Process Technology
Continental has further developed its Blaudieck hose for the food and beverage industry. In order to maximize safety, cleanliness, robustness and precision, Continental's Contitech unit is the first company to consistently use polyethylene with ultra-long molecule chains (UPE) as the sole material solution for the hose's inner layer. This makes the new hose family suitable for all applications in...
The exhibitor database for K 2025 has been online since mid-January. The fully booked-up leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry is once again characterized by the participation of international market leaders along the entire value chain. According to the organizer, Messe Düsseldorf, it offers a wealth of industry know-how and information well before the start of the fair.
From May 3 to 8, 2025, Iffa will focus on key future topics in the meat and protein industry. Under the motto “Rethinking Meat and Proteins”, the leading international trade fair will present a comprehensive picture of the value chain, from processing to ingredients and packaging. The exhibition halls are already well booked. Wolfgang Marzin, President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt, emphasized in a...
Gerhard Schubert can look back on four decades of technological innovation in image processing. The pioneering work began with a visionary collaboration with the Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center in the mid-1980s. Four decades after the development of the first system, the company has a comprehensive portfolio that Schubert is continuously expanding. In future, the 2D and 3D scanners will be...
Siemens and linear motion conveyor manufacturer Supertrak Conveyance recently announced a new strategic collaboration to reduce cycle times for machine builders and manufacturing customers. The companies have joined forces to offer the market an intelligent conveyor system that can be installed as a transport technology on production machines. It is also integrated into the TIA portal. The...
Viet UC Mechanics Polymer, a Vietnamese manufacturer of plastic materials, specializes in the production of masterbatch, plastic additives, pigments, PVC additives and plastic resins. The company was faced with the challenge of eliminating metallic impurities in the masterbatch. This is to prevent particles from entering the plastic mixtures during production. These impurities could not only...
The focus of Prosweets Cologne 2025 is on new types of confectionery and snack packaging, modern packaging technologies, and important raw materials and process technologies for production. Theegarten-Pactec is presenting its packaging solutions for the confectionery and snack industry at the trade fair. At a joint stand with its partners Makrev and Sweet Connect, the Dresden-based company will be...
Carlsberg and KHS have been working together as partners in Asia for a long time. KHS Global Key Account Manager Norman Gras looks back on the close and extremely productive cooperation: “Over the past ten years, we’ve successfully managed lots of projects together, especially in China.” Most recently, in 2021, KHS implemented two canning lines in Dali and Yibin, each with a capacity of up to 90...
Following a positive first half of 2024, the third quarter also went well for Krones. The company remained on a profitable growth path and, after the first nine months, confirms the group's financial targets for the full year 2024. The strong revenue growth continued from July to September 2024. At more than €1.3 billion, revenue increased by more than 13 per cent compared to the previous year...
Goldfuß Engineering has developed a new system in which a hygienic “Motoman HD7” handling robot from Yaskawa fills up to 120 vials per hour under cleanroom conditions. Clinical studies or personalized medicine usually require small batches of medication, for example injection solutions, which are filled into vials. These vials or glass containers must be sterile and aseptic. The small batch sizes...
