Food Manufacturing

Softstart UK to distribute Delta Electronics products in the UK

Softstart UK has formed a strategic partnership with Delta Electronics to supply that company's automation products. Softstart UK take on the sales and engineering support for the full portfolio of Delta Electronics products in the UK, addressing markets as diverse as textiles, food and beverage, water and wastewater, processing, marine and offshore, mining and minerals, cement and discrete parts manufacture.

28th March 2013

Optimal appoints new Sales Account Manager for SE & Scotland

As part of its continued growth and investment programme Optimal Industrial Automation has taken on a new Sales Account Manager to cover South East England and Scotland.

20th March 2013

Custom polymer parts boost performance and cut costs

Nylacast is urging machine builders to specify custom polymer components to help minimise component costs and reduce or eliminate the need for maintenance, while, at the same time, enhancing performance. By reducing the need for maintenance, end users can benefit from reduced downtime and considerable cost savings.

19th March 2013

Siemens Industry and Elite Controls offer controls one-stop-shop

Siemens Industry is announcing that its solution partner agreement with Livingston-based Elite Controls now offers customers across all industrial environments an enhanced control systems service that also extends to instrumentation.

12th March 2013

Atlas Copco celebrates 140 years of innovation

Atlas Copco is celebrating 140 years of excellence with a range of activities in more than 90 countries. At its sites in the UK & Ireland Atlas Copco will mark the 140 year anniversary with a special celebration. Alex Bongaerts, Company Secretary of Atlas Copco's UK & Ireland operations, says: "It is a great occasion to create pride among employees and to make them enthusiastic about future opportunities. Our history guarantees long-term industrial experience as well as innovative products and solutions to current and new customers, to suppliers as well as to current and future employees."

25th February 2013

Food industry growing to new levels of automation

UK food prices have risen 12 per cent in the last five years, while incomes have fallen 10 per cent. There were seasonal shortages this year and experts are predicting worldwide food shortages by 2020. Clearly the food industry needs to think hard about the future, reducing waste and increasing efficiency, as a recent food and beverage conference hosted by Mitsubishi Electric discussed.

21st February 2013

10 Years for William G Search as an Atlas Premier Distributor

William G Search, the Leeds-based compressed air division of the Search Group of companies, is celebrating its 10th year as a Premier Distributor for Atlas Copco Compressors. According to Managing Director Richard Search, the company's success as an Atlas Copco distributor originates from a shared culture of putting the customer first. He says: "That means never pursuing business for business' sake alone but for what is in the customers' best interest. Over the past 10 years, the ability to partner with Atlas Copco has delivered an excellent result for us and our clients. With such a comprehensive range of Atlas Copco products and continued innovation available to us we are always able to deliver the latest, most cost-effective solutions."

1st February 2013

Bürkert Technical Training Schedule released for 2013

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is continuing to offer free training courses to those involved in the process industry. The courses on Steam, Gas Handling, Sensors, Valves and Hygienic Processing are run regularly at the company's new headquarters in Cirencester, UK.

1st February 2013

BÃ¼rkert UK moves in to new headquarters

Exceptional growth for its products and systems across all process markets - food beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, water treatment and chemical - has resulted in Bürkert UK moving to new and more fit-for-purpose headquarters in Cirencester, close to the strategic M4 technology corridor.

29th January 2013

Atlas Copco ranked among world's top sustainable companies

Atlas Copco has been recognised as one of the most sustainable companies by the annual Global 100 list. The list, presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ranks companies that show they are increasing productivity while using fewer resources. Atlas Copco is ranked 18th on the list.

25th January 2013

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