Registration is now open for FoodManufacturing.Live 2025
2 days agoYou can now secure your Priority VIP Visitor badge to attend FoodManufacturing.Live 2025. It's the UK's only specialist event focusing on machine building, systems integration and industrial automation for the food and drink industry and it takes place at the centrally located and very convenient NAEC at Stoneleigh Park in Warks on 15 October.
Energy-saving dairy technology gains traction
2 days agoTechnidrive has reached a significant milestone with the delivery of its 1,000th bespoke control solution to the dairy sector. With its TechniVac and TechniFlow technologies, the company has been helping dairy operations across the UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI) to enhance energy efficiency, product quality and overall performance.
Atlas Copco expands oil-free compressor range to support critical food air quality standards
TodayAtlas Copco has expanded its oil-free compressor range, including models specifically designed to meet the stringent air purity and reliability demands of food processing and manufacturing environments.
Two approaches to using AI in control systems
1 day agoIn the 1971 film, Willy Wonka, an egg testing machine decides that Veruca Salt is a bad egg and sends her down the waste chute after she sings, I Want it Now. But does the egg tester use machine learning or a neural network to decide? Here, Ivalyo Ivanov, support engineer at PC-based control specialist Beckhoff UK, compares two tools in the AI toolbox.
ABB unifies motor and drive in a streamlined plug-and-play platform
2 days agoABB's new LV Titanium Variable Speed Motor platform delivers the benefits of a high-efficiency motor and variable speed drive (VSD) technology in a single, compact, customisable, plug-and-play solution that enables industrial customers to minimise their energy consumption, save money and reduce carbon emissions.
Two approaches to using AI in control systems
1 day agoIn the 1971 film, Willy Wonka, an egg testing machine decides that Veruca Salt is a bad egg and sends her down the waste chute after she sings, I Want it Now. But does the egg tester use machine learning or a neural network to decide? Here, Ivalyo Ivanov, support engineer at PC-based control specialist Beckhoff UK, compares two tools in the AI toolbox.
Now published is the MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design. You can download a free copy here.
Electrification in food and beverage processing
69 days agoThe food and beverage industry is undergoing a significant transformation driven by the need for greater efficiency, regulatory compliance and sustainability. Central to this is the way manufacturers generate and manage heat for critical processes, and Watlow has produced a white paper looking at how electrification can drive a sustainable shift in thermal management.
Building a positive and smarter food safety culture
565 days agoFortress Technology has published a whitepaper offering practical guidance on how to create a ‘food safety cultural playbook’ that empowers employees and is aligned to the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety rules and the wider digital transformation journey.
