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www.machineryupdate.co.uk JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015 MACHINERY UPDATE 3
January/February
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Contents
7 NEWS
One of the issues examined is
the rise and variety of leasing
contracts, particularly in the
coding and marking market
13
12 NEW MACHINERY
Six pages of new options include
a robot cell, an x-ray machine and a
pinhole detector for blister packs
18 INSTALLATIONS
Equipment installed for fresh
fruits, vitamins, ready meals,
toner cartridges and soups
24 SPECIAL FEATURE
SNACKS
This 12 page feature reports on the
latest machinery developments
that are delivering the NPD
projects, pack styles and
processing trends in snacks
27
REGULAR FEATURES
37 LABELLING,
CODING & MARKING
Offline coding is helping stand up
packs to be printed successfully
and there’s a new white paper on
food packaging inks available
38 COMPONENTS
Drive systems tough it out in a
hostile environment and there’s
a new motor and drive combo
40 REGULATIONS
How to avoid the pitfalls around
CE marking
42 WHO WHAT WHERE
People, events and diary dates
44 CLASSIFIED
Machinery and services
45 BUYERS’ GUIDES
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