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Kronen forms sales partnership with US equipment manufacturer

Food technology manufacturer Kronen and industrial cutting machines and milling equipment company Urschel Laboratories are forming a sales partnership... continue reading »

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Modern X-ray systems can multitask to ensure food safety

By utilizing density differences and analyzing the resulting greyscale X-ray images, X-ray inspection equipment has moved beyond product safety into o... continue reading »

Eagle Product Inspection redesigns X-ray system for faster inspection

Eagle Product Inspection has redesigned its Pipeline X-ray system for pumped products with enhanced features for faster inspection. Upgraded machin... continue reading »

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Defect details: Metal detection vs. X-ray

Metal detection and X-ray inspection offer differing capabilities. Although both inspection solutions can detect metal contaminants, X-ray inspection ... continue reading »

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Automation answers helping mitigate costs, labor shortages

From inflationary pressure on inputs and rising costs to a shortage of workers across the produce industry, it is clear that fruit and vegetable proce... continue reading »

Irrigation innovation features built-in outlet

An irrigation innovation from an Israeli company includes a pre-assembled outlet designed to reduce labor and improve efficiency. Netafim, the prec... continue reading »

Cabbage cutting machine among Kronen equipment debuted at trade show

Kronen introduced a new cabbage cutting machine and new washing machine at Fruit Logistica, held Feb. 5-7 in Berlin. The CAP 350 cabbage cutting ma... continue reading »

Food Production Solutions Association names new top executive

The Food Production Solutions Association has named Chris Lyons its new president and CEO. The Virginia-based organization, which connects food man... continue reading »

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Processing equipment acquisition to fortify Sormac portfolio

Fresh-cut processing equipment manufacturer Sormac has acquired a majority stake in German fruit and vegetable equipment company Foodcons. Establis... continue reading »

AI topic of keynote address at Food Automation & Manufacturing Expo and Symposium

Automation will be a theme of the keynote presentation at the 2025 Food Automation & Manufacturing Expo and Symposium in Tampa, Florida, from Apri... continue reading »