Hygiena to acquire DuPont food safety diagnostics business

Hygiena which specializes in rapid food safety and environmental sanitation testing, will acquire the global food safety diagnostics business of DuPont Nutrition & Health.

Carbide-tipped reamer for hole finishing

WIDIA’s new disc-style carbide-tipped reamer offers modular flexibility and top of the line performance

Know your machine’s effectiveness with Lantek MES

The Overall Equipment Effectiveness metric is one of the most relevant KPIs in production environments where there is intensive use of industrial equipment. 

Most consumers will pay more for ingredients they trust, recognise

A global survey shows that 73% of consumers are willing to pay extra for food and drink made with ingredients they can trust and are familiar with; this stresses the importance of clean and clear labelling and using easily recognisable ingredients

APMT releases second generation industrial ACOMP

Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies launched its second generation industrial ACOMP product with a successful installation at an industrial polymer manufacturing facility. The second generation ACOMP was installed in June 2016, achieving more than 99% availability since installation.

New face milling uses fine-pitch aluminium body

Anyone who’s replaced a head gasket on an internal combustion engine knows a smooth, flat surface on both cylinder head and block is needed for proper operation.

UBM plc to acquire Allworld Exhibitions

Global B2B events organiser UBM announced it will acquire Allworld, a leading Asian exhibitions business, for US$485 million

New opportunities in crankshaft microfinishing

Automobile manufacturers are familiar with the problems associated with the microfinishing of crankshafts. 

Competitive edge is ENGEL’s focus at Arabplast 2017

"Our first goal is to provide our customers with a competitive edge," says Andreas Leitner, Middle East Sales Director at ENGEL.  

Arabplast 2017: Exhibition highlights strength of GCC plastics industry

The 2017 edition of ArabPlast is expected to see expansion of 18%  compared to the 2015 edition. 

ADM to expand range of sweeteners, starches

The company will expand grind capacity, sweeteners and starches capabilities at its facilities in Turkey and Bulgaria

McCall Farms uses new Crown easy-open can

Crown develops a unique easy-open packaging for McCall Farms’ boiled peanuts; collaboration