Kieran Bennett, industry manager for food, beverage, chemical and petrochemical at Burkert looks at the importance of process accuracy and how it can be achieved with innovative flowmeter technology.

Meeting the needs of automation in the food and beverage industries, Teledyne FLIR says the new Forge 1GigE IP67 industrial camera series delivers advanced imaging to ensure highly efficient production.

Next week sees the Food Manufacturing Live exhibition at the National Motorcycle Museum, on Wednesday 1 May, in Solihull, Birmingham, next to the NEC. PLUS Automation will be showing you how to #MakeSenseofSensors with technology-leading factory and process automation sensors from Contrinex, ReeR and SATRON.

The new ‘RST’ LED signal tower range from WERMA offers a modern, sleek appearance, outstanding performance and versatile application options. With its integrated design, it not only offers a sophisticated and appealing look, but also homogeneous illumination and optimum visibility of the illuminated signals in all directions.

WEG is a global manufacturer of electric motors, geared motors, drives and digital solutions, offering integrated motion drives packages for the food manufacturing industry. At Food Manufacturing Live, WEG will be endorsing the new highly efficient IE5 W23 Sync+ and IE6 W23 Sync+ Ultra motor.

Many industrial manufacturing processes will result in the production of acidic waste streams. Where these undergo on site treatment, they are likely to require neutralisation before discharge, in order to comply with a discharge consent, as the experts at OMEX Environmental explain.

The Rocket E-500 from ACMI is an innovative pallet wrapper which uses special kraft paper instead of plastic film. The kraft paper is virgin paper of certified origin, 100% recyclable.

Automation systems in the food manufacturing and processing sector depend on data from huge numbers of sensors. Sensor specialist ifm electronic offers a huge range of sensors in hygienic versions designed specifically for food industry applications.

Metering and handheld operating devices in hygiene-critical application areas, such as in medical equipment, require designs optimised for safe handling as well as resistance to dirt. binder has therefore equipped its 709 and 719 snap-in series with a new overmoulding that supports single-handed mating and unmating, but also improves resistance to contamination.

At FoodManufacturing.Live, WAGO will be showcasing some of its top automation solutions, including its Energy Data Management Solution, which is perfect for measuring energy consumption to enable good energy management.