With skeleton food safety crews, a leaner post-Brexit quality control workforce and Food Factory Managers wearing multiple technical hats, JentonDimaco Director Dr Russ Sion explores how a ‘belts & braces’ approach to label verification can save overtasked technical professionals sinking under the compliance and cost controls pressures. Food factory managers today are carrying the weight […]
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In any business world, data is reshaping the landscape. Food processing is no exception. If we consider the next big technology development, it will inevitably be a non-incremental, non-organic, move away from human labour and towards automation. In food production humans generally perform two sub-tasks for each primary task. In virtually every case, one of […]
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Food and beverage brands are under constant pressure to reduce waste and improve the recyclability of their product packaging. Today, many global brands have taken steps to switch packaging to easily recycled mono materials, remove colours and additives, and reduce the number of parts in a piece of packaging – all in a bid to […]
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Steps that food processors can take to help prevent the circulation of unsafe food during the cost-of-living crisis and beyond. By: Jodie Curry, Commercial Manager, Fortress Technology Europe Research released by Trading Standards in England and Wales has revealed a worrying and growing trend in the fraud underworld, including treble the volume of counterfeit goods […]
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The countdown will soon start on the European Union’s latest regulations aimed at cutting commodity-linked deforestation out of supply chains entering or exiting the bloc. With over 18 months until the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes into force, companies need to prepare for enhanced due diligence measures that will require them to trace commodities back […]
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Do you know how many new workers are needed to enter the manufacturing sector annually to meet demand? The estimate from the government sits at around 168,000. And that’s to just meet needs by 2024. Where are we at? According to a recent study by Nineteen Group, 78% of industrial companies in the UK are […]
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Across the globe, enough food is produced to feed 10 billion people, yet hunger and famine still prevail. Each year, around 931 million tonnes of food is wasted following production and processing; of this, 569 million tonnes (61%) is consumer waste, and 118 million tonnes (13%) comes from retail[i]. Sustainable development and fighting climate change […]
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Food & Drink Manufacturing Magazine hear from Rasmus Mortenson, CEO at Lyras, talking about how pasteurisation production lines currently contribute to unnecessary waste and energy costs, There is no doubt that the dairy market is a global giant. Milk production and the demand for dairy continue to increase at a rapid rate worldwide, in large […]
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Paul Wilson, Managing Director, Scorpion Vision Ltd Tech advancements such as sophisticated sensor technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and faster microprocessors are conspiring to make line-scan camera technology a compelling option in a host of new areas. Inline quality control of web printing processes is one of the most established fields of application for line-scan imaging […]
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Food processing machinery is a dynamic market – full of change and plenty of digital innovation. While out-of-the-box turnkey inspection applications are great, connecting legacy production lines to modern technology can be fraught with upgrades and customised development work. Given that legacy equipment is deeply rooted in the manufacturing world and considering the capital expenditure […]
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