Process Technology
Gea continued its positive performance of recent years in the second quarter of 2023 despite a slight decline in order intake. In terms of the key performance indicators organic sales and Ebitda before restructuring charges, results improved again compared with the prior-year quarter. Order intake decreased slightly by just under two percent to €1.4 billion. In organic terms, however, this...
Krones' stable growth continued in the second quarter of 2023 despite challenging conditions. One major reason for this is that the company's markets are hardly affected by economic fluctuations. Sales developed well in the second quarter despite the unchanged tense situation in the procurement of electrical components. From April to June 2023, revenues increased by 13 percent to € 1.1 billion...
More and more consumers are considering the sustainability of their actions. But they are not alone. The chemical producer Kuraray as a company also asks how environmentally friendly their supply chain is and how much scope there is for further improvement. Therefore, the company recently arranged for a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to be carried out so that they can evaluate the carbon footprint of...
Over the past century, Hellema has evolved from a small traditional Dutch bakery into an international manufacturer of biscuits and bars. The company produces its biscuits with a variety of fruit and chocolate fillings - not only for itself, but also for other brands. Hellema needed a packaging machine that could quickly change formats and materials to meet the needs of different customers - all...
The two most important international trade fairs for the beverage and liquid food industry will join forces to strengthen their positions in the world market. Drinktec from Munich, the world's leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry, and Nuremberg's Brau Beviale, the leading capital goods trade fair for the beverage industry in Europe, have joined forces to form the joint...
Electric drives are becoming increasingly important in injection moulding, particularly with regard to energy efficiency. Hydraulic drives are not without their advantages, providing powerful injection capacities and cost efficiency. The ideal solution is to combine both drive systems, as the Allrounders from Arburg’s new generation of machines successfully demonstrate: the “Allrounder 470 H”...
The manufacturing of dairy products places the highest demands on the quality and safety of equipment and processes. Especially with a large number of suppliers, regular inspections are the be-all and end-all of a safe production process. Milchwerke Schwaben also works according to this principle and uses metal detectors from Sesotec for the quality control of its dairy products. Metal detection...
Gea has opened the New Food Application and Technology Center of Excellence (ATC), its central hub for piloting processes and products for the alternative protein industry, in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. The switch to plant-based foods, cultured meats or microbiologically derived milk proteins, for example, has the potential to feed future generations in a climate-friendly way. At the new...
It proved the most successful Food Africa in its history and a Pacprocess MEA on course for growth: after an economically challenging year the trade fair duo of the Interpack alliance set numerous positive impulses and trigged good business deals. 5 to 7 December saw 25,821 visitors from over 60 countries come to the Egypt International Exhibition Center in Cairo to gather information on...
Bilfinger has successfully completed another hydrogen project for the process industry to boost alternative energy sources in the course of the energy transition. For the major Czech chemicals manufacturer Spolchemie Bilfinger has assessed production and transportation options for its by-product hydrogen. In a feasibility study, Bilfinger Tebodin Czech Republic additionally evaluated the technical...
