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When the largest potato processor in Norway, Hoff Norske Potetindustrier, began searching for a new sorter for their French fry line last year, they approached Key Technology. They considered several options and selected Key’s Automatic Defect Removal ...

HayssenSandiacre, a leading provider of vertical and horizontal form/fill/seal equipment and services, has announced the establishment of a sales and service office in s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. This investment is a further important step in the dev...

Bosch's Packaging Technology Division plans to acquire Paal Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH &Co. KG, based in Remshalden near Stuttgart. The purchase agreement was signed on September 5, 2008.

Last week we posted an article that multihead weigher manufacturer Ishida filed an injunction against 3 Chinese exhibitors at the Interpack. Ishida accuses them of infringing their patents.

Interpack Processess and Packaging 2008 was a source of excellent business for the 2,744 exhibitors. On few other occasions in the event’s fifty-year history has the mood in the halls been quite as exuberant, the contacts forged by companies as abundan...

Multihead weigher manufacturer Ishida has filed an injunction with the Regional Court of Dusseldorf, Germany, against a number of Chinese exhibitors. At the Interpack trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, Ishida has begun a legal challenge against the e...

McCain Foods and Fuller’s have launched the London Pride Brewer’s Ridge, a bespoke chip (french fry) which is being being rolled out across Fuller’s pubs. The French fries are made with 100 per cent British potatoes and coated with a unique London Pr...

Herbert Engineering’s latest product improvement can rotate their best selling Vertical Eject Box Tipper within 20 degrees of vertical inversion and thus making it ‘Super High Angle’. The already highly proven and well trusted box tipper offers reliab...

One year after joining Legris Industries Group, Clextral announces the acquisition of Danish company K.A.L. ProcesTeknik A/S (Gadstrup,Copenhagen region), specialized in refurbishing extruder screws.

Purely Potato, a new range of potato products from McCain, aims to make it easier for caterers to meet the new school food standards. The steam-blanched potato products are designed to be cooked without oil and are unrestricted under school food guidel...

Clextral, manufacturer of twin-screw extrusion and supplier of drying solutions, continues to break records of sales in 2007 and 2008 already shows very promising figures.Clextral decided to change its organization which has been under the leadership o...

Eco-Tec is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded the contract for biogas purification by McCain Foods (GB) Ltd., England. As a socially responsible company and a highly trusted brand, McCain Foods practices sustainable agriculture and is ...

RJ Herbert Engineering launches an affordable optical potato sorter, the DDS 1300 ML Autosort. This market entry model optical sorter gives lower cost entry whilst maintaning high quality electronic grading of your potatoes.   The sorter is a vision ...

GMF-Gouda has re-engineered its successful Brush-‘n-Belt dry peel remover. Although the proven concept of the machine remained, many innovative features contribute to improved processing capacity and ease of use, maintenance and cleaning. The new dry ...

Bakwandenfabrikant Perfecta Nederland uit Utrecht is failliet verklaard nadat het bedrijf begin augustus surseance van betaling kreeg. De activiteiten worden door Kiremko in Woerden voortgezet onder de naam Kiremko Perfecta.   Juni dit jaar is Perfect...

Investeringsgroep LME heeft zijn belang in industriëel concern Stork van ruim 32 procent vergroot tot  43,3 procent. Dat maakte de groep bekend.   Met de aankoop van vrijdag wil LME een voorgenomen overname van Stork door de Britse durfkapitalist Cando...

Frituren zonder vet, maar met oververhitte stoom, die circuleert in een gesloten circuit. Onderzoeksorganisatie TNO heeft een "gezond en veilig'' alternatief voor de traditionele frituurpan ontwikkeld. De HiFri komt eind dit jaar op de markt. De ...

Scott Williams, the Northwest Regional Sales Manager of BluePrint Automation (BPA) answers some of the common questions about transition to Robotic Packaging.