Andy Long

Food manufacturers can see a Liftvrac conveyor feeding directly into a MULTIPOND multihead weigher — and even bring their own product to test — during a two-week open house in High Wycombe, UK this November. Wrightfield and MULTIPOND are inviting food processors to experience Liftvrac conveying and MULTIPOND weighing technology working together at MULTIPOND's UK facility in High Wycombe from Monday 2 November to Friday 13 November 2026. Visitors can book an individual appointment during the...

For food processors, sustainability is increasingly about more than headline environmental targets. It is about looking closely at what happens every day on the production line – how much water is used, where energy is consumed, how much good product becomes waste and whether equipment is designed to use resources efficiently. This is where intelligent equipment design can make a genuine difference. Designing efficiency into the process Turatti has spent more than 40 years developing...

Ready meal production brings together many different food processing operations within a single production line. Ingredients may need to be prepared and transferred, trays presented accurately for filling, multiple components deposited into individual packs and finished meals moved through sealing, inspection, cooking, chilling and secondary packaging. As a result, choosing the right ready meal conveyor is rarely just a question of moving products from one location to another. Conveyor design...