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In September 2025, a ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace interrupted check-in and boarding systems at major European airports, heavily impacting Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin. The attackers never breached the airport’s core IT – they didn’t need to. One compromised supplier was enough to paralyze a critical service. Here, Stephan Nobis, business development manager at automation supplier COPA-DATA, discusses why Europe’s critical infrastructure must move from compliance to continuous cybersecurity – or face severe risks.
Looks matter, but they aren’t everything: long before croissants, biscuits or waffles are placed in protective packaging, manufacturers need to ensure that their contents are exactly as they should be. In upstream steps, producers pave the way for the highest quality, safety and shelf life of ready-to-eat products. Ingenious technologies that work towards this goal are always part of the packaging process.
Reliable agitating and mixing under difficult conditions in heavy-duty applications
Official handover at SPS 2023: Representatives of the company receive the certificate from the TÜV SÜD experts
As an innovative technology leader, JUMO has been supplying high-quality measurement and automation technology for the food industry for decades. So it was an obvious idea to have our own anniversary beer created for the 75th anniversary in 2023. In the brewing process, all relevant JUMO products that are supplied to the brewing industry were to be combined in one application. The choice therefore fell on an in-house, modern, and highly efficient brewery plant.
Dale Croker, Managing Director of KSB UK Ltd has been announced as the new President of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), following a two-year tenure in the role of Vice President.
Around three years ago, EBRO ARMATUREN worked closely with its customers to develop a butterfly valve adapted specifically to the requirements of the chemicals industry. A prototype has already been deployed in the food and beverage sector, including at Schneider Weisse. Besides the FDA compliance required with regard to food and pharmaceutical technology, resistance to chemically aggressive media...
Size matters – particularly in competitive markets such as pharma and nutraceuticals due to its direct result on costs. Tradichems patented Hipering® process begins right at the start of the process chain by miniaturizing the ingredients. Thanks to Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor their patented process is continuously fed thus maintaining the required pressure level.
Plant proteins often form an essential part of vegetarian or vegan diet, which is why this product is in high demand. Several process steps are required to obtain high-purity plant proteins suitable for human consumption. One of the challenges is drying.
Protected OPC UA and MQTT communication for EtherNet/IP and PROFINET
The guidelines for contract filling of nutritional supplements and cosmetics are strict. Fast and easy product changes, compliance with food and pharmaceutical standards, and high energy efficiency for sustainable resource conservation are among them.
He is the successor of Gary Kedgley, who is going into retirement and will be responsible for the Romaco Group’s sales and service activities worldwide
Different sizes with integrated inspection flaps
For 100% oil-free production processes
Non-contact temperature measurement can be used Non-contact temperature measurement can be used Non-contact temperature measurement can be used in rough industrial environments
Delta Robots and Vision System for Smart Bell Pepper Packaging
Markus Regner has been appointed as new Managing Director. He will be co-responsible for running the facility based in Karlsruhe where Romaco’s Noack and Siebler brands are manufactured
Safety is a paramount concern nowadays and in Oral Solid Dosage production the main challenge is the protection of operating staff. This is why containment solutions for OSD are primarily focused on safety
For a service provider in Düren, Germany, an automation retrofit includes secured remote access to ensure high equipment availability. To that end, the firm relies on Security Modules and a new Network Management Platform
In response to the rising cost pressure in the pharmaceutical industry, drug producers rather opt for extending the lifespan of trusted machinery and equipment modernization than new machinery purchases. Here are presented some problems that may occur
Operating at a frequency of 80 GHz, Vegapuls 64 sets new standards in radar level measurement technology for liquids. The high frequency sensor is especially suitable for application in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries with its hygienic design
meet latest IEC/EN 60079 safety standard
in waste water plant
up to orifice diameter DN 50
in one single gateway
for hazardous field enclosures
with integrated RFID solution
- strategic analysis by Frost & Sullivan
and junction box solution
for high purity processes
designed for aggressive liquids
Waste gases from industrial combustion plants do not just smell bad they can be harmful to health and environment.
An explosion-proof smart fluid heater provides fast and accurate temperature control in a closed-loop system at Chemring Marine Ltd, where it boosts the temperature of a flushing agent used in the manufacture of marine distress flares.
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