UK food manufacturing developments, filtered through an engineering lens. AFME separates consequential change from industry noise and explains what it means operationally.
Cockerill is extending automation across potato grading, sorting and end-of-line handling as part of a £1.65m technology investment linked to rapidly growing supply volumes.
Read intelligence →Automate UK has renamed and aligned its PPMA Panel, BARA and UKIVA bodies, offering a coordinated route to processing, robotics and vision expertise.
Read →Sun Chemical announced an updated SolarFlex FSP UV flexographic ink range for food-packaging applications. The supplier reported performance and compliance-related claims, which need verification…
Read →University of Reading researchers reported laboratory inactivation of Campylobacter strains using violet-blue light; factory performance remains unproven.
Read →Multivac UK will open a Manchester customer-experience and innovation centre in October 2027, giving northern manufacturers access to off-line equipment trials and technical training.
Read →Pilgrim's Europe has completed a £6m-plus transformation of Potton Farm, replacing older buildings and installing new ventilation, misting and feeding technology.
Read →A newly reported Pringles digital-twin and AI application claims a double-digit capacity increase, providing a useful benchmark before manufacturers buy more equipment.
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