A mixed bag

Shards of glass or bits of rubber need not be in your bag of goodies, writes JEFF JIA*

Food safety is non-negotiable

Consumers can drive major change within the food industry, even cause a manufacturer to close, writes SID JOHARI*

Integrated system keeps food supply safe

Singapore’s impressive food safety system relies on a cohesive partnership

A benchmark for quality

Betagro takes the lead in raising the bar for product quality, writes JEAN ALINGOD-GUITTAP

Marcel’s Frozen Yoghurt wins big at DuPont Qualit Awards

Yoghurt company in South Africa bested 879 entries from 80 producers at this year’s dairy championships

CMB Engineering opens Shanghai facility

Canmaking machinery provider appoints Yau-Wai Chan to manage new facility in Songjiang District

HRSflow provides close-to-production test tools for trials in Asia

The FLEXflow system has stirred the interest in the automotive industry worldwide.

Kubota presents NX family of feeders at Chinaplas 2015

Kubota Corporation will present its line of gravimetric feeders to enable the optimization of feeder type to match the customer’s requirements. 

Axalta expands Thailand operations with third Cromax Color Center

The facility features a Color Technology Center equipped with the Acquire II spectrophotometer for matching the exact vehicle color.   

Engel equips Open Hybrid Lab Factory with v-duo 3600 machine

The machine, specially designed for fiber-reinforced processing, features a servohydraulic ecodrive for energy efficiency, and high rigidity at small footprint and lower height and weight.  

Packaged water consumption worldwide outpacing carbonates

Global consumption of packaged water will exceed 233 billion liters this year, driven mostly by demand in emerging countries 

Ball awards plants for greatest sustainability impact

The awardees for sustainability initiatives in 2014 include facilities in New York, Maryland, Serbia, Viet Nam, Brazil, and France