Category: Technology
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CJ Biomaterials is advancing PHA packaging made through sugar fermentation. Films, food containers, cups, and coatings show where the biopolymer could displace conventional plastics.
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Supreme is investing £5m to reposition SlimFast around functional nutrition. Seven new products will launch as Manchester manufacturing supports the broader portfolio.
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SICK has added AI-driven 3D inspection to its Nova platform. Height data and deep learning extend machine vision into packaging defects that fixed rules can struggle to identify.
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GEA reported stronger orders as dairy processing demand accelerated globally. Second-quarter order intake rose 14.2%, while food customers contributed to broad equipment demand.
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Fortress Technology will demonstrate connected food inspection systems at PPMA. The UK display brings metal detection, checkweighing, vision inspection, automated testing, and centralised production data together across four machines.
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Seven million KitKat wrappers demonstrate Australia’s recycled polypropylene manufacturing pathway. The trial links refinery processing, polymer manufacture, film conversion, and food-packaging production through a certified domestic chain.
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Cultivated Food Labs is scaling faba bean hull cocoa alternative. A commercial production trial is planned for later 2026 as the company evaluates licensing, contract manufacturing, and B2B sales.
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Checkweighing gives dairy producers tighter control over costly product giveaway. Frank Borrmann, Market Manager for the Strategic Business Unit Checkweighing and Vision at Mettler Toledo, explains how continuous weight verification can reduce overfill, detect drift, and support more stable dairy production.
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Siegwerk is expanding regional ink production and supporting warehouse capacity. Projects in Iowa and North Carolina target flexible packaging, digital printing, operating resilience, and lower-carbon infrastructure.
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Plantible has secured funding to expand Rubi Protein capacity fivefold. The $35 million package will add up to 50 greenhouses and lift annual production above 1,000 metric tonnes.