Category: Technology
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Sidel has presented complete-line and end-of-line technologies at Interpack 2026, including robotic collating and palletising systems designed to support higher flexibility, faster changeovers, and complex packaging formats.
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Plastipak has launched O2Blox, a nylon-free PET oxygen barrier technology for oxygen-sensitive food and drink formats, combining shelf-life protection with compatibility in clear bottle-to-bottle PET recycling streams.
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Sun Bear Biofuture has completed a low-cost fermentation pilot run. The Oxford start-up used a £25,000 automated facility to produce sustainable oils, testing a lower-capex route for fermentation-derived lipid ingredients.
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Canovation and CANPACK are moving CanReseal toward pilot-scale aluminium beverage can deployment. The collaboration will align resealable can-end technology with established can-making and filling infrastructure.
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Fortress Technology is highlighting how dairy product effect can reduce metal detection sensitivity and increase false rejects. Its Interceptor algorithms, AutoPhase, and M-phase tools are designed to support inspection across conductive products such as cheese.
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Albert Heijn is expanding shelf-life icons across own-label packaging to reduce food waste and clarify date marking. The move places packaging information more firmly inside shelf-life management, safety communication, and waste reduction.
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RespectFarms has installed a cultivated meat production unit on a working dairy farm in Zuid-Holland. The project tests a decentralised model that places cell-culture production inside existing agricultural infrastructure.
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Mettler-Toledo has launched an AI-enabled X-ray inspection system. The X56 DXD+ targets low-density contaminants, complex packaged products, multi-lane formats, and audit-ready traceability.
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ADM’s Berlin flavour centre is supporting faster formulation work. The site brings flavour systems, extracts, speciality ingredients, and application development into one European hub for food and beverage manufacturers.
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Bühler has upgraded chocolate refining and conching systems for processors. The Edition 26 Finer S and ELK S add automation, hygienic design, remote access, and energy-efficiency improvements for tighter mass control.