Category: Operations
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Tekpak Automation plans a live interpack 2026 robotics cell demonstration. At Hall 16, stand A15, the company will run its TD3/R pick-and-place cell for packaging line applications.
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Food Terminal Inc. is seeking broader private-sector buying support for onion growers in Occidental Mindoro as harvest pressure and limited storage capacity strain the market.
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Yaskawa has launched the GA501 industrial AC microdrive with embedded Ethernet, bringing a more compact networked drive option into view for processors and packers modernising line control.
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Fairoak Foods has entered administration, with Quantuma appointed over the private-label manufacturer as efforts begin to find a buyer for the business and its assets.
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The Food Standards Agency has moved forward with a broad rethink of regulation in England, opening work on a more nationally coordinated model for some large food businesses alongside wider changes to enforcement, registration, and transparency.
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UK food and drink exports reached record value in 2025. Shipment volumes recovered year on year, but EU trade and overall tonnage remained below pre-Brexit levels as imports climbed to a new high and manufacturers continued to diversify sourcing and export markets.
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April fee modulation is forcing food packagers to reassess materials. With red-rated formats facing uplifts and green-rated packs attracting discounts, the shift is bringing RAM data, supplier evidence, and pack redesign into immediate focus.
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Go-Pak has deployed Stretch to speed inbound warehouse handling operations. The packaging supplier says the Boston Dynamics robot has cut container unloading time sharply while increasing case throughput and shifting labour toward quality control and exception management.
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Southern Glazer’s is scaling autonomous drone counts across beverage warehouses. A wider Corvus Robotics rollout has lifted inventory validation frequency, improved throughput, and shifted labour away from manual cycle counts inside high-volume distribution operations.
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LEIBINGER is sharpening coding strategy ahead of interpack’s 2026 return. The company will use the Düsseldorf event to show how continuous inkjet hardware, ink development, and fleet software are being aligned around higher uptime, lower maintenance, and the move toward GS1 2D codes.