Matt Hale, global business development director at HRS Heat Exchangers, looks at the importance of heat in glucose production.

New machinery is relatively straightforward to install, but building consistency across multiple facilities is often much harder. Here, Mark Richards, sales manager at Beckhoff UK, explains why standardising automation matters for growing manufacturers.

As industrial operations become increasingly connected, the rules of cyber security are changing. Success is no longer defined by preventing every attack but by building the resilience to withstand and recover from them. Lee Carter, Industrial Cyber Security Product Manager, SolutionsPT, explores the three steps necessary for industrial cyber resilience and why yesterday's security playbook no longer works.

Chris Johnson, managing director of bearing specialist SMB Bearings, explains how selecting heat resistant, sealed bearings can improve reliability in bakery operations.

The increasing digitisation and networking of industrial plants has changed the risk landscape. That's because classic functional safety is no longer enough to guarantee Machinery Safety in modern production environments, as Jurgen Bukowski, Senior Manager Consulting & Services Operations at PIlz, explains.

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.

Just as fears about robots have been allayed, the key to building trust in AI is similarly rooted in education, information and transparency. Here, the experts at FANUC debunk some of the most common myths surrounding AI and automation.

Frank Borrmann, market manager for the strategic business unit checkweighing and vision, Mettler Toledo, explores checkweighing strategies to help dairy producers reduce giveaway and protect margins.

What does it take to design and build a reliable, efficient tubular heat exchanger? In this article, we reveal how HRS Heat Exchangers' team of engineers, designers, electricians and project managers turn an initial enquiry into a finished, bespoke product, perfectly suited to their client's needs.

Food manufacturers across the UK and EU are facing mounting pressure to control product giveaway, as rising input costs, persistent inflation, tighter margins, and increasing sustainability expectations make overfilling an ever more costly challenge. The issue is being highlighted by Dean Ball, Product Manager at Ishida Europe, and is prompting manufacturers to re-evaluate their machinery.