Sourcing in China for South Africa's F&B Industry

China, the second largest economy in the world, has become South Africa's major trading partner. Over the years, a stronger alliance between these countries has opened up prospects for further economic growth, with China seeking new investments and market opportunities in Africa, apart from its ongoing interest in South African oil and mineral reserves.

2.7 billion untapped consumers for the dairy industry

Fifth Tetra Pak Dairy Index highlights challenges and opportunities in meeting rising expectations of low-income consumers in developing countries in Asia and Africa

DCL improves food safety in Dubai

Freshberry expands to Dammam

Saudi agribusiness market to hit $2.2 billion

Major organisations back Expo Centre Sharjah

Nestlé facility to rise in Dubai World Central

Exports from Brazil total $10.6 billion

Advanced materials for medical devices

Medical devices have taken a turn for the better with the use of plastics. Designers and engineers of medical devices, supplies and packaging have increasingly turned to more advanced plastic materials to provide products with improved properties such as flexibility, biocompatibility, chemical resistance and transparency.

A new potential for turning centres

Turning centres, although advanced, capable machinery, have remained in a time trap, with stoppages taking far longer than is necessary. Machining centres did away early, in the 1960s, with the time-consuming task of manual tool-changing. Automatic tool-changers and tool magazines took over completely and today it is taken for granted that tool-changing time in these machines is measured in seconds.

Reducing energy consumption levels in the Middle East

Small buildings count big in efforts to reduce energy consumption levels in the Middle East

How to choose and use styli

When collecting measurement data on machine tools the selection and uss of stylus becomes critically important.