Alba Edible Oils Chief Executive Officer and company director Ashley Palmer explains how CHEP’s returnable packaging system - featuring the HACCP certified Unicon Plus - has proven more cost-effective for Alba than a one-way packaging system. Read more »
Output has increased and waste reduced at Australian sweet and snack distributor Confectionery Trading Company (CTC) of New South Wales since the company installed the tna robag vertical form fill seal (VFFS) bagger to address issues of burst bags and failing seals. Read more »
When Haigh’s Chocolates identified a logistics issue with its pallets, it turned to CHEP for a solution. CHEP set up an asset management system to reduce Haigh’s administration workload and, in addition, conducts a pallet count every month for the chocolate manufacturer. The new system saves Haigh’s Distribution Centre Supervisor David Elliot hours each week and ensures the company always has enough pallets on hand for its outgoing goods. Read more »
Investing in three Manta 2000 series sorters for processing spinach and green beans has helped Belgian company Pinguin reduce its yield loss to less than 2%, enabling the company to more efficiently handle the 6- to 8-week Belgian spinach harvest. Read more »
Innovia Films’ compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex, has been selected by Miss Muffet & Co, to wrap its range of fairytale- and nursery rhyme-inspired premium confectionery. Read more »
Major cava producer Bodega Jaume Serra has installed a Krones line that maximises output. Read more »
A joint initiative of a German engineering firm and Australia’s largest industrial automation and control systems integration company is generating returns on investment for manufacturers in months, rather than years. Read more »
A Belgian microbrewery has installed a 520 series peristaltic pump from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group to help with accurately dosing sugar into its premium beer. Read more »
A strategic alliance partner of GS1 Australia, insignia has helped CUB ensure logistics labelling is accurate at CUB’s Yatala brewery in Queensland. Read more »
McCormick’s packaging engineers in France took their consumers’ needs into consideration when they were designing a new spice package with a wider neck and wider access. The engineers chose the Wetherchem FlapMate closure as the traditional single-method sift cap on the package wouldn’t truly satisfy all of their customers. Read more »
CompAir’s Quantima compressor system has helped Australia’s largest milk processor, Murray Goulburn (MGC), reduce costs and carbon emissions. Read more »
When the local council changed the criteria for discharge to local sewage treatment works, a New South Wales juice producer turned to Ovivo Australia to supply, construct and commission a new waste water treatment plant (WWTP) at its factory. Read more »
Choosing a Dematic robotic layer picker has helped Nestlé Australia improve safety, quality and productivity - and won Nestlé industry recognition for its system. Read more »
A BEST Helius free-fall laser sorter has helped Stahmann Farms towards its goal of being Australia’s leading tree nut company. The company sources pecans, macadamias and walnuts from around Australia, supplying to gourmet markets around the world. Read more »
Innovia Films’ shrink-tightening BOPP substrate, Propafilm OS, has been selected by global confectionery manufacturer Ferrero to overwrap boxes of its Rondnoir chocolates. Read more »
In rapidly growing cities throughout Australasia and the Asia-Pacific, space is at a premium, clean water supply is precious and global warming is a major issue. In these cities, food and beverage companies face challenges to minimise their physical and environmental footprints and therefore must choose technology wisely. GWE has provided a solution to these challenges for a Bangkok confectionery company. Read more »
An upgraded conveyor system has helped Australia’s largest cold-chain logistics service provider stay on top of its game - at low cost. Read more »
Nestlé has received three SCLAA logistics awards for its innovative robotic layer picking system. Read more »
A pneumatic feeder built by Vibration Systems & Solutions (VSS) in July 1999 is about to celebrate its 13th birthday. Luckily, VSS isn’t at all superstitious - and with good reason. The feeder continues to give great performance delivering fruit and nuts to a multi-head packing machine, just as it has done since it was installed in 1999. Read more »
Ocean Spray Cranberries and Complete Phytochemical Solutions have joined forces on a project to develop a cranberry-specific PAC standard. Read more »