Tray Packers

The Diversity of Tray Packers Across Industries 

Tray packers are the modern-day linchpins of the manufacturing process. Without this convenient automation technology, the packing of multiple products into cardboard boxes/trays would be a time-consuming job. Individual products would have to be picked and packed into trays manually, and efficiency would be cut by half. Thanks to tray packers, creating multiple packs of…

quality control

Avoiding common quality control problems in the food industry

With 25 years of experience in the conveying and handling industry, we have served clients based across food, hospitality, construction and pharmaceutical industries. Two of the most constraining industries when it comes to quality control are food manufacturing and hospitality. While all industries focus on quality control, it’s these two that must navigate through the…

conveyor belts

The benefits of eco-friendly conveyor belts

According to an industry analysis conducted in 2023, it was found that Europe alone produces about 500 million euros worth of conveyor belts to meet the needs of various manufacturing and food processing industries. With over 85% of these conveyor belts being made of synthetic rubber, 45,000km of non-biodegradable polyester and nylon fabric is used…

2024 conveyor trends

Conveyer Trends to Watch Out for in 2024 

We’ve come a long way from traditional conveyor belt systems. From intelligent monitoring systems to enhanced predictive operations, there’s a lot more these belts have to offer in today’s world of 2024. Many sectors across all industries rely on conveyor belts for a smooth and seamless transfer of materials and finished goods, and now we’ve…

AI powered conveyor belt

The benefits of using AI-powered conveyer belts

Hospitality, construction, food processing, or pharmaceutical – conveyer belts are used across all sectors, seamlessly facilitating the manufacturing and processing of goods. These conveyor systems are the backbone of modern production, and the integration of automation and machine learning into these systems is marking a transformative shift. While ‘machine learning’ and ‘AI’ are terms often used…

frozen food

Choosing the Right Conveyor System for Frozen Food

The British Frozen Food Federation’s (BFFF) ‘’Frozen Food’’ report unveiled a remarkable surge in the sales across the frozen food sector. It suggested that shoppers contributed an additional £872 million to the frozen foods market in the preceding year, reflecting a substantial shift in consumer behaviour. As demand is predicted to see a 409 percent…

roller conveyors

Roller conveyors in the food industry 

The food industry is one of the UK’s largest sectors in manufacturing forming part of a complex and diverse supply chain. In this fast paced and evolving industry environment, important factors to consider are productivity and efficiency. Instrumental in aiding these factors is the conveyor system, there are many types of conveyors and in this…

chain conveyors

The benefits of chain conveyors

Chain conveyors are a valuable asset to many industries including food & beverage, pharmaceutical and automotive. They are highly flexible and provide a great many benefits of reliability, durability and adaptability. Here we look at how chain conveyors work and the benefits they provide.    How they work  Chain conveyors are conveyor systems used in…

beverage industry trends

Beverage industry packaging trends

As a leading supplier to the beverage industry, we like to provide our customers with a look at the trends of the trade to support in future planning and production.  The beverage industry manufactures alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, it is a hugely important sector worldwide and is constantly evolving. In a recent report by Visiongain,…