Materials handling & storage and supply chain

CCEP Mentone DC expands with 12,000 new pallet spaces

09 May, 2023 | Supplied by: Swisslog Australia & New Zealand

Swisslog Australia has extended its automation solution for CCEP in Mentone to enhance production capacities and deliver efficiencies.


Coles opens Queensland automated distribution centre

01 May, 2023 | Supplied by: Coles Group & Myer Corporate Services

Coles has opened its first automated distribution centre using Witron technology.


Building an ice cream packing line

19 April, 2023 | Supplied by: SMC Australia | New Zealand

RML Machinery has partnered with SMC Corporation New Zealand to design and build a fully integrated packing line for ice cream brand Tip Top.


Foodmach Technology Products Instant Palletiser cobot palletiser

04 April, 2023 | Supplied by: Foodmach Technology Products

Foodmach Technology Products has launched its cobot palletiser for SMEs.


New! Instant Palletiser from Foodmach stacks 18kg on two pallets at 10.5 cycles/min

03 April, 2023 | Supplied by: Foodmach Pty Ltd

The perfect solution for smaller manufacturers would offer absolute flexibility, be easily deployed and take up about the same amount of space as manual palletising.


Vaisala Polaris — the newest generation of Brix meters

01 April, 2023 | Supplied by: Vaisala Pty Ltd

Did you know that switching from lab measurements to inline Brix you can bring immediate savings?


NORD MAXXDRIVE XT industrial gear units

22 March, 2023 | Supplied by: NORD Drivesystems (Aust) Pty Ltd

NORD has developed the MAXXDRIVE XT industrial gear unit for the bulk material industry.


Use-by dates could be past their use-by date

21 March, 2023 | Supplied by: Southern Methodist University

Forget expiration dates, a graduate research student has developed a miniature pH sensor that can tell when food has spoiled in real time.


Sidel RoboAccess_Pal S compact palletising unit

21 March, 2023 | Supplied by: Sidel Oceania Pty Ltd

Sidel's compact palletising solution has a footprint of less than 12 m2 for two stations with a pallet height of 1700 mm.


Hazards of the modern food supply chain

28 February, 2023 | Supplied by: Pennsylvania State University

According to a US study, the modern food supply chain could be contributing to an increased number of workplace injuries when compared to other industries.


Flexicon High-Volume Open-Chute Tipper

08 February, 2023 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd

A new High-Volume Open-Chute Tipper from Flexicon allows discharging of non-dusty, free-flowing and/or agglomerated bulk materials from multiple drums or boxes simultaneously.


Warehouse automation installed to improve bottling operations

31 January, 2023 | Supplied by: Dematic Pty Ltd

Australian contract bottler Vinpac International has selected Dematic automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to help boost productivity and efficiency at its South Australian facility.


Five automation predictions for 2023

25 January, 2023 | Supplied by: Universal Robots

Anders Beck, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Universal Robots, discusses five predictions for the coming year.


MHM Automated Mobile Robots and H&C Gantry Palletiser and De-Palletiser

19 January, 2023 | Supplied by: MHM Automation

MHM Automation has released the MHM Automated Mobile Robots (AMRs) and the H&C Gantry Palletiser and De-Palletiser.


DMF International RL3000-Coldsaver high-speed insulated door

16 January, 2023 | Supplied by: DMF International Pty Ltd

The RL3000-Coldsaver high-speed insulated door is designed to be suitable for high-trafficked doorways to food processing areas, coolrooms and freezers.


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