Schenck Process: Refocusing on core business after carve-out of the food division

Digital solutions and sustainable bulk solids processes at the heart

07-Sep-2023 - The long-established German-based company Schenck Process is moving into a more sustainable future after the carve-out of its food solutions to Hillenbrand/Coperion. The expert for process-critical bulk solids applications is now focusing 100% on its core competencies of weighing and feeding ...

The priorities for food-security research under extreme events

23-Sep-2022 - With so much today dictated by climate change, conflict and poor governance, the challenge of feeding everyone well is greater than ever. Researchers propose new lines of investigation to attain a food-secure future in the face of escalating challenges. Fixing hunger is as challenging as ever. ...

Envisioning net-zero food systems

14-Sep-2022 - A new assessment of over 60 scenarios based on current low-emission practices shows that realizing net-zero food systems will require widescale adoption of new technologies in the next two decades and changes in meat and dairy consumption. A more diverse set of practices and innovative research, ...

Interdisciplinary team to develop blueprint for sustainable urban food waste management and food systems using black soldier flies

Three-year research project to increase viability and sustainability of food production in Singapore by capturing value in food waste

28-Jan-2022 - An interdisciplinary team of scientists and urban designers led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC), in collaboration with ETH Zurich and the Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore), aims to develop a blueprint to integrate food ...

Virtual showrooms: Customer dialogue rethought

01-Jun-2020 - Particularly in times when it is difficult for companies and customers to talk to each other personally, digital solutions that enable simple, location-independent, and direct exchange are more in demand than ever. With its new range of virtual showrooms, Minebea Intec is offering a digital ...

WSTA launches Trade 21 initiative

The wine and spirit industry is in a good position

08-May-2020 - While the world grapples with how best to return to some sort of normality post Coronavirus, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association remains committed to ensuring the sector gets the best out of Brexit. This week WSTA Chief Executive, Miles Beale, wrote to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, ...

Danes eat most unhealthily on Saturdays and exercise the least on Sundays

24-Feb-2020 - Compared with a normal weekday, Danes consume 20% more calories on Saturdays and are 20% less physically active on Sundays, according to data from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. Sweets on the table for the kids and a bottle of red wine and some cake to go with the ...

From Sartorius Intec to Minebea Intec.

Leading supplier of industrial measuring and inspection technology undergoes rebranding

05-Oct-2016 - Sartorius Intec, the well-known supplier of industrial measuring and inspection technologies, will now be offering its innovative products, solutions and services under the new Minebea Intec brand, with immediate effect. This rebranding is the next logical step following Sartorius Intec’s move to ...

Making cereal bars is a piece of cake for McVities

When a fully automated, accurate and reliable batch mixing and continuous weighing plant was required, Gericke provided the solution.

20-Sep-2016 - The need to install a flexible manufacturing facility to handle various differing recipe types and also have the ability to increase and decrease the throughput to match packaging rates demanded an innovative approach for the McVities Tollcross site near to Glasgow. Gentle handling of the ...

Guissona Food Corporation automates its animal feed plant in Bujaraloz

02-Apr-2015 - ISA S88 standard implemented by incorporating the PlantPAx™ process control solution; enhancing flexibility, standardising industrial processes and improving performance. Background Guissona is one of Catalonia’s leading food companies and has been in business for over fifty years. The company ...