The Edinburgh-based company recently commissioned a new, fully automated line dedicated to the production of its popular oat biscuit products. Prior to this, the company had introduced cutting edge robotics into its cartoning and case ...
Tags: Loma Systems Kit, Packaging
Manufacturer of oatcakes and oat biscuits, Nairns Oatcakes, has installed well proven CW3 combination checkweigher and metal detection unit from Loma Systems to further increase the capacity of its latest state-of-the-art production line. ...
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Lamb Weston / Meijer, a joint venture between US-based ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Netherlands’ Meijer Frozen Food is set to invest around $150m to expand its frozen potato facility in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. Adding a ...
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Global food processing equipment manufacturer JBT has acquired protein processing equipment provider Wolf-tec for $54m to strengthen its protein processing and liquid foods portfolios. Wolf-tec offers ingredient preparation, blending, ...
Tags: protein, liquid foods, Agriculture
With immediate effect, the polyCarbonate-based Alcom LDM (Light Diffusion Matt) from Albis Plastic will be used in the R. CarbonatE Alcom LED production line at Rober Kunststoffe. This specialist for extruded and transparent Plastics, ...
Tags: glazing materials, lighting sector, Lights
In the last decade, the cost of labor in China has grown significantly, whereas for a long time, China's exports have been based on cost advantage...To make matters even more complicated is the recent crisis in the West -- especially in ...
Tags: China's exports, Global Producer
Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition has increased capacity with its extended infant formula production line in Wexford, Ireland. The expansion is said to form a part of the company's €180m investment programme at its Irish ...
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Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition has opened its extended infant formula production line in Wexford, Ireland. The expansion forms part of the company's €180m investment programme in its Irish operations in Macroom and Wexford. ...
Tags: Infant Formula, Production Line, Danone, Agriculture
ŠKODA wants to continue to grow in China. The highlight of ŠKODA's presence at the Auto Guangzhou (20-29 November) is the Chinese premiere of the 'KODA VisionC' show car. With its expressive, modern and young design language, the ...
Tags: ŠKoda Visionc, emotional power, Auto
Burger King opens beef-free restaurant in India Global fast food giant Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (Burger King) has opened its first Burger King restaurant in New Delhi in India. The opening marks not only its debut in India, but also ...
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Global adhesives provider HB Fuller has launched a new hot melt adhesive Advantra True for Europe, which is made from renewable raw materials. HB Fuller claims that the adhesive is produced with a significant percentage of renewable raw ...
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Renault has inaugurated the Renault Algérie Production car manufacturing plant in Oran region of Algeria. This is the first plant of Renault in the country, and is expected to produce the new Renault Symbol, a car targeted ...
Tags: car manufacturing plant, integration of suppliers, Auto
For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 27 September 2014), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $89.2m (at the high end of the $83-91m ...
Volvo has commenced production of XC60 crossover at its Chengdu facility in China, expanding its production capacity in the country. The expansion of production line at the Chengdu facility has created 500 new manufacturing jobs at the ...
Tags: XC60 crossover, The Chengdu plant, Auto
More than ever before, automation and assembly go hand in hand (or gripper to gripper)—even at small-scale, low-volume production levels. The quest for higher efficiencies and cost savings is driving manufacturers to add consistency ...
Tags: Automation, modular automation