KHS, systems supplier to the beverage and liquid food industries, has earned gold status in the EcoVadis rating system for the first time, marking its progress in sustainability management.

In this deep dive into beer oxidation, KHS addresses ways to avoid or reduce oxygen pickup for flavour stability, and the development of sustainable technologies for outstanding beer quality.

Anheuser-Busch InBev in South Africa has installed a high speed glass bottle filling line from Krones, with the capacity of 100,000 units per hour, and the flexibility to handle different beers in parallel.

Syntegon is setting new standards in capsule filling for the nutraceutical industry with the launch of its GKF Capsylon 6005, already successfully in operation in the Asian market.

Food processing and packaging machinery supplier tna Solutions has partnered with Mister Bee Potato Chips to enhance snack production capacity and enable the company to realise its ambitious goals.

By developing the new Multivac Pouch Loader (MPL) for chamber belt machines, Multivac has created a semi-automatic solution, to improve the pouch filling and loading process.

Victorian beverage solutions provider IDL partnered with Fibre King, upgrading its canning line and unlocking increased production capacity and flexibility to cater to its expanding product range.

Food processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna solutions has partnered with a premium snack manufacturer, Burts Snacks, to increase production capacity at its Plymouth, UK, manufacturing site.

Multivac now has certification from EcoVadis, an internationally recognised rating agency for sustainability assessments. In its inaugural assessment this year, Multivac was awarded a silver medal.

Yili Group received support and expertise from Sidel to install a versatile Aseptic Lab filler, which has been designed primarily for R&D, and is situated in Yili’s specially constructed facility.

Jet Technologies opened the doors to its new Melbourne offices, to offer specialist coffee roasters the opportunity to see up close the advanced capabilities of the Goglio G21 coffee packaging system.

Multi-variable packaging lines can be hard work to design, develop and eventually control, but Cama's domain experience and high-tech solutions are more than up to the task. A case in point is its turnkey packaging solution for chocolate manufacturer Hawaiian Host.

Südpack and Ulma Packaging will present sustainable flow pack and thermoformed packaging solutions at Interpack, which are based on mono-materials and are fully recyclable.

With its new, simplified neck changeovers KHS says it has now shortened the time needed to convert the InnoPET Blomax stretch blow moulder – including the preform infeed.

Schütz will be presenting an interactive exhibition on what constitutes ideal IBC packaging in a visually engaging form at this year’s Interpack global trade show, taking place in Dusseldorf from 4-10 May.

At Interpack, Multivac will be showcasing its packaging solutions for small and medium-sized batches as well as complete processing and packaging lines for the food industry.