News on Processing Equipment from Europe

Belgian Manufacturer of optical sorters BEST was awarded The Export Lion 2011. The award was presented by Balgian Minister-President Kris Peeters to BEST CSO, Bert Van der Auwera.

Swedish machine manufacturer Rosenqvists introduces two new industrial fryers, one for the production of extruded snacks, another for the production of parfried potato specialties.

Na jarenlang een familiebedrijf te zijn geweest, is D.T. Dijkstra BV eind vorig jaar overgenomen door de investeringsmaatschappij Agrimach.

Met nagenoeg een verdubbeling van het aantal exposanten, een groeiende perceelsoppervlakte en nog meer machines in demo, lijkt alles erop te wijzen dat PotatoEurope 2011 weer een schot in de roos wordt. Hét aardappelevenement van het jaar gaat door op ...

Een jury van prominenten uit de economische wereld heeft bekend gemaakt welke 6 Vlaamse bedrijven kans maken op de prestigieuze exportprijs Leeuw van de Export.

Interpack 2011 closes as one of the most successful events in the 53-year history of the world’s most important trade fair for the packaging sector and related processing industries. This was the unanimous sentiment among the 2,700 exhibitors from 60 ...

Herbert Engineering has secured a major European order for a new potato washline incorporating a 4m Barrel Washer and specially adapted destoner to be installed by the end of the year.

after fire Heinz’s frozen and chilled foods facility near Norwich remains closed, 12 days after a devastating fire that destroyed the area of the site that produces Aunt Bessie’s potato products.

Bosch's Packaging Technology division has emerged well from the crisis year of 2009 and is aiming for future growth. "We will grow organically as well as by acquisitions,"said Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology, at the Interpack

Tong Peal Engineering is exhibiting its latest range of farm and pack house equipment at Cereals 2011.

An Ishida multihead weigher capable of handling a variety of hard and sticky ingredients has enabled German snack food manufacturer Heinrich Brüning to cut giveaway of expensive ingredients to just 0.5%

Production has been halted at a Heinz factory in North Walsham, Norfolk after a major fire over the weekend. <br><br>The fire, reasons for which are currently unknown, began at around midnight on Friday night and was finally put out by around tea time the next day.

Many potato crops are now emerging alongside intensive weed competition, with continued dry weather conditions having significantly reduced the efficacy of all residual herbicide treatments.

RJ Herbert Engineering recently installed a new 1300 Auto-sort and Contractor Unit for one of Sweden’s major potato packers, Svegro.

Flo-Mech just announced a major company expansion with the building of Flo-Mech House #2. Building work will commence in June and the purpose-built office will house their Energy Sustainability, Health, and Safety

Belgian-based BEST are experts in the field of sorting and one company that know this all to well is potato processing company, Aviko. Jan Janssen, technical manager at the Dutch firm reveals the reasons for this.

Key Technology presents the Horizon(TM), its new horizontal motion conveyor at Snackex Europe 2011 Stand #511.