Readco Kurimoto SC continuous processors offer heat transfer to transform slurries into powders.

The OpX Leadership Network has been busy developing new solutions groups, according to Managing Director Steve Schlegel, who provided an update at the recent PACK EXPO East 2017 Innovation Stage sessions in Philadelphia.

"Factors such as changing consumer habits, new regulations as well as general economic development are fueling this development,” says Jorge Izquierdo, vice president, Market Development, PMMI.

When something breaks, chances are the machine can tell you exactly where the problem is and how to fix it.

The EU remains the strongest export region for German food processing and packaging machinery, which boasts a 34 percent share of the market.

Process and packaging machine builders have been looking for ways to cut back on client support expenses.

For processors of low-moisture foods, finding the right equipment is enough of a challenge—let alone knowing which mechanical specifications are necessary for a piece of equipment to conform to which particular food safety regulatory rules.

The FrymaKoruma MaxxD Lab vacuum processing unit produces small test batches for food manufacturers; it processes liquid and semi-solid forms with the help of homogenizing technology to obtain stable emulsions and suspensions.