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A leading European manufacturer of luxury ceramic sanitaryware has placed an order for nine high-intensity Electromagnetic Wet Filters from Bunting Magnetics. The units will be deployed across production sites in Poland, Portugal, and Ukraine to enhance the purity of ceramic slips, glazes, and bodies.
Bunting’s Electromagnetic Wet Filters utilize powerful magnetic fields - up to 10,000 Gauss…
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Ajax Equipment has supplied a UKEX / ATEX-certified screw conveyor to James Durrans & Sons, a manufacturer of carbon-based materials within the Durrans Group. The new conveyor is designed to handle coal dust, efficiently transferring material from a dust collection hopper, while maintaining containment to support safe, continuous operation.
Developed in response to a tight project…
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With growing consumer demand - and increasingly stringent quality standards - modern pet food production faces mounting challenges. A recent large-scale facility expansion demonstrates how capacity and process efficiency can be significantly increased within an existing plant infrastructure, without interrupting live operations.
An established international pet food manufacturer invested over…
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Mixing and dispersion technology specialist Ystral is expanding its testing infrastructure with the construction of a new validation centre at its headquarters in Ballrechten-Dottingen, Germany. The facility, which represents an investment of approximately €1.8 million, is scheduled for completion by the end of October 2025.
The new centre is intended to relieve capacity pressure on…
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Greif-Velox Maschinenfabrik GmbH has launched a new service model that enables industrial powder producers to access automated bagging equipment without the need for upfront investment. Known as “Packaging as a Service” (PaaS), the offering combines machine leasing, maintenance, spare parts, consumables, and bag supply into a fixed monthly fee.
The model is initially being implemented…
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Bühler has inaugurated a new training facility, the Milling Academy, at its headquarters in Uzwil, Switzerland. The 1,800-square-meter centre is designed to support the professional development of food and feed milling personnel by combining classroom instruction with practical, hands-on experience across a range of milling processes and equipment.
The facility includes three classrooms,…
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Recent advances in checkweighing technology are helping food manufacturers improve operational efficiency and reduce material waste across production lines. Mettler-Toledo Garvens has highlighted a number of these developments, including dynamic weighing, feedback control, and integration with other inspection systems.
In food production, underfilled products risk non-compliance with…
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Eriez has released a new educational video providing an overview of best practices for designing hopper transitions in vibratory feeding and conveying systems. The video is intended to assist engineers and operators in achieving more reliable and consistent bulk material handling performance by focusing on transition geometry and its influence on material flow.
Hopper transitions, which…
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Key Technology, part of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling group, has appointed Robert van Dorst as Managing Director for EMEA and Asia.
Based in the Netherlands, van Dorst will lead strategies to deliver Key’s optical sorting, conveying, and automation systems to food processors across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
With over 20 years of executive experience in high-tech…
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In early 2024, Hansgrohe Group commissioned what is considered the first industrial-scale facility for electrohydraulic fragmentation and material separation of electroplated plastic components. The facility, designed in partnership with ImpulsTec GmbH, achieves a material purity of over 99.8% by mass, enabling the reuse of both plastic and metal fractions in premium sanitary…
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Kason Corporation, now part of the newly formed Akona Process Solutions brand, has introduced an innovation in circular screening technology: Precision-Flo. As a specialist in screening, sifting, and processing equipment, Kason’s latest development is intended to improve the efficiency of adjusting eccentric weights in its Vibroscreen circular screeners.
Traditionally, adjusting eccentric…
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As summer temperatures rise, ensuring vacuum pumps remain cool is essential to maintaining their performance and longevity. Most vacuum pumps are designed to operate in ambient temperatures up to 40°C. When this threshold is exceeded, overheating can occur, leading to rapid oil degradation, increased maintenance requirements, equipment failures, and costly production downtime.
In…
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Vortex Global has expanded its long-standing partnership with Pneuvay Engineering, appointing the company as its official representative in New Zealand. This development marks a strategic move to extend Vortex’s presence in the region and reflects the ongoing success of the companies' collaboration in Australia.
Pneuvay Engineering has established a strong track record as a trusted provider…
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Qlar (formerly Schenck Process) has expanded its TestCenter in Darmstadt, Germany, to support customers in testing material blending and dosing processes - particularly for sustainable cement production. The updated facility now enables detailed simulation and evaluation of alternative material combinations used to reduce clinker content in cement, which is a key strategy for lowering CO₂…
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Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has introduced updates to its C31 StandardLine Checkweigher, adding a series of smart production packages designed to improve functionality and adaptability for small- and mid-sized food manufacturers. The changes aim to address ongoing requirements for regulatory compliance, data accessibility, and production efficiency.
The C31 StandardLine Checkweigher now…
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KHS, in collaboration with Canadian firm Husky Technologies, has developed what it claims to be one of the world’s lightest PET bottles for still beverages. The new design, known as Factor 101, weighs just 5.89 grams while holding 591 milliliters - equivalent to the US 20-ounce format.
Building on KHS’s 2017 Factor 100 concept, the latest iteration incorporates key structural enhancements.…
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Haver & Boecker, a manufacturer of packing, palletising and bagging equipment based in Oelde, Germany, has expanded its support services to include equipment rebuilds and upgrades designed to extend the service life of existing systems and improve overall operational efficiency.
The company’s rebuild and upgrade services are intended for customers operating legacy equipment that may…
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Packaging machinery specialist Greif-Velox, based in Lübeck, has introduced the Essential Line, a new range of preconfigured filling and bagging systems designed to provide reliable performance at a lower cost with reduced lead times. The new product line includes the proven VeloVac and BVP systems, alongside the newly developed R-Dos Essential.
The Essential Line is intended for companies…
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Swiss technology firm Bühler Group has enhanced its food processing capabilities by integrating NapaRoast’s steam-vacuum pasteurization technology into its product portfolio. This move strengthens Bühler’s position in the growing nuts processing market, which is expanding at a rate of up to 7% annually, driven by demand for healthy snacking options.
NapaRoast’s system offers a high…
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Emerson has introduced a new dust collector monitoring and control solution aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance of dust collection systems used in industrial applications. Industries such as cement, mining, chemicals, plastics, food processing, and power generation often handle materials that generate significant airborne dust, requiring effective…
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