Robotics & Automation

EXCLUSIVE How David Cameron's health & safety reforms will affect food industry (03 February 2012)
David Cameron has vowed to kill Britain’s “excessive” health and safety culture and the red tape that he believes is hampering a recovery from economic slow down. Lawyers at Weightmans look at how the proposals will affect the food processing industry and assess the impact on companies and their safety management systems. More..

FP Awards finalists nearly complete (02 February 2012)
All but two of the categories in this year's Food Processing Awards - Product of the Year and Skills Development - have attracted a full list of finalists, which will soon be officially announced on FP Express More..

Adas uses new approach to attract recruits (01 February 2012)
Jill Bamford, ADAS Group HR Director explains how ADAS has successfully recruited new staff and approaches we have adopted More..

New test grill facility from WMH (31 January 2012)
WMH UK has manufactured a new browning grill for use as a test facility for food manufactures. It will enable existing grill users and manufacturers looking at the option of enhancing their products to conduct trials either at WMH UK workshops or at their own factories More..

3M develops PPE for food industry (31 January 2012)
Diversified technology company 3M has developed a specialist range of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for the food and beverage manufacturing industry. The 3M range includes earmuffs, earplugs, disposable respirators and safety spectacles. More..

Foodex back for more at the NEC (31 January 2012)
Foodex, which says it is the UK show for processing, packaging and logistics, is back this month, between 25-27 March More..

100% clean – passive distribution box with stainless-steel housing (30 January 2012)
It is made of robust stainless steel, without grooves or indentations, and it’s easy to clean. The new distribution box from Murrelektronik is made for the Food & Beverage industry! More..

New appointments for CompAir (23 January 2012)
CompAir/Gardner Denver has announced the appointment of Colin Mander to the newly-created post of Aftermarket Sales Director across the whole of Europe, Middle East and Africa. This promotion follows Colin’s six years as Managing Director of CompAir in the UK. More..

'Quantum leap in barcode reading performance' (23 January 2012)
Cognex Corporation has announced its most advanced fixed-mount industrial ID reader ever created—the DataMan 300 More..

Meat specialists use Marel robot (23 January 2012)
Three years ago, cooked meats specialists, Bröderna Nilsson of Gothenburg, Sweden, invested in an Marel PolyLine to help them meet the increasing demand for their wide range of high quality beef, turkey, chicken and ham products. More..