Reflecting on the most pivotal moments in the company's 30-year history, Fortress Technology Founder and President Steve Gidman explores how inspection technology has evolved to support the advances in food safety standards. Focusing on the future, Gidman also offers insight into digital developments and how these continue to transform manufacturing efficiency and food safety compliance.

Diary date: NAEC Stoneleigh Park | Wednesday, 14th October 2026, 09:00 - 15:00 | FoodManufacturing.Live and MachineBuilding.Live

Endoline Automation has appointed Christopher Tracey as engineering manager, reinforcing the company's continued investment in its in-house expertise as demand grows for its end-of-line packaging systems in the UK and international markets.

For a business operating at the forefront of food safety, confidence in its critical utilities is non-negotiable. At Deli 24's Milton Keynes facility, where high-pressure processing (HPP) is used to extend shelf life without heat, compressed air underpins everything from product handling to packaging. Ensuring that supply is consistent, clean and resilient is therefore central to maintaining both operational continuity and product integrity.

Applications are now open for the first cohort of apprentices at MTC Training Tyneside, with aspiring engineers across the North East able to apply for Advanced Manufacturing programmes starting in September 2026.

The Machinery Regulation becomes applicable in January 2027, leaving machine builders with limited time to review compliance processes and ensure their teams understand the requirements. Developing CE marking expertise now can help organisations avoid project delays, compliance issues and costly redesigns in the future.

Diary date: NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Wednesday, 14th October 2026. MachineBuilding.Live.

IntelliAM AI has launched its end-to-end industrial intelligence platform at the London Stock Exchange promising to drive massive productivity gains for companies worldwide.

Mettler Toledo will showcase its latest product inspection technologies at PPMA Show 2026, taking place from 22 to 24 September at the NEC Birmingham.