PureCircle to boost stevia leaf production

Geared to meet booming demand for low-calorie sweeteners, PureCircle says it will cultivate 16k tonnes of StarLeaf™ stevia in 2018  

Danone optimises pallet handling at EVIAN® plant

Heavy-duty conveyors from Interrol streamline pallet handling at Danone Waters’ Evian® plant 

SLM, ROSSWAG, CRONIMET to develop alloys for AM

Cooperation aims to develop, produce and distribute special and high-performance alloys for applications in additive manufacturing

Givaudan to carry out patchouli sustainability project in Indonesia

The flavours and fragrances company has announced an initiative to help smallholder producers of patchouli oil  

Integrated digitazion solutions

Digital transformation can take place step by step, from machining processes through digital workflows to integral networked digital factories.

Jörg Pieper appointed CEO of Romaco

In his new role, Jörg Pieper will now handle Sales & Customer Service, Product Management, Marketing and International Strategy Development  

Rexroth offers digitalization of analog interfaces

Reduced connection costs at increased availability: Rexroth harnesses the advantages of the IO-Link open standard also for hydraulic actuators and sensors. 

China co-packer invests in Sidel hot fill PET line

Nanjing Ziquan, a bottler for brands in Greater China opts for a second hot fill PET line for Mizone functional drink  

CHINAPLAS 2018: Auto industry goes green

"Innovation is Key to the Future", theme of CHINAPLAS 2018, is architected around to call for electric, lightweight and intelligent vehicles.

Enhance productivity through continuous incorporation of active substances with the ZSK twin screw extruder

With its tailor-made turnkey technological solutions based around the ZSK twinscrew extruder, Coperion is responding to the growing demand from the pharmaceutical industry for systems for continuous production processes that offer higher efficiency and uniformity than batch processes. 

Polystar at Interplastica 2018

Polystar showcased simple-to-use recycling technology at Russia's Interplastica. 

Rubber for self-sealing tyres

ARLANXEO develops new rubber compound for self-sealing tyres making  spare wheels redundant