iba ’25: FRITSCH and MULTIVAC highlight pastry production
At iba, FRITSCH will highlight a new compact pastry line designed for mid-sized bakeries, with a hygienic design, which will also feature the MULTIVAC Cooling@Packing System.
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Anton Paar brings quality control solutions to iba ‘25
At iba 2025, Anton Paar exhibits at iba with the theme ‘Advanced Quality Control, focusing on solutions for quality control in the baking, food and ingredient industries.
The medium is the message
Automating packaging and coding not only streamlines the process but also checks all of the boxes – efficiency and transparency, material traceability and sustainability.
MULTIVAC acquires a majority stake in Italianpack S.p.A.
MULTIVAC Group acquired an 80% majority stake in Italianpack S.p.A., a manufacturer of automatic and semi-automatic packaging machines headquartered in Como, Italy. Italianpack will be incorporated into the MULTIVAC organization as a new business unit under the leadership of Tomaso Petrini, CEO of Italianpack.
Down to a fine art: authentic baguettes
While recipe variations for baguettes and bread rolls are not only to be expected but also make for unique selling points, high hydration rates and long dough resting times are the calling card of more sophisticated, authentic premium products.
Schubert to showcase snack packaging solutions
Gerhard Schubert will start the 2024 exhibition year with ProSweets Cologne. From January 28 to 31, the machine manufacturer will highlight the TLM Comfort Feeder, an entirely new solution for feeding carton blanks designed for efficiency and prioritizing resource-saving.
Pick-and-place robotics
Automated Intelligent Direct Handling (IDH) increases efficiency in cookie and cracker packaging.
An automated method to hit the ‘sweet spot’ in cookie flour quality
An internationally recognized method exists to characterize the water absorption capacity with ease and efficiency.
Harpak-ULMA debuts tray sealing technology in the US
Harpak-ULMA launched the Mondini Trave Sinfonia® in its home market in the US. The solution was first unveiled at interpack. The automated tray-packing solution helps increase packaging throughput and comes in a smaller footprint. The highly simplified process is combined with Mondini’s new sealer, its largest sealer to date.
Brabender introduces new FarinoGraph
Brabender further developed its Farinograph to determine the water absorption capacity of flour and the rheological properties of dough, launching a new version of the device on the market that uses Artificial Intelligence to predict measurement curves.
ABI to highlight robot scoring at iba
ABI will exhibit its KATANA multi-purpose robot scoring solution, which now also offers a waterjet scoring tool. The Toronto-based company will also present Eye-Q, its new AI-enabled complete quality control system, providing product quality analysis across different stages of production.
Bread is best! Royal Kaak technology
The Dutch ‘silo to truck’ solutions manufacturer develops production lines for all kinds of freestanding bread, with a capacity of around 7,500 kg/h, depending on the production process, type of end products and available space.
