Category: Technology
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FRITSCH has started construction of a consolidated German headquarters complex. The €75m Iphofen project will combine bakery machinery production, administration, customer trials, and product-development facilities.
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Siemens has modularised food robotics around familiar automation software systems. The platform targets flexible filling, depositing, decorating, handling, and packing tasks.
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Crespel and Deiters is scaling dry extrusion for European pulses. The Helmond process combines fractionation and texturisation without water-intensive protein isolation.
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GEA is integrating brewhouse stages to improve high-gravity processing efficiency. The SUD-2030 project targets lower water and energy use without sacrificing wort quality.
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Wosana has expanded aseptic beverage capacity through two Krones lines. The latest installation raises output while reducing sterilisation, energy, and compressed-air demand.
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Belgium is testing digital watermarks across flexible food packaging streams. The national trial could improve separation of food contact material for higher-quality recycling.
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Deli 24 added oil-free compressed air redundancy at Milton Keynes. The duty and standby arrangement supports uninterrupted high-pressure processing operations.
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Testo has launched four compact temperature and humidity data loggers. USB-C and Bluetooth models store up to 16,000 readings each.
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European flexible food packaging consumption exceeded 4.2 million tonnes annually. OPP leads the market as converters prepare for stricter recyclability requirements.
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Mettler Toledo will demonstrate connected inspection systems at PPMA Show. Two technologies will make their first UK exhibition appearance in Birmingham.