VIDEO: Heat and Control demos entry-level X-ray

Heat and Control is putting an Ishida X-ray machine for finished products through its paces at AUSPACK 2019 on stand D150.

The Ishida IX Series X-ray machine is part of a range that has been designed for small businesses as it balances strong sensitivity with lower operating costs.

PKN Packaging News editor Lindy Hughson spoke to Heat and Control sales executive Phillip Garro about the technology. Watch the Ishida X-ray machine in action in this video.
 

Food & Drink Business

The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA has announced the winners of its 2025 Royal Australian Spirit Awards (RASA), with the Central Coast’s Amber Lane Distillery receiving three of the seven major trophies.

Rum with roots

In the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, a former journalist has stepped into the world of distilling, handcrafting a range of spirits using local sugarcane molasses. Keira Joyce spoke with Soltera Rum founder, Keri  Algar, about starting up her own business with a tropical rum bar dream.

Winners of the 2025 Royal Adelaide Wine Show have been announced, with Western Australian companies, Howard Park Wines and Evans & Tate, taking out the top awards – for Most Outstanding Red and White Wines in Show.