak eBeam slower than expected

26-Nov-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Comet Group, which has partnered with Tetra Pak, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Bühler on its x-ray, radio frequency and ebeam technologies, has released its 2017 earnings and 2020 forecast.

Tetra Pak study shows pasteurization has little effect on levels of vitamin C

07-Nov-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has released the latest edition of its Orange Book with a study, which shows pasteurization has little effect on the levels of vitamin C in orange juice.

Innovation Foods to expand following Cumberland Dairy split

07-Nov-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Innovation Foods juice and beverage manufacturer has parted ways with its sister company Cumberland Dairy with plans to expand its portfolio next year.

Sesotec wins contract for X-Ray inspection of coffee in metalized packs

25-Oct-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Sesotec has partnered with Khao Shong Group Co. in Thailand, to install its Raycon X-Ray inspection system to inspect coffee in metallic or metallized packaging materials.

JBT Liquid Foods to expand its flexible packaging, mixing & blending products

06-Oct-2017 By Jenny Eagle

JBT Liquid Foods has announced an ambitious growth strategy for 2020.

GEA presents its ‘Brewery 4.0’ future brewing process at drinktec

27-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

GEA believes mainstream beer production in large breweries will shift to continuous or semi-continuous brewing in the coming years.

SORS used to detect markers of fake spirits

26-Sep-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

A handheld spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) device has been used to detect fake spirits by researchers at The University of Manchester.

Drinktec 2017

Viewpointsystem 'Smart Eyewear' wins contract with Bavarian Brewery

22-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Viewpointsystem debuted its VPS16 Smart Eyewear for industrial use for the food and drink industry at Drinktec this month.

Schenck Process to expand its international footprint

22-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Schenck Process is entering an ‘exciting new chapter’ and expanding its international footprint following an agreement with Blackstone.

‘Consumers are increasingly concerned about the origin of the products they are buying’

12-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

CSB-System IT enterprise is creating 150 jobs at its headquarters in Aachen, Germany, as it plans to opens offices in Brazil, China and South Korea.

Diversey: As independent business we can be smarter and more agile

06-Sep-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Sealed Air has completed the sale of its Diversey Care division and the food hygiene and cleaning business to Bain Capital Private Equity for $3.2bn.

drinktec 2017 preview

‘Challenges in efficiency, energy saving, performance & connectivity have intensified’

01-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

The challenges that beverage companies face in efficiency, energy saving, performance and connectivity have ‘intensified considerably’ in recent years, according to Carel.

drinktec 2017 preview

VDMA to address water management in breweries at drinktec

01-Sep-2017 By Jenny Eagle

Technology for wastewater treatment; water management in breweries; and CIP efficiency through correct cleaning head selection are some of the topics covered by the VDMA Food Process Machinery and Packaging Machinery Association at drinktec 2017.