Processing & Packaging

03-Dec-2010 - At Emballage in Paris last week Oystar Erca-Formseal, an operating company of the Oystar group, presented new technology that permits the production of thinner-walled yoghurt pots.

New foil seal offers material and production efficiencies - company

02-Dec-2010 - Significant material savings and swifter product to market times are benefits claimed by Vaassen Flexible Packaging (VFP) for its new foil-based induction seal liner.

Virtual engagement to aid food and drink packaging innovation, claims MWV

02-Dec-2010 - Leading packaging materials and machinery supplier MWV claims its open innovation portal will generate new ideas related to sustainability, materials science and substrate development for food and drink packaging.

Cereal and pasta makers will gain from seal integrity of biopolymer, Innovia

30-Nov-2010 - A new biopolymer range provides better seal integrity for the larger pack sizes of dry products such as muesli and pasta, claimed Innovia Films at the launch of the new NatureFlex film at the French industry event Emballage last week.

Stretchable paper could revolutionise thermoformed packaging

29-Nov-2010 - A new stretchable paper may signal the beginning of the end for thermoform plastic trays, Billerud told FoodProductionDaily.com at the Emballage show in Paris last week.

Consolidation and partnerships key for end of line and palletizing sector

26-Nov-2010 - The palletizing and automated end-of-line sector is likely to experience greater consolidation and increased strategic alliances as industry players seek to deliver greater efficiencies, says Newtec boss Didier Pradeilles.

Dispatches from Emballage in Paris

Prototype system promises significant energy savings in packaging process

25-Nov-2010 - Sustainability and energy saving are two of the major trends driving current development in packaging and processing technology.

Packaging innovation centred on convenience, analysts

25-Nov-2010 - Beverage packaging design will revert away from a recent shift towards cost effectiveness, and back to longer-term trends such as added value and convenience, as countries begin to emerge from the recession, according to industry analyst Canadean.

CEO aims to bring carton recycling "to another level" in the UK

24-Nov-2010 - A switch from the carton industry-funded bring bank collection scheme to kerbside collection by local authorities is top of the agenda for the next 18 months, claims the newly appointed chief executive of the beverage carton manufacturing alliance, ACE UK.

Dispatches from Emballage in Paris

Robot benefits impossible to ignore, says food packaging industry specialist

24-Nov-2010 - Food and beverage industry robots offer productivity and cost savings that the industry cannot ignore, according to French end-of-line packaging machinery specialist Cermex.

Cube gives flexibility in continuous cooking for cheese, sauces and baby food, says Goldpeg

23-Nov-2010 - A more compact version of Goldpeg’s cooking and cooling system offers a range of temperatures and “flexible” functions in processed cheese and other food production.

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

15-Nov-2010 - Talking from the Brau Beviale trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Rexam executive John Revess outlined the lobbying and marketing work needed to improve the environmental image of the beverage can.

Exclusive interview

Beverage market to return to 2008 levels in two years - Krones

15-Nov-2010 - Leading beverage filling and packaging technology company Krones reported a number of drink makers signing on the dotted line at German trade show Brau Beviale last week, and we caught up with executive chairman of the board, Volker Kroneseder, to get the company’s perspective on market growth.

IDF and ISO develop new melamine milk test standard

12-Nov-2010 - A new test standard to determine the melamine and cyanuric acid content of liquid milk, powdered milk products and infant formulae has been developed by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Versatility seals award for innovative vacuum can seamer

10-Nov-2010 - FoodProductionDaily.com talked to Alejandro Martinez, of Montajes Conserveros de Galicia (MCG), at the IPA show in Paris about its innovative vacuum can seamer.

IPA judges find innovative heat recovery system very cool

09-Nov-2010 - Clauger said its compact heat recovery system can produce not only cold water but hot water to a far higher temperature than previously possible.

Biofilm busting enzyme boosts plant hygiene

08-Nov-2010 - FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Realco at the recent IPA trade show in Paris to discuss biofilms and the company’s breakthrough in tackling these slime layers that pose a constant contamination threat for food processors.

TNA appoints new European general manager

08-Nov-2010 - Food packaging and processing equipment supplier, Tna has appointed design engineer, Tim Moulsdale, as its new European general manager.

Arla to transfer its UK butter production to Westbury Dairies

05-Nov-2010 - Arla Foods is to end its reliance on imports from Sweden and Denmark rom August 2011 as it announces the transfer of its UK retail butter production to Westbury Dairies.

Exclusive interview

Minister notes hike in French food processing equipment exports

03-Nov-2010 - French Minister for Industry Christian Estrosi gave an exclusive interview to FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent food processing trade show, IPA, in Paris

New dairy application for PET container blow moulding process

03-Nov-2010 - Longer shelf life and more attractive packaging are the benefits claimed for a lightweight foamed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container blow moulding process applied for the first time to dairy products.

New Tetra Pak heater cuts cost of direct UHT treatment

02-Nov-2010 - Tetra Pak has launched a new direct heating unit for UHT dairy production which it claims cuts both product loss and operating cost significantly.

Dispatches from IPA 2010

Ceramic insulation wins IPA research innovation award for JBT FoodTech

21-Oct-2010 - JBT FoodTech said the development of its latex based ceramic insulation system – an IPA innovation award winner this week - was informed by insights gained from space shuttle engineering.

DISPATCHES FROM IPA 2010

SPX hungry for growth in food, brewing and emerging markets

20-Oct-2010 - FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Patrick Dowling of SPX Flow Technology at IPA 2010 to talk about the company’s strategies for acquisition and sector growth.

New approach allows rapid honey trace element analysis, says Thermo Fisher

20-Oct-2010 - A new quality control method for honey facilitates faster trace element analysis while reducing operational costs, claims its developer Thermo Fisher Scientific.