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Kinahan’s Irish Whiskey opts for Security and Traceability from barrel to bottle with Videojet. Members News
12/06/2025

Kinahan’s Irish Whiskey opts for Security and Traceability from barrel to bottle with Videojet.

At the Irish bottling company, it’s all about precision, quality, and keeping standards high. Traceability and security are all part of these standards and every bottle they produce benefits from a unique ‘laser etched’ date stamp.

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Videojet return to FoodEx 2025 (1)
Members News 12/06/2025

Videojet return to FoodEx 2025 (1)

Videojet launch Invisible Fluorescent Ink for ‘Covert Coding’ in Recycling.

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Lunch & Learn at AIR Wakefield Members News
12/06/2025

Lunch & Learn at AIR Wakefield

Lunch & Learn at AIR Wakefield Team Simmatic presented a Lunch & Learn at AIR Wakefield (Automated Industrial Robotics) on Tuesday 10th June 2025.

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Flexibility is essential for depalletising and AMR fleet operation now at Butternut Box
E-bulletins 09/06/2025

Flexibility is essential for depalletising and AMR fleet operation now at Butternut Box

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Collaborative robot is a first for automation provider, with heavy focus on life sciences E-bulletins
09/06/2025

Collaborative robot is a first for automation provider, with heavy focus on life sciences

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Double packaging for medical devices uses robotic handling for compact capabilities
E-bulletins 09/06/2025

Double packaging for medical devices uses robotic handling for compact capabilities

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Compact can filler fits low-to-medium speed needs of many in the beer and CSD sectors E-bulletins
09/06/2025

Compact can filler fits low-to-medium speed needs of many in the beer and CSD sectors

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Multihead weigher is helping high-growth  brewery crisp brand with fast changeover
E-bulletins 09/06/2025

Multihead weigher is helping high-growth brewery crisp brand with fast changeover

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The entire operation needs to ‘speak’ the same ‘language’ says automation supplier E-bulletins
09/06/2025

The entire operation needs to ‘speak’ the same ‘language’ says automation supplier

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FOCUS ON HYGIENE!
Members News 06/06/2025

FOCUS ON HYGIENE!

With the J-generation, MULTIPOND has introduced hygienic design as standard.

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